*Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiries (CEPE) 2025*
Last Call for Submissions
Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiries (CEPE) is a INSEIT conference
series. The CEPE conference series is recognized as one of the premier
international events on computer and information ethics attended by
delegates from all over the world. CEPE is held biennially, and is
organized by INSEIT (the International Society for Ethics and Information
Technology). Conferences are held about every 24 months, alternating
between Europe and the United States.
The next CEPE Conference will be held at the University of Rome, Tor
Vergata; Department of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society
from September, 24th to 26th, 2025, in collaboration with the Ionian
University Research Team, IHRC (Information: History, Regulation and
Culture) and The University for Peace UNO Rome branch.
The main theme is:
*Artificial Intelligence: Normative Implications and Philosophical
Challenges*
As AI continues to pervade various aspects of human life, from healthcare
to governance, it brings forth a plethora of normative questions and
philosophical dilemmas that demand rigorous examination and reflection.
Artificial intelligence technologies raise profound ethical, legal, and
social questions that intersect with fundamental philosophical inquiries.
The CEPE 2025 Conference aims to explore the normative implications of AI
development and deployment, as well as the philosophical challenges it
poses to our understanding of freedom, agency, responsibility, autonomy,
and society.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Ethical considerations in AI design, development, and deployment
Algorithmic bias and fairness in AI systems
Gender bias in designing AI systems
Privacy and data protection in the age of AI
Legal and regulatory frameworks for AI governance
Human rights and AI ethics
AI and the future of work
Autonomous systems and moral decision-making
Philosophical foundations of AI ethics
The nature of consciousness and AI
AI and the concept of personhood
Social implications of AI based technologies
Human interaction with Intelligent embodied systems
Leadership and governance of AI
History of philosophical debates on AI
AI in military and warfare
Cyberharrassment and cyberbullism
Democracy and political implications of AI use
Information access and search engines and other related topics.
AI in science fiction
Use of AI in education: ethical and philosophical problems
Learning: philosophical problems
Other topics related to risk: cybersecurity, internet studies,
cryptocurrencies, green transition and the Internet of Things.
AI and Copyright
AI and cultural heritage ethics
We welcome submissions from scholars working in philosophy, ethics, law,
computer science, social science, psychology, history, education and
related disciplines. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are
encouraged.
Submission Guidelines: All abstracts should be written in english and
prepared according to the APA guidelines and should not be less than 500
and not exceed 800 words. Accepted abstracts will be turned into papers
(yet written in english and prepare according to the APA guidelines).
Papers should be no more than 3000 words excluding bibliography.
Submissions should be sent to cepe2025.rome(a)gmail.com by the dates written
below. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review. All accepted
abstracts will be included in the CEPE 2025 book of abstracts and selected
papers will be published in international journals (see below).
Important Dates:
1. Abstracts/Full Papers/Panels/Roundtables Submission Deadline: 1 January
2025 31st January 2025 (extended),
2. Notification of Acceptance just for abstracts: 31 January 2025 2nd March
2025 (extended),
3. Full Manuscript Due: 15 May 2025,
4. Final notification of Acceptance for all submissions: 15 June 2025,
5. Conference date: 24-26 September 2025.
NOTE: Applicants can send first an abstract or a full paper, by 1.1.2025.
Once accepted, an abstract can be turned in a full paper should the
applicant be interested to be selected for publication in one of the
journals below by 15.05.2025. If you miss the deadline 1. you can still
send a full paper by the deadline 3.
Co-Organizers:
Dr. Antonio Marturano, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and INSEIT
Prof. Marco Innamorati, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
For inquiries, please contact Antonio Marturano at
antonio.marturano(a)uniroma2.it
For the full Call see: cepe2025.uniroma2.it
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Dr. Antonio Marturano
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Dept. of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society
via Columbia, 1 - 00133 Rome (Italy)
Author *Leadership and Philosophy*, London and New York, Routledge, 2025
Editor *Journal of Information Communication and Ethics in Society* (JICES)
Emerald, 2025
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Dr. Antonio Marturano
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Dept. of History, Cultural Heritage, Education and Society
via Columbia, 1 - 00133 Rome (Italy)
Author *Leadership and Philosophy*, London and New York, Routledge, 2025
Editor *Journal of Information Communication and Ethics in Society* (JICES)
Emerald, 2025
