Carissimi, spero di fare cosa gradita nel segnalarvi questo workshop sugli aspetti etici del machine learning. Sotto trovate i dettagli. Un saluto caro Teresa Scantamburlo ==== *Call for Participation** and Grant Application* * IEEE SMC Workshop* *The Human Use of Machine Learning* European Centre for Living Technology Venice, Italy December 16, 2016 http://www.dsi.unive.it/HUML2016/ We are delighted to announce an interdisciplinary workshop on "The Human Use of Machine Learning," which will be held in Venice, Italy, on *December 16, 2016.* The workshop, which is sponsored by the IEEE SMC Society, aims to solicit an open discussion on the social and ethical challenges posed by the recent explosion of machine learning research and its applications. The discussion is expected to focus on topics such as fairness, accountability, transparency and privacy, but also on general issues concerning, e.g., responsibility, human factors, values in design, etc. The workshop will be held at the *European Centre for Living Technology* (ECLT), a research center devoted to complex system studies located in central Venice (http://www.ecltech.org/) and is planned to be a one-day meeting with a number of invited contributions from different backgrounds and perspectives, such as machine learning and AI, computer ethics, law, philosophy of science and technology, etc. Attendance is *free of charge*, but due to limited space *registration** is mandatory.* To register please send an email to: teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it. A first-in first-served policy will apply. *Young researchers grants* A small number of grants are available for *young researchers* (PhD students or post-docs) and will cover accommodation and living expenses. Applicants should send an email to teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it along with their CV. We also encourage young researchers to submit *a 1-page abstract* (references included) on a published or ongoing research. Selected submissions will be considered for *either* an oral or a *poster presentation. * *Deadline for application and for abstract** submission:* November 20, 2016 *Notifications** of acceptance:* November 24, 2016 For further information feel free to send an e-mail to teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it. -- Teresa Scantamburlo, PhD DAIS, Università Ca' Foscari Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia Mestre, Italy url : www.dais.unive.it/~scantamburlo <http://www.dais.unive.it/%7Escantamburlo> e-mail: teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it