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ACM CONFERENCE SHOWCASES RESEARCH ON FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN ALGORITHMIC SYSTEMS
New York, NY, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (ACM FAccT), to be held virtually from March 3-10, brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems. ACM FAccT provides a forum for research work in a variety of disciplines, including computer science, statistics, the social sciences and law. The work published at FAccT represents the cutting edge of practical applications of AI algorithms in hiring, policing, standardized test bias and privacy protection, among many other areas that impact daily life.
“FAccT is a leading venue for advancing the science of fairness and accountability of AI systems” according to General Co-chair Richard Zemel, co-founder of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. “Last year, more than 600 academic researchers, policymakers and practitioners attended the conference. This year, we expect that number to double.”
The issues that the FAccT community centers in its work are more important than ever. This year’s conference takes place in the context of a worldwide reckoning with racism and other forms of injustice, in society generally and within the field of computing in particular. Such questions are not only a matter of personal and professional concern, but also a perennial focus of FAccT scholarship. In this light, there is especially welcome attention to insufficiently addressed issues in computing relating to anti-Blackness and the advancement of social justice in relation to design of computational systems.
“The most important themes we see emerging this year include scholarship on systemic racism and discrimination, use of AI in health and health inequities, and the growing demand for new forms of accountability around the world,” said ACM FAccT General Co-chair William Isaac, a senior research scientist with DeepMind. He added, “While we will miss gathering in person, moving online provides a way to lower barriers to conference participation and prioritize racial equity, diversity, inclusion, and climate justice.”
This year ACM FAccT introduced several innovative programs to increase participation in the conference by previously underrepresented groups including: offering significantly reduced conference registration prices for students and attendees from economically developing countries, and offering internet bandwidth and carers’ grants to support attendees faced with greater personal and professional demands during the pandemic.
Added General Co-chair Madeleine Clare Elish, a senior research scientist with Google Research, “FAccT is changing what computer science conferences look like. Our aim is to be more interdisciplinary and open to different communities of scholarship and practice. Conference leaders and attendees represent a diverse range of perspectives, spanning not only computer science, social science and law but also academia, industry, civil society, and community organizing. This year’s program reflects this diversity and presents investigations that not only extend current research but also investigate core assumptions and propose alternative designs, practices, and policies.”
ACM FAccT 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote Addresses
“Health, Technology, and Race”
Yeshimabeit Milner, Founder & Executive Director of Data for Black Lives
Discussant: Mary Gray, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research
Yeshimabeit Milner is the Founder & Executive Director of Data for Black Lives. She has worked since she was 17 behind the scenes as a movement builder, technologist and data scientist on a number of campaigns. She started Data for Black Lives because for too long she straddled the worlds of data and organizing and was determined to break down the silos to harness the power of data to make change in the lives of Black people. In two years, Data for Black Lives has raised over $3 million, hosted two sold out conferences at the MIT Media Lab and has changed the conversation around big data & technology across the US and globally. As the founder of Data for Black Lives, her work has received much acclaim. Yeshimabeit is an Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellow, an Ashoka Fellow and joins the founders of Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street in the distinguished inaugural class of Roddenberry Foundation Fellows. In 2020, Yeshimabeit was honored as a Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur.
“In Praise of (Flawed) Mathematical Models”
Katrina Ligett, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Hebrew University
Discussant: Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Professor of Computer Science at University of Utah
Katrina Ligett is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Hebrew University, where she is also a member of the Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality. Her work is in algorithms, particularly in data privacy, algorithmic fairness, algorithmic game theory, and online algorithms. She was previously an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Economics at Caltech (2011-2017), and was a postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science at Cornell University (2009-2011). Prior to joining Caltech, Katrina received her PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009. Katrina is a recipient of a NSF CAREER award and a Microsoft Faculty Fellowship. Katrina has been affiliated with programs at the Simons Institute for Theoretical Computer Science at Berkeley, on Economics and Computation and on Algorithms and Uncertainty. She co-organized a Simons Institute program on Data Privacy in Spring 2019. Her research is funded in part by the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF), a Simons Foundation Collaboration grant, a grant from Georgetown University, and DARPA/US Air Force.
“Algorithms, Accountability and Journalism”
Julia Angwin, Editor-in-chief and Founder of The Markup
Discussant: Carly Kind, Director of The Ada Lovelace Institute
Julia Angwin is an award-winning investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the impacts of technology on society. Julia was a previously a senior reporter at the independent news organization ProPublica, where she led an investigative team that was a Finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting in 2017 andwon a Gerald Loeb Award in 2018.From 2000 to 2013, she was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she led a privacy investigative team that was a Finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting in 2011 and won a Gerald Loeb Award in 2010. In 2003, she was on a team of reporters at The Wall Street Journal that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for coverage of corporate corruption. She is also the author of Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance (Times Books, 2014) and Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America (Random House, March 2009). She earned a BA in mathematics from the University of Chicago, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.
Plenary Panels
This year the conference is introducing plenary panel sessions to highlight key issues facing the field from disciplines and regions that have been historically underrepresented in the conference.
Machine Learning and Health Inequities during COVID. Panelists: Marzyeh Ghassemi (U of Toronto), Seda Gürses (TU Delft), and Inioluwa Deborah (Deb) Raji (Mozilla)
Relevance and Applicability of Causality for Algorithmic Fairness. Panelists: Kouske Imai (Harvard), Issa Kohler-HausmannKosuke (Yale), and Ricardo Silva (UCL)
Alternative Futures. Panelists:Sasha Costanza-Chock (MIT), Cori Crider (Foxglove), and Vidushi Marda (Article19)
Accepted Papers
For a complete list of research papers and posters which will be presented at the FAccT Conference, visit https://facctconference.org/2021/acceptedpapers.html
Accepted Tutorials
ACM FAccT Tutorials aims to introduce technical, policy, regulatory, ethical, or social science aspects of FAccT issues for a broad audience. The goal of tutorials, whether introducing methods, presenting a broad overview of an application domain, or a deep dive on a case study, is to educate and broaden the perspective of our interdisciplinary community. For a complete list of tutorials which will be presented at the FAccT Conference, visit https://facctconference.org/2021/acceptedtuts.html
CRAFT Sessions
CRAFT, which stands for Critiquing and Rethinking Accountability, Fairness and Transparency, explicitly push the boundaries of FAccT as a field of study and a community of practice. These sessions bring together academics of all disciplines and people representing different communities of practice (including journalism, advocacy, activism, organizing, education, art, spirituality, public authorities) in the spirit of reflection and engagement. For a complete list of CRAFT sessions which will be presented at the FAccT Conference, visit https://facctconference.org/2021/acceptedcraftsessions.html
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
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Doosan Robotics Unveils Max-Powered ‘PRIME-SERIES’ of Collaborative Robots at Automate 2024
The New P-SERIES Unleashes Efficiency with a 30 Kilogram Payloadand the Longest Reach of Any Cobot to Date
CHICAGO, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Doosan Robotics Inc., one of the world’s leading collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturers, unveiled its newest and most powerful P-SERIES (PRIME-SERIES) today at Automate 2024, bringing to the world of robotics the longest reaching cobot to date.
Today’s P-SERIES announcement by Doosan Robotics was marked by a show floor unveiling of the new P3020 – the world’s most powerful cobot for palletizing in existence. The P3020 offers a payload of 30kg (60lbs) and reach of 2,030mm (80in), bringing the ability to palletize from floor to 2m high (stacking up to 10 layers of boxes approximately 8 inches tall) using its simple fixed base without a lift.
Doosan Robotics has successfully dominated the high-payload cobot market in the 20kg range and above, which includes advanced palletizing solutions. Since launching the H-SERIES in 2022, Doosan Robotics has attracted major global customers such as Schiphol Airport and Wacker Korea, significantly enhancing its global market share by 72%. This year, with the introduction of the P-SERIES, the cobot featuring the highest payload and reach yet, expectations are set to soar beyond previous achievements.
Additional key features of the P-SERIES cobot lineup include lower power consumption compared to similar payload cobots by applying its built-in gravity compensation mechanism, inherent wrist-singularity free, and a 5 degree-of-freedom movement with the 4th axis removed and 6th axis speed increased to 360 degrees/second. Doosan Robotics’ continued priority on optimal safety across its solutions is also fully present in the new P3020. This includes achieving the highest PL (e) and Cat 4 safety ratings to ensure both a max-powered and max-safety experience for users.
The motion platform company’s newly unveiled P3020 palletization cobot will be on full display (Booth #850) at Automate 2024 (May 6-9), alongside the company’s ready-to-sell solutions with best-in class partners in Machine Tending, Palletizing, Welding, and Food & Beverage services.
Driven by its vision to elevate everyday experiences and redefine labor workflows, Doosan Robotics provides a wide, exceptional range of AI cobots aimed to bring about a paradigm shift across various sectors, such as palletizing, manufacturing, logistics, food & beverage, architecture, and service industries. These cutting-edge solutions transcend the constraints of conventional robotics, adeptly maneuvering through intricate scenarios while infusing tasks with enhanced efficiency, safety, and ingenuity. Moreover, the AI system boasts continuous learning capabilities, effortlessly updating its model by autonomously downloading required modules for smooth integration.
“As a motion platform company, Doosan Robotics is meeting the ever-growing need for cobots to mimic human motion, powerfully and safely,” said William Ryu, CEO at Doosan Robotics. “The robotics industry continues to grow at an exponential pace and our lineup of software, cobots and AI differentiates us in our mission to develop cobots with a ‘max-powered, max-efficiency, max-safety’ mindset.”
For more details and videos on the new P3020 cobot by Doosan Robotics, please visit the Doosan Robotics YouTube channel here. For more info, images, and other assets regarding Doosan Robotics’ Automate 2024 overall presence, please visit the press kit here or contact [email protected].
ABOUT DOOSAN ROBOTICSDoosan Robotics is a global leader in collaborative robot solutions, embodying the principle of ‘Innovation in every motion, revolutionizing the way we work.’ Doosan robots, known for world-class safety and precision, enhance task efficiency across various sectors from manufacturing to service, enabling people to focus on more valuable work. More information about Doosan Robotics is available at https://www.doosanrobotics.com/en/.
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Enghouse announces expansion of our cloud contact center technology in the Middle East through our partnership with Voxtron
MARKHAM, ON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Enghouse Interactive, a global leader in contact center and video technology solutions, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Voxtron, the premier provider of call center solutions in the Middle East. This collaboration is marked by Voxtron’s introduction of the innovative Voxvantage Cloud Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), leveraging advanced contact center technology from Enghouse.
The Official Launch will take place at the Grand Hyatt Dubai. Industry participants and media are invited to RSVP to attend by emailing [email protected].
Date: 9th May 2024 Time: 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Venue: Grand Hyatt Dubai, RSVP: [email protected]
Voxvantage CCaaS marks a significant advancement for Enghouse Systems, underscoring a commitment to enhancing customer experiences throughout the region. Hosted on the robust data center infrastructure of Moro Hub, Voxtron guarantees exceptional reliability, security, and scalability.
The launch will feature distinguished speakers, including Tracy Reynolds, Canadian Consul General in Dubai, Vincent Mifsud, Global President of Enghouse Systems, and Arif AlMalik, Chief Digital Products Officer of Moro Hub. They will explore the transformative potential of contact solutions in improving customer experience (CX) in the Middle East.
Mr. Mifsud expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, “We are excited to collaborate with Voxtron and Moro Hub. This partnership is crucial as we aim to provide our call center technology, enhance our presence across the Middle East by providing customers with leading technology that improves customer experiences.”
The event will also offer excellent networking opportunities and insightful discussions on the future of customer engagement solutions.
About Enghouse Interactive:
Enghouse Interactive, a subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited, is a global leader in contact center software and video technology solutions offering its customers and partners the valuable advantage of choice. Enghouse Interactive empowers businesses to transform contact centers from cost centers into powerful growth engines by simplifying complex integrations through open standards and supporting various telephony technologies to ensure seamless customer accessibility across channels and locations.
About Voxtron:
Voxtron Middle East is headquartered in Dubai, U.A.E., and has a global presence with offices and affiliates in Qatar, India, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Tunisia, Hong Kong, Portugal, and Thailand. Voxtron has been delivering cost-effective customer engagement optimization solutions in collaboration with leading technology vendors such as Enghouse Interactive, SAGE, Verint, and Clarabridge, for over a decade. This extensive portfolio positions Voxtron as a unique provider capable of delivering complete, fully-featured solutions to customers and partners.
Enghouse Video Contact: Tim Peters, VP, Global Demand Generation Leader, Enghouse Systems, [email protected]
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Appdome Named “Editor’s Choice for Mobile App Security” in Coveted Global InfoSec Awards during RSA Conference 2024
Appdome Wins in 12th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at #RSAC 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Appdome, the mobile app economy’s one-stop shop for mobile app defense, is proud to announce it has won Editor’s Choice for Mobile App Security from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine.
The Appdome platform is the first and only full lifecycle mobile app defense platform to automatically build, monitor and respond with any or all of 300+ mobile app defenses including security, anti-fraud, anti-malware, anti-cheat, anti-bot, geo compliance and social engineering for any mobile app in minutes with no SDK or coding required – all within the CI/CD pipeline. As a mobile app security engine for DevOps, Appdome enables mobile app developers, even those lacking security expertise, with an easy and fast way to secure all Android & iOS apps without any additional work. By automating security in the mobile pipeline, Appdome eliminates the cost and complexity of manually coding security, fraud and compliance features so mobile brands can confidently ship secure mobile apps faster with always-on protections to meet their critical mobile business needs.
“We’re proud to be recognized as Editor’s Choice for Mobile App Security by Cyber Defense Magazine in its 12th year of awarding the most prestigious and coveted cybersecurity award in the world,” said Tom Tovar, co-creator and CEO of Appdome. “With organizations battling unnecessary complexity from point products, the Appdome platform approach to mobile defense is leading the way to unify 300+ protections across security, anti-fraud, bot defense, mobile EDR, and compliance for all internal (employee) and external (consumer) facing mobile applications under a single pane of glass.”
“We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cyber-crime. Appdome is absolutely worthy of Editor’s Choice for Mobile App Security coveted award and consideration for deployment in your environment,” said Yan Ross, Global Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine.
Appdome and all award winners located here: http://www.cyberdefenseawards.com/
Appdome continues to deliver waves of innovation in 2024 including:
Appdome Unveils World’s first Agentless Mobile EDR & MTDAppdome MOBILEBot ProtectionAppdome World’s First Real-Time Defense for Social EngineeringAppdome Revolutionizes Geo Defense for Mobile BrandsPlease join Appdome at the RSA Conference 2024 booth #2339 to see the award winning Appdome Platform in action!
Learn more at www.appdome.com.
About AppdomeThe Appdome mission is to protect every mobile app in the world and the people who use mobile apps in their lives and at work. Appdome provides the mobile industry’s only Unified Mobile App Defense platform, powered by a patented mobile coding engine, Threat-Events™ Threat-Aware UX/UI Control and ThreatScope™ Mobile XDR. Using Appdome, mobile brands eliminate complexity, ship faster and save money by delivering 300+ Certified Secure™ mobile app security, anti-malware, anti-fraud, mobile anti-bot, anti-cheat, geo compliance, MiTM attack prevention, code obfuscation, social engineering and other protections in Android and iOS apps with ease, inside the mobile DevOps and CI/CD pipeline. Leading financial, healthcare, government and m-commerce brands use Appdome to protect Android and iOS apps, mobile customers and mobile businesses globally. Appdome holds several patents including U.S. Patents 9,934,017 B2, 10,310,870 B2, 10,606,582 B2, 11,243,748 B2 and 11,294,663 B2. Additional patents pending.
About Cyber Defense MagazineCyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.
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