The Weizenbaum Award was established in 2008 by th
International Society for Ethics and Information Technology(INSEIT). It is given every two years by INSEIT's adjudication committee to an individual who has “made a significant contribution to the field of information and computer ethics, through his or her research, service, and vision.”
It is officially named the 'INSEIT/ Joseph Weizenbaum Award in Information and Computer Ethics', "in recognition of
Joseph Weizenbaum
Joseph Weizenbaum (8 January 1923 – 5 March 2008) was a German-American computer scientist and a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT. He is the namesake of the Weizenbaum Award and the Weizenbaum Institute.
Life and career
...
’s groundbreaking and highly influential work in computer ethics in the 1970s, which helped to shape the field as we know it today".
Winners
The Award has been won by:
*2022:
Philip Brey, to be awarded in CEPE 2023 in Chicago
*2020:
Rafael Capurro, awarded in CEPE/IACAP 2021, Hamburg
*2019:
Herman Tavani, awarded in CEPE 2019, in Norfolk Virginia
*2017:
James Moor, in CEPE ETHICOMP 2017
*2015:
Deborah G. Johnson
*2013:
Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi (; born 16 November 1964) is an Italian and British philosopher. He is the director of the Digital Ethics Center at Yale University. He is also a Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna ...
*2011:
Keith W. Miller
*2010:
Donald Gotterbarn
*2009:
Terrell Ward Bynum.
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See also
* List of computer science awards
This list of computer science awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to computer science. It includes lists of awards by the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, other comput ...
References
External links
{{official website, http://www4.uwm.edu/cipr/collaborations/inseit/
See the website of INSEIT, https://inseit.net, with all details of the award.
Documentary film about Joseph Weizenbaum
( "WEIZENBAUM. Rebel at Work." )
Philosophy awards
Computer science awards
Information science awards