Personal integrity in the age of machine learning and open Data

time and place

Tuesday 21 February 2017, 09:00–10:30
SNS, Jakobsbergsgatan 18, Stockholm

In a period of rapid technological development with Internet of Things, self-driving cars and data-driven intelligence, often referred to as Artificial Intelligence, concerns regarding privacy and principles of data protection have emerged. How to protect fundamental rights in a new digital context? What is required of modern legislation?

On February 21, acclaimed Professor Mireille Hildebrandt, visits SNS Digitech Forum to discuss how principles of data protection apply to Big Data, Open Data and how they will inform the judicial trade-offs inherent in Machine learning technology

Hildebrandt is Professor of Interfacing Law and Technology at Vrije Universiteit in Brussel and at Radboud University in Nijmegen. She has written extensively on implications of smart technologies from a legal perspective.

The seminar will also be visited by Nicklas Lundblad, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations at Google Europe.

SNS Digitech Forum is funded with support from Vinnova, the Swedish innovation agency.

Participants

Mireille Hildebrandt, Professor of Interfacing Law and Technology at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of Vrije Universiteit in Brussel and Professor of Smart Environments, Data Protection and the Rule of Law at the Science Faculty of Radboud University, Nijmegen.

Nicklas Lundblad, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations at Google Europe.

The meeting will be moderated by Ulf Wickbom, freelance journalist.

Registration and fee

The meeting is open to SNS members*, special invitations and the press. The fee is SEK 595 + VAT. An invoice will be sent after the meeting. Please register below. The number of seats is limited.

* List of SNS members/Information about membership