Professional Ethics Mini-Series Panel Discussion

Oliver Burmeister is a professor in information technology at Charles Sturt University (CSU). His research is focused on ethics and on the social impact of technology. One way he achieves this is through his contributions to the field of value sensitive design, a design approach which puts ethics into practice. Another way is through his efforts to improve professional practice. Until Oct 2020 he is a Senior Research Fellow, co-leading the CSU “Flourishing Communities” research sphere; one of the three research spheres in the CSU strategic plan. 30% of the fellowship is for leadership in that sphere, and the other 70% is devoted to pursuing his research.

Marcus Wigan FACS,SMIEEE, MA(Applied and Professional Ethics)(Melbourne) is a multiple specialist (see www.mwigan.com). He began computing in 1961, then heavily in his DPhil at Oxford from 1965, and in all his later careers: Transport Research, Public Administration, Consulting and Academia. Emeritus Professor of Transport and Information Systems at Edinburgh Napier University with a variety of recent Honorary, Adjunct and Visiting Professorships (at Imperial, Melbourne, Wollongong & Swinburne). Recent work for the EU, UNDP and US National Academies covered energy strategies for small nations, large scale repositories for documents and data and a continuing engagement in privacy, surveillance and Smart Cities.

Philip is an experienced commercial mediator and arbitrator specialising in intellectual property, science, technology, consumer, franchising and competition issues.  He has been a computer buff for nearly 50 years and is an experienced programmer. Philip is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Past President (and Honorary Life Member) of the Australian Computer Society and he speaks extensively on subjects such as alternative dispute resolution, professionalism, risk management, electronic evidence and record retention. Philip has appeared as an expert witness before Parliamentary hearings in relation to On-line Content Regulation, Cybercrime and Spam. He also chairs the Ethics and Standards subcommittee of the Australian Council of Professions.

Alex Reid has had over 56 years experience in the IT industry, mostly in Higher Education, where most recently he was IT Director at the University of WA, and previously IT Director at Oxford University, UK.  He currently advises AARNet, Australia's National Research & Education Network, regarding its eResearch program.  He remains an Honorary Professorial Fellow at UWA, where he still undertakes some teaching on Ethics in the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering.  Alex is a founding member and Fellow of the ACS and member of its Ethics Committee and a member of the ACM.

Kirsten Wahlstrom is a research and teaching academic. Her doctoral research is with the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility at DeMontfort University in Leicester. In this project, Kirsten applied a novel critical theoretic method to investigate whether brain-computer interfaces disrupt privacy and if so, how. Kirsten holds five awards for outstanding teaching practice, including one national award. Her teaching blends constructivist and experiential pedagogies to initiate and support meaningful transformation. Kirsten’s teaching practice is also characterised by collaborations in which professional colleagues play an important role, giving talks, projects, one to one coaching of students, placements, and more.

Dr. Stephenie Andal works at AustCyber (the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network Ltd), which is responsible for growing the commercial and export opportunities for Australia’s cyber security sector at home and abroad in international markets.Prior to joining AustCyber, Stephenie was a doctoral researcher in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where her PhD research focused on Chinese cyber security policies through a foreign policy lens, and digital politics in the Asia-Pacific region. Stephenie holds a PhD from the University of Sydney, a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary.