Keynote on "Responsible Data Science in a Dynamic World" at the IFIP World Computer Congress in Poznan, Poland on September 18th 2018
Keynote on "Responsible Data Science in a Dynamic World" at the IFIP World Computer Congress in Poznan, Poland on September 18th 2018
On September 18th, Wil van der Aalst will give a keynote at the IFIP World Computer Congress. The International Federation for Information Processing is the leading multinational, apolitical organization in Information & Communications Technologies and Sciences with over 350.000 members in 56 countries.
Big data are changing the way we do business, socialize, conduct research, and govern society. The keynote will explain that the process of transforming “new oil” (data) into “new energy” (analytics) may negatively impact citizens, patients, customers, and employees. Systematic discrimination based on data, invasions of privacy, non-transparent life-changing decisions, and inaccurate conclusions occur everywhere. Responsible Data Science, also referred to as Green Data Science, aims to address challenges related to Fairness (Data science without prejudice: How to avoid unfair conclusions even if they are true?), Accuracy (Data science without guesswork: How to answer questions with a guaranteed level of accuracy?), Confidentiality (Data science that ensures confidentiality: How to answer questions without revealing secrets?), and Transparency (Data science that provides transparency: How to clarify answers such that they become indisputable?).
These FACT challenges will be illustrated using powerful process mining techniques that are able to discover the real processes, detect deviations from normative process models, and uncover bottlenecks and waste. Process mining can be used to reveal the dynamic behaviors of workers, customers, and other people. In our dynamic world event data is extremely valuable, but can also be used in an irresponsible way. Therefore, concerns related to fairness, accuracy, confidentiality, and transparency generate new and interesting challenges that require technological breakthroughs and not just stricter laws.