This is a talk about Engineering Ethics. Ethics is often described as THE DREADED E-WORD -- a discussion of which alternately induces group snoring -- or sets off lightning bolts.
The Ethics of Engineering, or Technology in general, is an extremely important and professionally relevant subject. This presentation will not be from the standpoint of an expert on theories of ethics, but rather as an engineer, an educator, and a volunteer member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Ethics Committee, who believes that the study and implementation of practical ethics is important not only to engineers, employers, and members of society who benefit from (or suffer) the results of our particular work, but indeed to all specialized professions.
Gerald L. Engel is the Leonhardt Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Stamford Campus of the University of Connecticut. He holds the doctorate degree from Pennsylvania State University, and prior to coming to Connecticut has held teaching and research positions at Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport College, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. From 1991 - 1995 he was a program director in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation, acting as deputy division director for Computer and Computation Research in 1994-1995. His research interest have focused on computer science and engineering education, and ethical and public policy concern in the computing field. He has served as Vice President for Education of the IEEE Computer Society, and Vice President of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board. He was the founding chair of the IEEE Ethics Committee and is currently Vice President of the IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology.
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