SW/Cyber Engineering Ethics Conference (SWEEC)

Collaborate with Your Fellow Catholic Engineers

Franciscan University of Steubenville is hosting the Virtue in a Virtual World conference for software engineering, cybersecurity, theology, philosophy and other interested professionals.

The conference will specifically explore the theological and philosophical approaches to Ethical Debt, defined as the unpaid cost of deploying software that causes societal harms, particularly the loss of Catholic virtues. This includes all areas surrounding the ‘profound consequences’ modern software-enabled capabilities have upon the psychological, moral and social development of persons and society, and upon the perception and transmission of values, world views, ideologies, and religious beliefs.

Attendees can register to attend the SW/Cyber Engineering Ethics Conference (SWEEC) Virtue in a Virtual World Conference in-person on our Ohio campus or as online participants.

For those wishing to come to Franciscan’s campus for the Conference, Franciscan offers a variety of accommodations and local amenities. For those attending the livestream version of the Conference, your confirmation email will be sent to you with a link to access the livestream page as well as a reminder email in the days leading up to the Conference.

Franciscan University looks forward to hosting engineering professionals exploring the important topics of ethics, virtue, and ideology within software engineering and cybersecurity with you. There is financial support available for attendees. Those who are in need of financial assistance to attend should contact the conference organizers directly.

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