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SUMMARY:Science for Peace? The role of engineering in wartime
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DESCRIPTION:Nicolas Baya Laffite\, Edouard Bugnion\, Marcello Ienca\, Mari
 azel Maqueda López\, Titouan Renard\nScreening of the documentary "The Pa
 cifist" on the life of chemist Gertrud Woker\, followed by a debate on the
  current risks of dual use of research for military purposes\, and ways to
  prevent it.\n\nDuring and after the world conflicts of the 20th century\,
  Swiss chemist Gertrud Woker was a tireless whistleblower on the dangers o
 f chemical and then nuclear weapons\, and a pioneer in her demonstration o
 f the toxicity of lead in gasoline. Largely ignored\, even despised by her
  peers\, she is since March 8\, 2022 honored on the EPFL campus with a roa
 d dedicated to her memory\, among seven illustrious women scientists.\n\nT
 he documentary "The Pacifist"\, by directors Fabian Chiquet and Matthias A
 ffolter (2021)\, recounts the long life and achievements of this fascinati
 ng but forgotten woman. The screening (DE/FR/EN) will be an opportunity to
  reflect on the possible abuses of technology in wartime\, a theme that re
 sonates particularly today\, with new challenges related to the instrument
 s of the 21st century. To this end\, the Vice Presidency for Responsible T
 ransformation has invited several observers of ethics\, conflict and peace
  issues - in the broadest sense - in relation to engineering.\n\nThis roun
 dtable will be moderated in English and French by Chloé Carrière (Galact
 ic Chloé Show) and Michka Mélo (Sustainability Unit). The introduction w
 ill be given by Gisou van der Goot\, Vice President for Responsible Transf
 ormation.\n\nThe panelists\n\nNicolas Baya Laffite is Associate Professor 
 of Sociology of Science and Technology at the Institute of Sociological Re
 search of the University of Geneva. He completed his doctoral thesis at th
 e École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His wor
 k focuses on conflict in the production of sociotechnical orderings and in
 novation. Drawing on different branches of sociology (including political\
 , economical and legal)\, he is particularly attentive to the interplay be
 tween technological trajectories\, policy instruments\, and social challen
 ges in different arenas and across multiple scales.\n\nEdouard Bugnion is 
 Full Professor of computer science and head of the Data Center Systems Lab
 oratory at EPFL. Before joining EPFL in 2012\, he spent eighteen years in 
 the United States\, where he obtained his PhD at Stanford University and c
 o-founded two startups: VMware and Nuova Systems (acquired by Cisco). Sinc
 e 2018\, he is a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross’
  Assembly\, where he notably participates in the Independent Data Protecti
 on Monitoring Commission.\n\nMarcello Ienca is a Principal Investigator at
  the College of Humanities at EPFL where he leads the ERA-NET funded Intel
 ligent Systems Ethics research unit. Holder of a PhD in biomedical ethics 
 from the University of Basel\, his scholarship focuses on the ethical\, le
 gal\, social and policy implications of emerging technologies. In particul
 ar\, he investigates the broader implications of sociotechnical trends suc
 h as Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, big data\, digital epidemiology\, robo
 tics\, assisted living\, digital health\, social media\, dual use\, and ne
 urotechnology.\n\nMariazel Maqueda López is holder of a PhD in nanotechno
 logy and the head of the PeaceTech Division at EPFL EssentialTech Center\,
  which leverages the scientific knowledge and expertise of the EPFL’s La
 bs and partners to foster and sustain peace in all respects\, meaning prom
 oting the prevention and resolution of armed conflicts\, but also nurturin
 g the eradication of any kind of violence worldwide\, with a special focus
  on gender-based issues.\n\nTitouan Renard is a Master student in robotics
  and an environmental activist. He is co-president of Unipoly\, the UNIL-E
 PFL student association for the promotion\, exchange\, cooperation and act
 ion in favor of an ecological solidarity\, and represents La Convergence\,
  the gathering of student associations for the promotion of sustainability
  on the EPFL campus.
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