Ethical Considerations in AI - 25 June 2025
ARMS members are invited to take part in a joint presentation by the AI in Research Management and the Ethics & Research Integrity SIGs. The session will feature a discussion on ‘AI and Research Ethics’.
The meeting will provide a beginner-friendly overview of ethical considerations in AI research, followed by a brief case study. Participants will then have the chance to shape future sessions on this rapidly evolving topic.
Please don’t feel you need to be an AI expert to take part. Instead, bring your lunch, your curiosity and willingness to learn more about ethics, AI and research management.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Time: 12PM - 1:00PM AEST (Check your time zone here)
Type of Meeting: Zoom meeting
AI in Research Management SIG Presenters:
Dr Fotini Toso (SIG co-convenor) - RMIT University
Fotini Toso is the coordinator for the Design and Social Context ethics network at RMIT University, has a PhD in literature and is the founding convenor of the ARMS AI in Research Management SIG. Her current research interests include AI and Ethics from multiple perspectives including law, governance, research management and the humanities as well as the impact of AI on fiction and creative writing.
Dr Stephanie Black (SIG co-convenor) - Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA)
Stephanie is the Policy and Programs Manager at the Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA), managing several advisory boards and an extensive portfolio of initiatives. She holds tertiary qualifications in psychology (including a PhD), physics, management and work health safety, as well as professional certifications in computing, management, human factors and research management (ARMF). Stephanie is passionate about enhancing organisational performance and human wellbeing amidst increasing technological complexity and operational demands, which she expresses by serving on various committees, including co-convenor of the AI in Research Management SIG and founding Steering Committee Member of the Australian Computer Society WA AI SIG.
Dr Michaela (Mia) Jackson (SIG co-convenor) - The University of Melbourne
Michaela holds dual roles as both Senior Advisor, Education and Engagement at the University of Melbourne and Honorary Principal Research Fellow with RMIT’s School of Media and Communication. As a professional, she brings considerable experience in complex stakeholder engagement and communication strategies, across various sectors. Her academic research spans communication, ethics, and health and social issues. Adopting a critical lens she has published on the intersection of AI, public relations and social justice, and the role of digital technologies in behaviour change initiatives. With Drs Black and Toso, Michaela is a co-convenor of the AI in Research Management SIG.
Ethics and Research Integrity SIG Presenters:
Dr Nitya Phillipson (SIG co-convenor) - Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Nitya trained as a Pharmacologist at Kings College London and the University of Melbourne before moving into research management. She has extensive experience managing human research ethics, having lead the ethics and governance teams at numerous hospitals (The Royal Children’s Hospital & Royal Melbourne Hospital) and Universities (Macquarie & Swinburne University) across Australia. She has also managed complex investigations into high profile serious research misconduct and is passionate about the human side of integrity and helping researchers overcome the insidious pitfalls and often poor systems that contribute to research integrity issues.
Dr Karolyn (Kandy) White (SIG co-convenor) - Macquarie University
Dr Karolyn White is the Director, Research Ethics and Integrity at Macquarie University. Dr White has taught ethics and integrity and researched in the field for many years. She currently presents her research at both national and international conferences, teaches into programs for Human Ethics Committees and Chairs an HREC. Dr White was a member of the NHMRC, ARC, UA committee which advised on the revision of the 2018 Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and Chaired the working party developing Managing and Investigating potential breaches of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. Dr White is the Chair of the Australian Ethics Network and Co-Coordinator of the ARMS Ethics and Integrity SIG.
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Meeting ID: Provided in confirmation email.
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