Webinar: ENAI Recommendations on the Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence and the European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia 2023 (ECEIA 2023)

There’s still time to register for the next ENAI & CRB Webinar about ENAI Recommendations on the Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence and the European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia 2023 (ECEIA 2023), by Dr Tomáš Foltýnek, President of the ENAI Board, and Dr Shiva Sivasubramaniam, head of the Organising Committee and host of ECEIA 2023

ENAI Recommendations on the Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence and the European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia 2023 (ECEIA 2023)

Dr Tomáš Foltýnek (President of the ENAI board) & Shivadas Sivasubramaniam (Head of ECEIA 2023 Organising Committee)

14th April 2023, 13:00 CEST

In this webinar, Dr Tomáš Foltýnek will present the ENAI Recommendations on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). ENAI recognises the increasing interest from the academic community over the use of AI in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the opportunities and challenges it brings for academic integrity. These recommendations aim to support the academic and research community on the use of AI tools, with a particular focus on the importance of equipping students and staff with the skills and knowledge to use these tools ethically. These recommendations also focus on the urgency to develop and implement academic integrity policies addressing the use of AI tools.

Dr Shiva will provide details and discuss the forthcoming European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia (12^th to 14^th July 2023 – ECEIA 2023). He will introduce and elaborate on details about keynote speakers and their expertise. This webinar will also detail the themes/subthemes for this conference by detailing the different forms of submissions, including presentations, workshops, and posters (including size specifications). Additionally, information about Derby and travel arrangements will also be given. The participants will also be able to clarify any questions concerning the conference and its dual registration processes.

About the lecturers

Dr Tomáš Foltýnek is a lecturer at Masaryk University (Czechia). He represents Czechia in the Council of Europe’s Pan-European Platform for Ethics, Transparency, and Integrity in Education (ETINED). He also serves as a Deputy Head of the Working Committee on ethics in scientific and pedagogical work within the Council of Higher Education Institutions in Czechia. He has been dealing with plagiarism since 2008. He was involved in and has led several projects on plagiarism and academic integrity. Since 2013 he has been organizing conferences on this topic. He is the President of the Board of the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) and a certified VIRT2UE research integrity trainer.

Dr Shiva is one of the founding members of ENAI and has been actively promoting medical ethics and academic integrity. He is currently the head of biomedical and forensic science, at the University of Derby (UK), where the 9^th European Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Academia (ECEIA 2023) will be hosted.

As an active researcher in medical sciences and ethics, he has published several manuscripts in both areas. As the head of the Ethics and Integrity Advisory Working Group (EIAWG), he is responsible for the ENAI Ethical Approval procedures.