This two day virtual symposium is hosted by the Georgia Tech Library to explore the concept of privacy and its interconnected relationship to autonomy. Privacy researchers and advocates will explore these concepts through the lens of their subject area.

This symposium is a cost-free event open to all, and it will be hosted on the easy-to-use BlueJeans Event platform (no download required).  

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Speakers

 

Keynote Speaker:

Alison Macrina

Library Freedom Project

 

Featured Speaker:

Peter Swire

Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech

Schedule

Wednesday, August 26

9-9:15 a.m. – Welcome & Logistics

           

9:15-10:30 a.m. – Session 1

Aaron Santesso, Ph.D. School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Rachel Cummings, Ph.D.  H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering

           

10:30-11:45 a.m. – Session 2

Peter Swire, Esq. Scheller College of Business

Sauvik Das, Ph.D. Interactive Computing

 

Thursday, August 27

1-2:15 p.m. – Session 4

Yanni Loukissas, Ph.D. School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Swati Gupta, Ph.D. H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

2:15-3:30 p.m. – Session 5: Keynote

Alison Macrina, librarian, internet activist, and founder and director of Library Freedom project

 

3:30-4 p.m. Wrap Up

 

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST).