In Spring 2021, Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies, the College of Engineering, and the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute hosted a Zoom seminar series on "Applications of Data Science and AI to Equity, Race, and Inclusion in Mobility and Transportation." Our aim was to reflect on and raise awareness of applications, opportunities, and potential misuses of AI and Big Data Science in the mobility and transportation space, specifically as it refers to race, equity, and diversity.
This timely and informative series is well worth watching. The speakers bring unique and innovative perspectives to existing discussions around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The six webinars in the series are listed below. To view any of these and many more ITS webinars/seminars in YouTube, please use this link.
Academic Perspective
EquiTensors: Learning Fair Integrations of Urban Mobility Data
Associate Professor Bill Howe, Information School, University of Washington
Urban Diverse City Perspective
On the Ground Look at Implementing Equity in City Transportation Planning
Ramses Madaou, Division Manager, Planning, Policy, and Sustainability; Department of Transportation; City of San Jose
AI Startup Perspective
The Future of Face Recognition - Mitigating Bias to Get It Right
Race & Tech Fellow at Stanford University’s Institute of Human-Centered AI Elizabeth M. Adams
Elizabeth Adams, Chief AI Ethics Advisor and Doug Aley, CEO Paravision.ai
Non-profit Perspective
Designing the Inclusivity Quotient: Making core services and economic opportunities more accessible to underserved populations through transportation technologies and policies
Mouchka Heller, World Economic Forum's Automotive and Autonomous Mobility Project Lead
Academic Perspective
The Perils of Learning from Biased Data
Associate Professor Judy Hoffman, Georgia Tech University
Large Business Perspective
Trust in Transportation Technology
Laryssa Parker, VP, Head of ITS Digital Lab Americas Siemens Mobility ITS