Cyberspace, Social Conflict, and Humanity: A Framework for Collapsing Disciplinary Barriers to Ethical Technology

Cyberspace, Social Conflict, and Humanity: A Framework for Collapsing Disciplinary Barriers to Ethical Technology examines how our increasingly connected and digitized world is shaping our social experiences and interactions globally. It offers a new approach to human versus machine debate and builds the case for strategic collaboration between academia, industry, and governments who are committed to the humane advancement of knowledge and innovation.

The text demonstrates how data and information can be used for or against any person, group, or a nation; the implication of cyber anxiety for states and nations; and how lack of ethical framework for the advancement of technology can lead to harmful results. It focuses on questions related to technological influence on society, individual privacy, cybercrimes and espionage, the battle over economy of attention and online engagement. By offering the latest case studies and examples, it offers ways to recognize and minimize the biases, misinformation, or disinformation within political and social context.

Cyberspace, Social Conflict, and Humanity is ideal for courses in conflict resolution, social sciences, humanities, engineering, programming and multidisciplinary studies looking to the future of technology and society.

Ramesh Sepehrrad, Ph.D. is a scholar practitioner with a unique multidisciplinary background in technology executive leadership, innovation, research in cybersecurity, conflict resolutions, gender studies, and international relations. She has more than 25 years of experience in technology, academic research, and joint consortium between public, private and academic sectors, focusing on innovative transformations, risk management, policy, international governance, security, and international operations across multiple industries and disciplines. Dr. Sepehrrad is the recipient of many industry, executive leadership, and academic awards, including the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at the University of Connecticut. In 2017, she received the Cybersecurity Innovation Award at the Cyberseed Conference. She is a board member of tech and cybersecurity companies, an advisor of three nonprofit organizations, and a founding member and executive sponsor of the Center for Security Innovation at University of Connecticut. Dr. Sepehrrad is an active advisory board member of the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC). She has been outspoken and published in academic journals and media on various issues related to her native country, Iran.