Privacy in the Infosphere: Developing Ethical Guidelines for Managing Big Data in Research

Georgetown University, Washington DC

Investigators

Abstract

This award provides support for a conference on Privacy in the Infosphere: Developing Ethical Guidelines for Managing Big Data in Research. The two-day conference will be held at Georgetown University early in 2015. The conference will develop guidelines for prospective NSF investigators for Data Management Plans involving Big Data, with a focus on managing privacy in the collection, analysis, and archiving of Big Data. Possible dissemination mechanisms include a chapter in a monograph and a book on ethics in Big Data. This workshop will bring together investigators currently supported by NSF projects dealing with Big Data, as well as stakeholders from a variety of community and governmental organizations. The conference will seek to identify salient issues with respect to privacy in Big Data from multiple sources. The overall goal of the conference will be to develop approaches with examples for preparing effective Data Management Plans for NSF proposals in Big Data.