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Why are so many big tech whistleblowers women? Here is what the research shows

Francine Berman is a highly-recognized data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology, and in particular of the Internet of Things – a deeply interconnected ecosystem of billions of devices and systems that are transforming commerce, science and society. 

Berman's recent research exploring the role of whistleblowers in the technology industry, and examining why so many prominent whistleblowers are women has been reported widely.

In 2015, Berman was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become a member of the National Council on the Humanities. In 2019, she was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2020, Berman was elected to be a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Gender and whistleblowing

Social impacts of Technology

Internet of Things

Data Stewardship and Cyberinfrastructure

Public Interest Technology

Whistle-blowers

Whistleblowing

UMass Amherst Faculty Profile

Personal Website

Google Scholar Citations

Podcast: Future Shock: Grappling With the Generative AI Revolution

Roundtable Panel

A Professor Encouraged Students to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI Asked Her What She Learned

When Women Blow the Whistle

Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences

“Building the Internet of Things for the Common Good.”

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a deeply interconnected ecosystem of devices, sensors, and systems, all generating a tsunami of data.  IoT technologies such as self-driving cars, connected medical devices, and smart home environments deliver optimization, customization, and efficiency, but can also be used to bias, intrude, and exploit.  In this talk, Fran Berman explores what is needed to develop the IoT to promote the common good, individual protections, and planetary sustainability.  

Francine Berman is the Hamilton Distinguished Professor at RPI, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, and former Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center.  She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Council on the Humanities, co-founder of the Research Data Alliance, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Mar 17: Fran Berman Keynote at the Symposium on Computing for the Common Good

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a deeply interconnected ecosystem of devices, sensors, and systems, all generating a tsunami of data.  IoT technologies such as self-driving cars, connected medical devices, and smart home environments deliver optimization, customization, and efficiency, but can also be used to bias, intrude, and exploit.  In this talk, we explore what is needed to develop the IoT to promote the common good, individual protections, and planetary sustainability.

Building the Internet of Things for the Common Good - Fran Berman

This month, we kick off our 5 Questions series with Fran Berman, Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, who discusses the building blocks for PIT.

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5 Questions with Fran Berman

A presentation by Associate Professor Alexandra Meliou from the College of Information & Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst from April 2019.

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