Kutoma Wakunuma

Dr Kutoma Wakunuma is currently Associate Professor at De Montfort University where she is also Interim Co-Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility. Her research interests and expertise primarily focus on current and emerging digital technologies and their ethical implications on modern society in both the  Global South and the Global North. She examines issues around Responsible AI, digital inclusion and development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responsible innovation, and gender-related issues in digital technologies.

Dr Wakunuma has worked on a number of EU funded projects, some of which include iRECS, RRING, SATORI, CONSIDER and ETICA where she has taken on a such roles as work package lead and supporting project coordination. Dr Wakunuma is a regular speaker on issues related to understanding how technology impacts society. She has been invited to convene and speak at high level international forums, including the UNs Science Summit of the General Assembly and the UNs Internet Governance Forum where her insights contribute to global discussions on technology and society. She serves as a European Commission Ethics Advisor. Dr Wakunuma is also an extensively published academic in her field.