The contributions to EWAF'24 mainly address the following topics:
• Empirical and theoretical perspectives from social sciences on fairness and discrimination in Europe (e.g., analysis of labor markets, the concept of class or race, discrimination against minorities in different social contexts).
• Case studies based on concrete European instances of algorithmic design and regulation that machine learning scholars have encountered in their own work (e.g., datasets or audits of automated decision-making systems that are used in Europe).
• Analysis of the implications of the European legislative framework for the debate on fairness in machine learning and AI more broadly (e.g., specificities connected to anti-discrimination and data collection legislation and the emerging regulatory frameworks for platforms and AI).
• Philosophy (e.g., values embedded in distributive and procedural fairness, foundations of ethical AI, critical studies on AI)
• Social Sciences (e.g., AI-based social assessment technologies, historical perspectives on discrimination, impact of algorithms on marginalized groups, perceptions of (un)fairness, AI and labor, digital governance, management and fairness)
• Policy and Law (e.g., non-discrimination law, data protection law and data governance, impact assessments, accountability measures, sensitive application areas of AI (e.g., the judiciary, government, law enforcement), global regulatory developments)
We received 65 submissions of original papers presenting novel research results as well as extended abstracts containing descriptions of ongoing projects or summarizing already published results. The Program Committee (PC) was divided into four areas, i.e. Computer Science, Law and Policy, Philosophy, and Social Sciences. Each submission was reviewed by at least two PC members and one Area Chair. The reviewers evaluated each paper in terms of novelty, technical quality, clarity of presentation, potential impact, and European specificity. Finally, the scientific committee decided to accept 46 papers for presentation at the workshop and subsequent publication.
EWAF'24 also had the pleasure to host four keynote talks by esteemed researchers in the topic of algorithmic fairness:
Sponsorship Chair Pia Snella, Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Interactive Session Chair Lorenzo Porcaro, Joint Research Centre (JRC) Media and Outreach Jose M. Alvarez, Scuola Normale Superiore Corinna Hertweck, ZHAW School of Engineering Martin Vassilev and Paisii Hilendarski, HepCon App Local Organizing Committee Selina Jukic, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Xenia Heilmann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Federico Peiretti, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Iman Peljto, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Kiara Stempel, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Sylvia Steinmetz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Program Committee Albert Sabater Coll, University of Girona Aleksandre Zardiashvili, Leiden University Alisa Rieger, TU Delft Antonio Ferrara, Politecnico di Bari Antonio Mastropietro, University of Pisa Antonio Vetrò, Politecnico di Torino Blanca Luque Capellas, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Chadha Degachi, Delft University of Technology Chiara Ullstein, Technical University of Munich Christoph Kern, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Clara Rus, University of Amsterdam Daphne Lenders, University of Antwerp David Graus, Randstad NV Davide Dalle Pezze, University of Padua Elisabeth Späth, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Florian Pfisterer, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Francesco Nappo, Politecnico di Milano Frederic Gerdon, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research Gianclaudio Malgieri, Leiden University Giandomenico Cornacchia, IBM Research Europe Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre, Aarhus University Isacco Beretta, Università di Pisa Jan De Bruyne, KU Leuven Jan De Bruyne, KU Leuven Jan Simson, LMU Munich Jiaxu Zhao, Eindhoven University of Technology Joachim Baumann, University of Zurich Joanna K. Malinowska, Adam Mickiewicz University Laura State, University of Pisa Lorenzo Corti, TU Delft Luke Guerdan, Carnegie Mellon University Manios Krasanakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Marco Favier, University of Antwerp Marco Rondina , Politecnico di Torino Marina Ceccon, Università degli studi di Padova Martin Neumann, University of Southern Denmark Martina Cinquini, University of Pisa Maryam Tavakol, Eindhoven University of Technology Marybeth Defrance, Ghent University Masoud Mansoury, Delft University of Technology Raphaël Romero, Ghent University Rianne Schouten, Eindhoven University of Technology Riccardo Crupi, University of Udine Roger Campdepadros Cullell, University of Girona Sebastian Zezulka, University of Tübingen Shan Wang , Norwegian University of Science and Research Shelly Yiran Shi, UC San Diego Silvia Ecclesia, Norwegian University of Science and Research Simone Fabbrizzi, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Sofie Goethals, University of Antwerp Sophie Noiret, Vienna University of Technology Straton Papagianneas, Leiden University Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Verona Thorsten Kalb, Universitat de Barcelona Tim Raez, University of Bern Wiebke Hutiri, SONY Yoosof Mashayekhi, Ghent University