People
IBM Tech Ethics Lab Program Chairs
- Meng Jiang, IBM Tech Ethics Program Chair, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Notre Dame
- Paul Scherz, IBM Tech Ethics Program Chair, Our Lady of Guadalupe Professor of Theology, Notre Dame
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Timothy Weninger, IBM Tech Ethics Program Chair, Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Engineering, Notre Dame
Lab Administration
- Meghan Sullivan, Notre Dame, Director, Ethics Initiative and Institute for Ethics and the Common Good; Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy
- Megan McDermott, Notre Dame, Director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab
- Adam Kronk, Notre Dame, Director of Research and External Engagement, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good
- Sara Berger, IBM, Director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab and Senior Research Scientist, IBM Responsible Technologies Research Initiative
- Jungmin Lee, IBM, Associate Director of Lab Operations
Graduate Fellows
- Mariana Fernandez-Espinosa, Notre Dame, 2025–2026 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Adnan Hoq, Notre Dame, 2025–2026 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Noah Karger, Notre Dame, 2024–2025 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Perla Khattar, Notre Dame, 2024–2025 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- William O'Brien, Notre Dame, 2024–2025 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Ozioma “Ozzie” Oguine, Notre Dame, 2025–2026 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Emma Schmidt, Notre Dame, 2024–2025 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Anna Sokol, Notre Dame, 2025–2026 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Annalisa Szymanski, Notre Dame, 2025–2026 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
- Kesavan Thanagopal, Notre Dame, 2024–2025 IBM Graduate Research Fellow
Steering Committee
Co-founded by the University of Notre Dame and IBM, the Technology Ethics Lab is governed by a steering committee that is co-chaired by and equally represents Notre Dame and IBM. The members of the steering committee are:
- Nick Fehring, IBM, Controller
- David Go, Notre Dame, Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy, Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Betsy Greytok, IBM, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Responsible Technology and Co-Chair, IBM AI Ethics Board
- Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Notre Dame, John and Catherine Martin Family Vice President for Research, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Meghan Sullivan, Notre Dame, Director, Ethics Initiative and Institute for Ethics and the Common Good; Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy
- Jeffrey J. Welser, IBM, Chief Operating Officer, IBM Research; Vice President, Exploratory Science and University Collaborations