Symposium AI, Feminism and Public Health: Paths between innovation and equity
📅 Date: April 2th, 2025
📍 Location: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) – Hybrid format (in-person & online)
📩 Submission Deadline: February 28th, 2025
🎤 Flashtalks (5 min) – Best presentation wins 300€
Understanding AI in Public Health from a feminist view: inequalities, risks and opportunities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, from diagnostics and epidemiological surveillance to personalized treatments and global health interventions. However, these technological advancements come with profound ethical, political, and social challenges. Issues such as algorithmic bias, discrimination, lack of transparency, and technological colonialism raise urgent concerns about equity in healthcare.
This symposium brings together academics, researchers, students, activists, and healthcare professionals to critically examine these challenges through a feminist and interdisciplinary lens. How does AI reinforce existing health inequalities? Can feminist perspectives offer solutions for a more inclusive and just technological future?
If you are working at the intersection of AI, feminism, and public health, we invite you to contribute to this important conversation.
📢 HOW TO PARTICIPATE
🔹 Presentation Format: Flashtalks (5-minute lightning talks)
🔹 Languages: Spanish, Catalan, or English
🔹 Hybrid Participation: Join in-person at the UAB Faculty of Philosophy and Letters or online
🔹 Award: 300€ prize for the best flashtalk presentation
📩 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 28th, 2025
✔️ Submit an abstract (150-200 words) in Spanish, Catalan, or English
📌 SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL HERE:
📧 Questions? Contact: alice.rangelteixeira@autonoma.cat
🎯 WHO SHOULD APPLY?
This symposium is open to:
✅ Undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD students
✅ Academics and researchers in AI, ethics, public health, and feminism
✅ AI developers and technology professionals
✅ Healthcare providers and community health workers
✅ Activists and policy experts working on AI and health justice
Join us for an engaging discussion on how AI can either deepen health disparities or be harnessed for equitable innovation.
🚀 Submit your proposal today! 👇
