Dr. Ramon Amaro, Ph.D.

Goldsmiths College, U. of London

Activities and Societies: Erasmus+ My primary research takes a special interest in the philosophy and application of data-dependent learning technologies (machine leaning, artificial intelligence (AI), deep mining, big data), where I place specific focus on discriminatory tendencies and algorithmic prejudices that inform data aggregation and, subsequently, the design of automated systems.

University of Michigan

Activities and Societies: Michigan Marching Band, Michigamua, Vulcans, Phoenix I am an engineer, with training and experience in design and manufacturing quality, product design, thermodynamics, robotics controls, manufacturing processes, and fluid dynamics. My final design project on automated home entry systems was developed as a resident in the General Motors Corporation/ University of Michigan cooperative scholar programme and received a second place prize in the annual undergraduate engineering design competition.

University of Essex

Activities and Societies: IDEATE Undergraduate Journal of Sociology My dissertation project examines how newly formed interpersonal relationships inform (re)installations of cultural racism. To this aim, I explore potential revelations of mutually beneficial outcomes at the generation of dialogue and cultural exchange. I make extensive use of social research methodologies, including qualitative research design, quantitative methods, and interviews and oral narratives. I was awarded the annual Don Pike Award for my dissertation titled 'Racial Empathy and Social… Show more My dissertation project examines how newly formed interpersonal relationships inform (re)installations of cultural racism. To this aim, I explore potential revelations of mutually beneficial outcomes at the generation of dialogue and cultural exchange. I make extensive use of social research methodologies, including qualitative research design, quantitative methods, and interviews and oral narratives. I was awarded the annual Don Pike Award for my dissertation titled 'Racial Empathy and Social Proximity in W. E. B. Du Bois's Double Consciousness’. Show less

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