The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.
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Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign
Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)
We reimagine how to design, build and govern technology in ways that put people first.
Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)
We reimagine how to design, build and govern technology in ways that put people first.
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View All News Suresh Venkatasubramanian recently gave one of the keynote talks at the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Athens, Greece this June.
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Congratulations to Rui-Jie Yew, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, and Jeff Huang on winning a Best Paper Award at the 2025 DIS Conference for their paper: "Copyrighting Generative AI Co-Creations."
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2025 CNTR Graduating Student Spotlights
The CNTR hosts many research projects that are made possible by our undergraduate, Master's, and doctoral students. Hear from some of our graduating students explore what has inspired them at Brown.
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The CNTR is engaged in a range of projects addressing technological responsibility from different disciplinary perspectives.
The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.
We engage researchers at all stages of education and in a range of disciplines.