Tech Ethics.
Ethics.
ACM Impact is an up-and-coming initiative of ACM whose mission is to start conversations and promote an understanding of how tech and society affect each other. Our aim is to build a community of people who are passionate about ethical technology, socially impactful engineering, and creating a better future for all!
Our Initiatives
Workshops
Careers Workshop Series
Fall 2021
Wondering how to harness your tech powers for good? Come out to learn about careers in social impact tech, tech in the nonprofit space, civic tech, environmental tech, and more!
Blog
Anyone from UCLA can write for our our blog! Check this blog post out to see how you can get involved! We look forward to reading your work—in the meantime, check out some of our existing posts!
Past Events
Careers in Social Impact Tech
Winter 2021
We hosted a biweekly series that introduced students at UCLA to various career paths in the realm of ethical technology! Topics included open source technology, sustainable tech, and more.
Intro to Tech Ethics Workshop
Fall 2020
Impact’s inaugural workshop – we held open and educational discussions on topics like bias in machine learning, Big Tech regulation, and military technology.
Policy Pitchathon
Spring 2021
This was a hackathon-like event in which participants joined in teams to create legislation for legal issues like data privacy and sustainability, build connections with mentors, and win prizes!
People

Maya Raman
she/they
- Impact Director
- Computer Science Major
- Class of 2023

Alyssa Wang
she/her
- Impact Officer
- Computer Science Major
- Class of 2022

Rohan Bansal
he/him
- Impact Officer
- Math of Computation Major
- Class of 2022

Jason Jewik
he/him
- Impact Officer
- Computer Science Major
- Class of 2022

Hannah Chu
she/her
- Impact Officer
- Linguistics Major
- Class of 2024

Nisha McNealis
she/her
- Impact Officer
- Computer Science Major
- Class of 2023

Mia Luong
she/her
- Impact Intern
- Statistics Major
- Class of 2024

Agrim Gupta
he/him
- Impact Intern
- Linguistics & Computer Science + Statistics Major
- Class of 2023

Diya Beliga
she/her
- Impact Intern
- Computer Science and Engineering Major
- Class of 2024

Brendan Tremblay
he/him
- Impact Intern
- Electrical Engineering Major
- Class of 2025

Ashley Kim
she/her
- Impact Intern
- Applied Math Major
- Class of 2023