What is 'undone computer science'?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26084v1
• Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 17:48:12 GMT
• Title: What is 'undone computer science'?
• Abstract summary: 'undone science' refers to research questions that are neglected, ignored, or left unfunded.<n>This issue examines whether the way computer science is structured makes it possible to identify and ethical questions that are crucial for its development and conception.
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• Abstract: The concept of 'undone science' emerged in the 2010s in research in social sciences at the intersection of studies on social movements and of science and technology studies. It refers to research questions that are neglected, ignored, or left unfunded, even though they deserve to be explored. The aim of this special issue is to apply this concept to computer science, by examining whether the way this discipline is structured (including its sociological, economic, and political dimensions), as well as the paradigms that shape it, make it possible to identify epistemological and ethical questions that are crucial for its development and conception.

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