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In order to ensure responsible Artificial intelligence (AI) applications engineering, we need to make sure that the development of AI systems is mindful of the consequences for individuals and societies. By anticipating the consequences of the design choices, reflecting upon the problem being solved by engaging all stakeholders and taking appropriate actions to ensure openness and the system's social, legal, and ethical acceptability. This research aims to develop an engineering process model by which ethical considerations can be addressed throughout the AI systems' software development life-cycle. The design methodological framework engineered in this PhD research will support aligning system goals with key ethical values by providing explicit values analysis and interpretation mechanisms, formal representation of ethical values, mechanisms for stakeholders participation in handling ethical deliberation, and providing support for governance and compliance mechanisms.