August 2013 - change - Mailing Lists

Fwd: [TIER] postdoctoral scholar position in mHealth security & privacy
by Yaw Anokwa 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David F. Kotz <David.F.Kotz(a)dartmouth.edu> Date: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:05 AM Subject: [TIER] postdoctoral scholar position in mHealth security & privacy To: "tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu" <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> [please forward to anyone who may be interested] Postdoctoral scholar position mHealth group, Professor David Kotz Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth I am looking for a sharp graduate to join my team as a postdoc as soon as possible. The postdoc will be involved in our research on security & privacy for healthcare information systems; in particular, my group is working on secure methods for use of mobile computing and wearable sensors in the context of healthcare (mHealth). See our recent papers. As such, the postdoc would join an inter-disciplinary team working on multiple projects, notably the exciting new Trustworthy Health & Wellness (THaW) project funded by NSF and the venerable Strategic Healthcare Information Technology Advanced Research Projects on Security (SHARPS) funded by HHS. We collaborate with colleagues in the engineering and medical schools, and in India. The candidate must have finished his or her Ph.D in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, have deep experience with mobile/ubiquitous computing, security, or privacy, have experience planning and conducting experimental computer systems research, and be an excellent programmer. Ideal candidates will also have experience with embedded computing, sensor networks, machine learning, or HCI. Dartmouth College is an Ivy League university with graduate programs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, and business. It is located in the beautiful town of Hanover NH, about two hours northwest of Boston. Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates should send their vita (pdf, please), and arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to Professor David Kotz by email to kotz-at-cs.dartmouth.edu. Applications are being reviewed as they arrive. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~dfk/postdoc.html ________________________________ Professor David Kotz Champion International Professor Professor of Computer Science Dartmouth College _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Call for Demos ICTD2013 (Extended Deadline)
by Carlos Rey-Moreno 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Good afternoon, (sorry for crossposting, you may receive this from several sources) ICTD2013 call for demos deadline has been extended until the *15 September*. Please find the information below, and help us spread the word. If you know of an institution or project that you would like to see a demo from at ICTD2013 do not hesitate of telling us and we will contact them personally to remind them about the conference. regards, carlos I*CTD 2013 – Call for demos* We welcome submissions of demonstrations for ICTD 2013. The demo session will provide students, researchers, and practitioners with an international audience for showcasing demonstrations of their work. Your demonstration may span novel hardware or software systems, video footage, or physical artifacts, amongst others. Research projects, commercial tools, or government initiatives are all welcome. Engaging, interactive demos that demonstrate real world impact are encouraged. Unlike ICTD 2013 papers, the subject of a demo may have been published previously, either in ICTD or in other venues. However, the demonstration itself should be new and interesting to the community, and should reflect work that is at least as mature as a poster presentation. At least one presenter of each accepted demo must register for the conference and be in attendance to present the demo. Authors of accepted papers and posters are also invited to propose demonstrations of their work. *Submission Instructions* Demo participants must submit a brief abstract (minimum of 100 words) that describes the context, novelty, and significance of the demonstration, including a precise description of exactly what is to be demonstrated (hardware, software, etc.) along with the demonstrator’s technical requirements (power, internet, setup, space, etc.). Each submission should include a title; the names, affiliations, and contact emails for all authors. Each submission will be reviewed to assess the novelty of the demo and its suitability for the conference before its final acceptance. Please note, accepted submissions will not be published in the conference proceedings. To submit a demo, please use the demo application form here: http://goo.gl/Jaq15 Submission deadline is *15 September 2013*. Acceptance notifications will be emailed on*27 September 2013*. Contact us with any questions at: demos(a)ictd2013.info *About ICTD2013* The Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development will be hosted at the University of Cape Town, December 7 - 10 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa. ICTD2013 is held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGCAS. You can find more information about it at: http://ictd2013.info/ ICTD is the world’s premier conference examining the role of computers and communications in social, economic and political development. -- Carlos Rey-Moreno Research Assistant Office 1.28 Department of Computer Science University of the Western Cape Private Bag X17 - Bellville, 7535 Cape Town - South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 21 959 2562 Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym

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[edTech] We are opening our API; need early partners
by Varun Arora 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

(forwarding my message on TiER) Hey! OpenCurriculum <http://www.theopencurriculum.org>, an open online K-12 learning materials platform, is working with selective pilot partners in rolling out its (public) API for developers. This API is meant to serve all kinds of open educational resources that we have painfully aggregated, sorted and tagged, for no charge to the developers (definitely the case for early stage partners), via REST. Please visit and sign-up on our developers page (http://www.theopencurriculum.org/developers/) or write to me if you are interested in being involved in this pilot program much before it goes public, before August 20th. Feel free to ask me questions, if any. Varun

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Fwd: [TIER] Google Impact Challenge 2013
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul M. Aoki <aoki(a)acm.org> Date: Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:48 AM Subject: [TIER] Google Impact Challenge 2013 To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu g.co/indiachallenge One-time Rs. 3 crore grants for technology projects proposed by NON-PROFITS REGISTERED IN INDIA only. -- paul (i am NOT involved in running this, so please direct any questions to the contact email listed in the FAQ and not to me. thanks.) -- Paul M. Aoki <aoki(a)acm.org> Google.org 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043-1351 USA _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Google Impact Challenge
by Joy Ming 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Thought this might be of interest: The Google Impact Challenge asks Indian non-profits to tell us how they would use technology and Google’s support to transform lives. At the end of the Challenge, four non-profits will be selected to receive a Rs 3 crore Global Impact Award and technical assistance from Google to help make their project a reality. For more info and to apply, visit g.co/indiachallenge. -- Joy Carol Ming AB Degree Candidate in Computer Science Secondary in Global Health and Health Policy Harvard University | Class of 2015 Is your code ready to say hello to the world? www.developersfordevelopment.org ID Hack <http://sites.google.com/site/idhack2013> | Email List<http://git.to/hd4d> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/developersfordevelopment> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/harvardd4d>

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Project Manager Position Available at eHealth Africa
by Evelyn Castle 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Dear All, We are currently looking for a project manager to join our team in Nigeria. More information can be found on LinkedIn <http://t.co/c1Capjv7MI>. We would appreciate if you can forward this to possible candidates. Thank you, Evelyn *Position Available Now* *Location:* Kano, Nigeria with travel around Northern Nigeria *Salary:* $48,000 – $72,000 USD per annum *Benefits*: Housing and utilities, health insurance, local vehicle, 2 round-trip international plane tickets annually, and relocation allowance provided *Project Overview* The GPS Tracking Management and Analysis Project was designed to monitor vaccinators in the field to ensure that they are visiting all settlements in their designated areas. GPS trackers are given to vaccinators which track their movements throughout the day. The trackers are then returned and the information is uploaded to a laptop located in the field. All tracks are displayed on a map at a local level in order for the people in charge of the vaccinators to determine if all areas were covered. * * *Job Overview* The Project Manager will be responsible for the successful implementation of the GPS Tracking Management and Analysis of the Polio Immunization Rounds. In order to accomplish this, the PM must create and implement effective management systems and technologies. The PM will be responsible for the management of approximately 50 staff as well as additional temporary staff. Weekly reports as well as post-immunization campaign reports will be created clearly describing the work being performed and the results of the tracking campaign. -- Evelyn Castle Director, eHealth Systems Africa www.eHealthAfrica.org <http://www.ehealthnigeria.org/> 25 Race Course Road, Kano, Ng mobile: (NG) 0809-515-0585 (US) 714-627-9289 -- Evelyn Castle Director, eHealth Systems Africa www.eHealthAfrica.org <http://www.eHealthNigeria.org> 25 Race Course Road, Kano, Ng mobile: (NG) 0809-515-0585 (US) 714-627-9289

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Fwd: [TIER] A workshop on Emerging Computing
by Yaw Anokwa 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin <mduddin2(a)illinois.edu> Date: Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 12:04 PM Subject: [TIER] A workshop on Emerging Computing To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu Dear all, In align with the theme of this group, there is an upcoming workshop, named "Workshop on Design and Implementation of Emerging Computing Systems (WECS'13)" on Sept 28-29, 2013 at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), at Bangladesh. Bangladesh, a south Asian country, is one of the developing countries that demonstrated development and is thriving so through information and communication technology. The workshop includes topics on innovative information technologies and systems for developing/emerging regions. Workshop website: http://buet.ac.bd/cse/HEQEP/workshop/WECS/ If any of you has an ICT4D operation in Bangladesh or nearby regions, you can consider a submission as well as attendance to the workshop. Thank you. Yusuf Yusuf Sarwar, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of CSE BUET, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/ysarwar/ _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Fwd: [TIER] Post-doc & Pre-doc positions with NYU - Abu Dhabi
by Yaw Anokwa 04 Aug '13

04 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jay Chen <jay.chen(a)nyu.edu> Date: Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 3:48 PM Subject: [TIER] Post-doc & Pre-doc positions with NYU - Abu Dhabi To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu Post-doctoral and Pre-doctoral positions in Computer Science are available at New York University Abu Dhabi. Applicants with backgrounds in networking, distributed systems, information retrieval, and human computer interaction are encouraged to apply. New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational, degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complemented by a network of more than fifteen research and study-away sites across five continents. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests, the promotion of cross cultural understanding and solutions for problems, both local and global. Entering its fourth year, NYU Abu Dhabi has recruited a cohort of faculty who are at once distinguished in their research and teaching. NYU Abu Dhabi's highly selective liberal arts enterprise is complemented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring cutting-edge projects across the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi is currently inviting applications for postdoctoral fellowships in Computer Science in the laboratory of Professor Jay Chen. The research projects are highly interdisciplinary and involve human computer interaction, distributed systems and networking, information and communication technology for developing regions and networking/information access in developing regions. Thematically, the projects for developing regions emphasize context appropriateness, sustainability, and scalability. Post-doctoral candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or a related subject, with significant research experience in networking, distributed systems, information retrieval, or human-computer interaction. Specific requirements vary depending on the area of focus, but all candidates should have strong technical skills and experience with design, implementation, and evaluation of relevant systems. Knowledge in the following areas is preferred: networking/wireless protocols, distributed storage, virtualization, query formulation and processing, content analysis and indexing, user experience, or user interfaces. Candidates interested in research involving developing regions should be capable of (and excited to) work in the field to conduct deployments and studies. Pre-doctoral candidates must hold a B.S./B.A. in Computer Science or a related subject, with some research and/or professional work experience highly desired. The positions are open until filled. Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, list of publications and two letters of reference in PDF format to be considered. Please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/human.resources/open.positions.html for instructions and other information on how to apply. If you have any questions on applying, please e-mail Deirdre.tabak(a)nyu.edu. _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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TA3M-Seattle starts this month!
by Blibbet 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

Hi, The Seattle branch of TA3M (Techno-Activism Third Mondays) starts this month! http://wiki.openitp.org/events:techno-activism_3rd_mondays "Techno-Activism Third Mondays (TA3M) is an informal meetup designed to connect software creators and activists who are interested in censorship, surveillance, and open technology." We've a series of training based on CryptoParty Handbook and a few other up-to-date documents planned. We're targeting novice computer users, especially activists and journalists, instead of those who already know enough to attend CryptoParties. :-) We have a series of guest speakers from local communities to showcase their opportunities for involvement, local projects. Learn to contribute to documentation, code, translation of related open source tools. Initial tentative/planned speakers include: Seattle Privacy Coalition, Tor Project, LibrePlanet Washington, FreeGeek Seattle, OpenStreetMap Seattle, and about a dozen others in the works. If you wish to help us, speak on a topic, demo something, help with a project, or a related group, please consider attending our August planning meeting. August's 3rd Monday is for local partners/co-organizers, and local groups and people with ideas to steer the direction of this new group. 6:30pm at Ada's Technical Bookstore in Capital Hill, Seattle. September's 3rd Monday is the first one for normal users/activists, with guest speakers and training. HELP! We need a hosting location in Seattle, with a max capacity greater than 50, with WiFi and projector. Please speak up if you know of something! In the next few days, the above wiki URL will be updated with more specifics as we have them. Until then, feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Thanks! Lee Fisher

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Re: [change] [Systers] ICT & RURAL AFRICA
by neetu jain 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

I want to bring this thead up again. to get answers to how exactly start up a center/NGO or something in a remote village. --lets say .. i have identified a region .. ( the region in Rajasthan, India has high female foeticide, child marraiges, domestic voilences cases) --I am fortunate to have some people on the ground .. willing to work with me and they are committed and passionate -- Now the questions i face are:-- how to i chart up a sustainable solution in this area?..now i am thinkign out loud ------Do i start a computer center in this region ? why ..how can computers helps in this remote desert area getting them employment ? how can internet, excel benefit these people? -------Do i start a social enterprise --that sounds better since girls in that region love to sew, or learn more home-making skills .. so they willbe interested in coming and learning and making new things (crafts, pots clothes bags e.t.c) ..because they are getting skills they can use and ..if a fair trade is established they can earn ..and hence get empowered. But then i don't have experience and i need guidance and i wonder if the costs can be broken down .. such as international sellings will actually translate to profits back home for these artisans ? --------Do i start a awareness center ..a information center probably is the low-caste safe alternative .. but its reach/impact also is not that much. So my question is . ..How to find the right solution for this remote village in Rajasthan ..to make a difference in the lived of those girls..Whom i dream of giving the same opportunities i was fortunate enough to get cheers, Neetu On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Rose G <iffatgill(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joan and Neetu, > > Joan, you really struck a nerve there. I have been working on the issue > since 2010 and have run into walls repeatedly. I am from Pakistan > originally, and we have power cuts for up to 18 or 20 hours every day. The > government is not promoting use of solar power nor looking in to providing > any incentives for switching to alternative energy sources. > > I started a technology centre in a very remote desert area (thanks to > Systers PIO award) and the girls travelled to the centre from miles for the > lessons and would sometimes wait a few hours before returning to their > homes. They would have wasted half their day, mane even bus fare and all in > vain. The situation was not so bad previously but because the power issue > got worse and worse, we were running out of luck about what to do. Now the > centre is used is a private lesson facility almost, if someone wants a > lesson or guidance about writing a job application, and there is power, > they are accommodated. If not, they go back without gaining anything. In > short, it is serving for the individual needs of some women but regular > group lessons have been a nightmare. > > Neetu, we were also facing similar social and cultural barriers of girls > not coming out of their homes, so we decided to make it a women only > centre. We had a very good respond, partly because it was a group of young > women who asked us to start such a facility. We got a managing board and a > steering committee for the centre in no time! > > I agree that connecting the needs of the women to the technology is very > important. You cannot just start a centre somewhere and hope for women to > walk unto it. It will only be a success if a genuine need for such a > facility has been identified. If the need is not there, there will be no > interest from the community. > > I hope to hear more on this topic especially where electric power issue is > concerned as I am planning to keep on with my mission of connecting women > from rural areas through modern information and communication technologies. > > Kind regards, > Iffat > > > On Apr 15, 2013, at 17:39 , neetu jain <nutshi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have been very interested in knowing more about how technology can help > > rural remote areas. > > > > I would love to know more about your findings. > > > > Here are my 2 cents ( having good amount of exposure to remote villages > In > > Rajasthan, India) > > > > 1) the best means of information dissemination in rural villages is face > > to face. They have ample gatherings .. and any information that is > useful ( > > financially, physically e.t.c) spreads pretty fast ( even the gossips and > > non-useful info does ..but we are not considering that here) ...free food > > gatherings, awareness camps should be a hit..for spreading good > information > > > > 2) There is lot of resistance for girls to get out of home .. in general > in > > these places because of patriarchal system ..But if there is a safe > secure > > ways to make a decent earning .. often that resistance can be fought over > > > > 3) Safety of girls is the topmost priority .. if that in any ways is > > questionable ( like long travel, no support from the mail society e..tc) > > then no matter how good the initiative it is .. it will fail > > > > 4) Cellphones ( in India as well as in Africa) ..are invading even the > > rural sectors .. because if their usefulness .. they have transformed the > > way business happens atleast in villages known to me ( because hoarding > is > > a major occupation there ) > > > > 5) To involve girls .. we need to combine the "cultural part" with > > 'technology part".. to be well received .. Like traditional things that > > girls can do at home .. sewing, making other craft stuff e.t.c .. are > > vastly accepted in rural places .. as things to do for girls .. if > somehow > > using digital world into these hobbies and often occupations .. can be > > incorporated then i think it would be a good hit .. for ex .. a "sewing > > machine database" of a village ..somebody helps them checkout , maintain > > the database e.t.c , getting deisgns from internet , selling online > e.t.c > > e.t.c are few things that come to my mind ..on how their interests can > eb > > blended with technology to get better results > > > > > > 6) There was a computer donated by bill gates foundation in my village > .. i > > found out when i was there 10 years back .. It was in a cow shed --it had > > internet :) slow but still worked ..i was abel to chat with my fiance in > > Stanford from that cowshed -internet thanks to gated foundation . But it > > made me feel very sad .. on how technology goes waste ..when there is not > > enough effort spent in incorporating it into people's lives > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:23 AM, African PRIDE Centre < > > africanpridecentre(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Any ideas on how we can transform rural folk, especially women and young > >> girls using ICT? Remember that grassroots lack power connections! > >> > >> Joan > >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this conversation, send email to < > >> systers%2Bafrica2%2Bunsubscribe(a)systers.org> or visit < > >> http://systers.org/mailman/options/systers?override=4855&preference=0> > >> To contribute to this conversation, use your mailer's reply-all or > >> reply-group command or send your message to systers%2Bafrica2(a)systers.org > >> To start a new conversation, send email to <systers%2Bnew(a)systers.org> > >> To unsubscribe entirely from systers, send email to < > >> systers-request(a)systers.org> with subject unsubscribe. > >> > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this conversation, send email to < > systers%2Bafrica2%2Bunsubscribe(a)systers.org> or visit < > http://systers.org/mailman/options/systers?override=4855&preference=0> > > To contribute to this conversation, use your mailer's reply-all or > reply-group command or send your message to systers%2Bafrica2(a)systers.org > > To start a new conversation, send email to <systers%2Bnew(a)systers.org> > > To unsubscribe entirely from systers, send email to < > systers-request(a)systers.org> with subject unsubscribe. > >

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