November 2018 - change - Mailing Lists

Fwd: [Ictd] ICTD '19 early registration until 11/30
by Esther Jang 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

Register for ICTD 2019 in Ahmedabad by tomorrow to get early bird rates! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICTD 2019 <ictd2019(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 9:58 AM Subject: [Ictd] ICTD '19 early registration until 11/30 To: <change(a)change.washington.edu>, <ictd(a)cs.washington.edu>, < tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu>, <gaia(a)irtf.org> Hi all, If you're attending ICTD '19, this is a reminder to register by tomorrow (11/30) for early bird rates! More info at https://www.ictdx.org/registration/. Sincerely, ICTD X Organizers _______________________________________________ Ictd mailing list Ictd(a)cs.washington.edu https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/ictd

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Fwd: Google AI Impact Challenge
by Matthew Johnson 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

FYI, for those interested in AI for social impact. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Elise deGoede Dorough <elised(a)cs.washington.edu> Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 3:12 PM Subject: Google AI Impact Challenge To: cs-grads - Mailing List <cs-grads(a)cs.washington.edu>, < vgrads(a)cs.washington.edu> Hi all - I’m writing to let you know that Google recently launched the Google AI Impact Challenge <https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/google-org/ai-social-good/>, an open call for nonprofits, academics, and social enterprises around the world to apply with proposals for how they could use AI to help address some of the world’s greatest social challenges. Google will help selected organizations bring their proposals to life with coaching from Google’s AI experts, Google.org grant funding from a $25 million pool, credits and consulting from Google Cloud, inclusion in a Google Launchpad Accelerator cohort, and more. We’re looking for ideas across a spectrum of social impact domains and levels of technical expertise. To help organizations learn more about AI as they brainstorm ideas, we've posted an educational guide <https://ai.google/education/social-good-guide> on AI with an introduction to the technology, online resources and trainings to get started, and case study examples. I wanted to be sure to let you know and to encourage you to share this with your networks. Applications are due on January 22 deadline. Finally, please help spread the word to your social media networks. Best, Sepi.

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Reminder: Data Science for Social Good project lead info session 11/28 @ 11:00 am
by Anissa Tanweer 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

This Wednesday, the eScience Institute will hold the first of two information sessions about our Data Science for Social Good <https://escience.washington.edu/dssg/> program geared toward prospective project leads. Please join us if you are considering submitting a project proposal. *Who*: Anyone who might propose and lead a project for our 2019 Data Science for Social Good program *When*: Wednesday, November 28th from 11:00am - 12:00 pm *Where*: WRF Data Science Studio, 6th floor of the Physics/Astronomy Tower <https://goo.gl/maps/UEQ8sVU23Y92> *Why*: Find out more about our program, what we’re looking for in projects, and what it means to be a project lead Please see the full *2019 DSSG Call for Proposals* <https://escience.washington.edu/dssg-proposal> for details on the program, including deadlines and expectations. And please feel free to distribute far and wide. The CfP is not limited to academic researchers. -- Anissa Tanweer Research Scientist, eScience Institute Ethnography & Human-Centered Data Science University of Washington

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No seminar this week
by Philip Garrison 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Hi all, There will be no Change seminar tomorrow. Enjoy your Tuesday! -Philip

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ISchool UMD - Open Rank Professor Search
by Vanessa Frias-Martinez 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hi all, The iSchool at the University of Maryland is hiring an open rank professor in the areas of Information Retrieval, Applied Machine Learning or Data Science. Best consideration date is 11/27/2018. More details below, happy to answer questions. Interested people please apply through this link: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/64642 Thanks! vanessa Posting Details Position Number: 124397 Title: Open Rank Functional Title: Open Rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) Category Status: 02-Faculty Non-Tenured, On Track Applicant Search Category: Faculty University Authorized FTE: 100 Unit: INFO-College of Information Studies Campus/College Information: Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and a myriad of research entities is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and the world. The University’s College of Information Studies is one of the largest and fastest growing Information Schools in the world, with a highly dynamic undergraduate program, recognized excellence in three Masters programs (in Information Management, Information Human-Computer Interaction, and Library and Information Science), and a large and diverse doctoral program. Faculty in the College conduct research on a broad range of important questions at the intersection of people, information and technology, including, for example, policy and ethics, information retrieval and information seeking behavior, social network analysis, privacy, cybersecurity, design science, and archives and records management. The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is one of the nation’s premiere computational research institutes, with faculty from Computer Science, Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, the iSchool, the Smith School of Business and Linguistics who together attract about $40 million annually in grants, contracts and gifts to support their research. Position Summary/Purpose of Position: The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park (Maryland’s iSchool) and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) invite applications for an open rank tenure-track or tenured position with a focus on computational support for information access and analytics. The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, engage in an active program of high-impact research, provide research advising to students at all levels, and engage in service to the profession and shared governance within the university. Assistant professors are hired for 3 years, with potential renewal for three more years and tenure. Associate Professors can be hired with tenure, or with the potential for future tenure. Professors are hired with tenure. For tenured positions, the tenure home will be the iSchool. A joint appointment in UMIACS is possible for well qualified candidates whose research involves advanced computational methods. UMIACS faculty have renewable term appointments. Salary and benefits are competitive based upon qualifications and experience. Minimum Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a passion for research and teaching, and a record of research, teaching and service that meets the iSchool criteria for the requested rank (see https://ischool.umd.edu/committee-appointments-promotion-and-tenure) A doctorate in information studies, computer science, informatics, or a related field is required at the time of appointment. Preferences: Examples of research topics that are of interest for this position include information retrieval systems, applied machine learning, social network analysis, and algorithmic transparency and accountability; candidates with interests in other related topics are equally encouraged to apply. Additional Certifications: Additional Information: Posting Date: 10/29/2018 Closing Date: 12/22/2018 Open Until Filled No Best Consideration Date 11/27/2018 Physical Demands Diversity Statement: The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Applicant Documents *Required Documents* 1. Cover Letter 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Research (examples: research statement, research programs) 4. Teaching (examples: teaching philosophy, student evaluations)

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Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Nov 20: Naveena Karusala
by Philip Garrison 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

The talk (in 30 minutes) will be livestreamed at https://meet.google.com/ath-yqem-owj, or by phone at +1 470-241-4852 with PIN: 997 635 986# On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 9:37 AM Philip Garrison <philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Naveena's talk is today at noon! > > > *The Artful Integration of Digital Payments into Public Health > Organizations in Rural Kenya* > > *Abstract: *Globally, industry, government, and non-profit actors have > been making concerted efforts to push the adoption of digital financial > services (DFS) within complex organizations. This effort is motivated by > the notion that DFS will support goals such as financial inclusion of > workers, efficiency of operations, and organizational governance. We > explore this premise through a qualitative study of how public health > organizations in rural Kenya use digital payments to pay health workers, > backdropped by ongoing issues with delayed and missing payments. Drawing > from interviews with salaried and non-salaried health workers as well as > staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations, we describe the > articulation work---or ad hoc, corrective work---required to make bank and > mobile money payments usable. We highlight how this work and workers' > socioeconomic and salaried status impact perceptions of digital payments > and the process of following up with payment issues. We complicate the > prevalent narrative that digital payments support financial inclusion, > efficiency, and governance, offering implications for the design of digital > payment processes that must serve diverse individual and organizational > stakeholders. > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2:52 PM Philip Garrison < > philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Please join us for the Change Seminar next week *Tuesday 9/20/2018* in *JHN >> 111*. >> >> *Who:* Naveena Karusala, UW CSE >> *What:* The Artful Integration of Digital Payments into Public Health >> Organizations in Rural Kenya >> *When:* Tuesday, Nov 20th, 12-1pm >> *Where:* Johnson Hall 111 >> >> *Abstract:* Globally, industry, government, and non-profit actors have >> been making concerted efforts to push the adoption of digital financial >> services (DFS) within complex organizations. This effort is motivated by >> the notion that DFS will support goals such as financial inclusionof >> workers, efficiency of operations, and organizational governance. Weexplore >> this premise through a qualitative study of how public health organizations >> in rural Kenya use digital payments to pay health workers, backdropped by >> ongoing issues with delayed and missing payments. Drawing frominterviews >> with salaried and non-salaried health workers as well as staffof >> governmental and non-governmental organizations, we describe the >> articulation work---or ad hoc, corrective work---required to make bank and >> mobile money payments usable. We highlight how this work and workers' >> socioeconomic and salaried status impact perceptions of digital payments >> and theprocess of following up with payment issues. We ! complicat e the >> prevalent narrative that digital payments support financial inclusion, >> efficiency,and governance, offering implications for the design of digital >> payment processes that must serve diverse individual and organizational >> stakeholders. >> >> *Bio:* Naveena Karusala is a Ph.D. student at the University of >> Washington’s Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. She >> graduated with a Computer Science degree from Georgia Tech in 2016. Naveena >> has engaged extensively in research projects in the area of human-centered >> computing and global development in the domains of health, gender, >> language, usability, and human-centered AI tools. She has conducted work in >> India, the United States, and Kenya. >> _______________________________________________ >> change mailing list >> change(a)change.washington.edu >> https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >> > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change(a)change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >

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Re: [change] UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Nov 20: Naveena Karusala
by Philip Garrison 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Naveena's talk is today at noon! *The Artful Integration of Digital Payments into Public Health Organizations in Rural Kenya* *Abstract: *Globally, industry, government, and non-profit actors have been making concerted efforts to push the adoption of digital financial services (DFS) within complex organizations. This effort is motivated by the notion that DFS will support goals such as financial inclusion of workers, efficiency of operations, and organizational governance. We explore this premise through a qualitative study of how public health organizations in rural Kenya use digital payments to pay health workers, backdropped by ongoing issues with delayed and missing payments. Drawing from interviews with salaried and non-salaried health workers as well as staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations, we describe the articulation work---or ad hoc, corrective work---required to make bank and mobile money payments usable. We highlight how this work and workers' socioeconomic and salaried status impact perceptions of digital payments and the process of following up with payment issues. We complicate the prevalent narrative that digital payments support financial inclusion, efficiency, and governance, offering implications for the design of digital payment processes that must serve diverse individual and organizational stakeholders. On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 2:52 PM Philip Garrison <philipmg(a)cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Please join us for the Change Seminar next week *Tuesday 9/20/2018* in *JHN > 111*. > > *Who:* Naveena Karusala, UW CSE > *What:* The Artful Integration of Digital Payments into Public Health > Organizations in Rural Kenya > *When:* Tuesday, Nov 20th, 12-1pm > *Where:* Johnson Hall 111 > > *Abstract:* Globally, industry, government, and non-profit actors have > been making concerted efforts to push the adoption of digital financial > services (DFS) within complex organizations. This effort is motivated by > the notion that DFS will support goals such as financial inclusionof > workers, efficiency of operations, and organizational governance. Weexplore > this premise through a qualitative study of how public health organizations > in rural Kenya use digital payments to pay health workers, backdropped by > ongoing issues with delayed and missing payments. Drawing frominterviews > with salaried and non-salaried health workers as well as staffof > governmental and non-governmental organizations, we describe the > articulation work---or ad hoc, corrective work---required to make bank and > mobile money payments usable. We highlight how this work and workers' > socioeconomic and salaried status impact perceptions of digital payments > and theprocess of following up with payment issues. We ! complicat e the > prevalent narrative that digital payments support financial inclusion, > efficiency,and governance, offering implications for the design of digital > payment processes that must serve diverse individual and organizational > stakeholders. > > *Bio:* Naveena Karusala is a Ph.D. student at the University of > Washington’s Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. She > graduated with a Computer Science degree from Georgia Tech in 2016. Naveena > has engaged extensively in research projects in the area of human-centered > computing and global development in the domains of health, gender, > language, usability, and human-centered AI tools. She has conducted work in > India, the United States, and Kenya. > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change(a)change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >

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University of Washington’s Allen School Seeking new PhD Students for Research in Universal Internet Access and Community Networking
by Kurtis Heimerl 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Apologies for the wide posting but I feel like these lists have the kind of people we're looking for! Feel free to forward on if there are other communities that could be interested. The ICTD Research Group at the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering (http://ictd.cs.washington.edu/) is seeking qualified students, both from the US and abroad, with an interest in universal internet access and community networking to apply to the PhD program in computer networking. The ICTD group, led by Professors Kurtis Heimerl and Richard Anderson, has long worked on the problems of Universal Internet Access internationally, with deployments and projects in both the rural Philippines (in partnership with the University of the Philippines) and Indonesia (in partnership with Ob Anggen). As our research shifts to wide-area LTE networks and the infrastructure of repair, we want to find more motivated and passionate students with interest and capacity in the space. There is a particular interest in students with personal experience with hard connectivity problems. If interested, please visit the UWCSE admissions page ( https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/phd) All students admitted to the Allen School Ph.D. program are guaranteed funding for 3 years in the form of a research assistantship, teaching assistantship or fellowship. All or most of the cost of tuition is covered by the assistantship or fellowship. If you have any questions, please direct them to Professor Kurtis Heimerl < kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu>. A little about the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering: Consistently ranked among the top computer science programs in the world, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering educates tomorrow's innovators and engages in research that advances core and emerging areas of the field. We also lead a broad range of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate the transformative power of computing and are nationally recognized for our success in promoting diversity. We are located in the spectacular Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the heart of the University of Washington campus in Seattle — a center of innovation in software, life sciences, global health, aerospace, and many other fields — where Allen School faculty, students, and alumni are making an impact and changing the world. -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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JOB: Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Public Platforms, Omidyar Network India
by Yosem Companys 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6466278498406367232 Omidyar Network India is seeking a passionate, entrepreneurial individual who can pioneer a ‘public platforms’ approach in India to solve hard ecosystem level problems in areas such as education & skills, agriculture, livelihoods, financial inclusion, etc. This is an urgent need that Omidyar Network India must fill in the next week or so. If interested, please contact Varad Pande at varadpande(a)gmail.com.

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UW Change Seminar Tuesday, Nov 20: Naveena Karusala
by Philip Garrison 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Please join us for the Change Seminar next week *Tuesday 9/20/2018* in *JHN 111*. *Who:* Naveena Karusala, UW CSE *What:* The Artful Integration of Digital Payments into Public Health Organizations in Rural Kenya *When:* Tuesday, Nov 20th, 12-1pm *Where:* Johnson Hall 111 *Abstract:* Globally, industry, government, and non-profit actors have been making concerted efforts to push the adoption of digital financial services (DFS) within complex organizations. This effort is motivated by the notion that DFS will support goals such as financial inclusionof workers, efficiency of operations, and organizational governance. Weexplore this premise through a qualitative study of how public health organizations in rural Kenya use digital payments to pay health workers, backdropped by ongoing issues with delayed and missing payments. Drawing frominterviews with salaried and non-salaried health workers as well as staffof governmental and non-governmental organizations, we describe the articulation work---or ad hoc, corrective work---required to make bank and mobile money payments usable. We highlight how this work and workers' socioeconomic and salaried status impact perceptions of digital payments and theprocess of following up with payment issues. We ! complicat e the prevalent narrative that digital payments support financial inclusion, efficiency,and governance, offering implications for the design of digital payment processes that must serve diverse individual and organizational stakeholders. *Bio:* Naveena Karusala is a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington’s Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. She graduated with a Computer Science degree from Georgia Tech in 2016. Naveena has engaged extensively in research projects in the area of human-centered computing and global development in the domains of health, gender, language, usability, and human-centered AI tools. She has conducted work in India, the United States, and Kenya.

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