May 2019 - change - Mailing Lists

Change Seminar June 4: CSE482b Capstone Presentations
by Galen Weld 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

Hi All, Please join us next Tuesday, June 4, in CSE 203 from 12:00pm-12:50pm for the last Change seminar of the quarter! CSE 482b is a capstone course where students develop applications to address global problems. Two project groups will present the work that they have done this term in designing and prototyping systems. *Twitter Analysis of Mobile Money Challenges:* Mobile Money has become an important mechanism for Financial Inclusion in many countries, yet there are a range of barriers that prevent people from adopting mobile money. To gain a better understanding of the challenges consumers phase, the Twitter group looked at the customer care Twitter feeds of mobile money operators in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and other countries to analyze problems reported by consumers. The group developed a software pipeline for processing tweets and applied various classification algorithms for both identification of mobile money complaints and labelling of specific types of complaint. *Global Cold Chain Mapper:* The immunization cold chain is the collection of refrigerators and cold rooms that keep vaccines safe as they move from manufacturers, through levels of storage, to remote health facilities for use. To ensure that the country immunization programs are effective, it is important to have an accurate understanding of the cold chain through a cold chain equipment inventory. This project studied the generalization of country wide inventories to investigate how a global cold chain inventory could be visualized and utilized by different global stakeholders.

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Phishing message
by Matt Ziegler 29 May '19

29 May '19

Hi everyone A phishing message was just sent out to the CHANGE email list about 15 minutes ago. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK OR ENTER YOUR PASSWORD Thanks! Have a good day

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Change Seminar, May 28: Where the Message Meets the Mobile
by Galen Weld 27 May '19

27 May '19

Hi All, Please join us next Tuesday! *When*: Tuesday, May 28, 12pm-1pm *Where*: CSE 203 *Who*: Trevor Perrier *Title*: Where the Message Meets the Mobile *Abstract:* In this talk I present data from a two year SMS based mHealth study in Kenya. Using data from a semi-automated bi-directional messaging platform the talk focuses on messaging patterns and trends based on SMS delivery reports, participant responses, and baseline technology use. For example, what percentage of messages are actually delivered? How does this change over the course of two years? Who responds to messages and how much? Does this change over time? This detailed look at data from the system will give you insights into how SMS based mHealth interventions can be designed to maximize reach and reduce costs. *Bio:* Trevor Perrier is a graduating PhD student in the ICTD lab in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. He has worked closely with UW Global Health for the base seven years on five deployments of a custom built semi-automated bi-directional SMS platform for mHealth in Kenya.

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Change Seminar, May 21: Varun Kansal
by Galen Weld 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hi All, Please join us next Tuesday! When: Tuesday, May 21, 12pm-1pm Where: CSE 203 What: *Building Trusted O2O Platform for South-east Asia at Grab* The Trust team at Grab is charted to build the most Trusted and Safest O2O platform for south-east Asia. Come and learn about how the team protects Grab from all sorts of fraudulent activities and keep the users safe. This is a very interesting and challenging space because of the constantly evolving nature of fraud committed by intelligent, highly enterprising adversaries. *Bio* Varun is the Head of Engineering for Trust, Identity & Safety services at Grab. He has been with Grab for a little over 2 years, and prior to Grab, he spent 13 years at Microsoft. While at Microsoft, most recently, he focused on Bing Local & Maps Search, Web relevance, Mobile Ads, and Marketplace search, browse and personalization.

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Re: [change] Please help me find an edutech CEO...
by Emefa A. KPEGBA 14 May '19

14 May '19

Dear Yosem, Here you can find the contacts of Corinne Tiennot I've already collaborated with regarding EdTech. tiennot.corine(a)neuf.fr tiennotcorinne(a)gmail.com Thanks *Emefa A. KPEGBA <https://about.me/dolcekey>, *Tech Entrepreneur Hygie HealthTech <https://hygie-healthtech.com/>, Tech 4 Quality Care Agribusiness Data <http://agribusinessdata.com/>, Do Business and Perform Data *"Nobody Can Change The Power Of Your Imagination." EAK* Le sam. 11 mai 2019 à 22:26, Yosem Companys <ycompanys(a)gmail.com> a écrit : > Hi All, > > I'm helping to build a hybrid edutech social venture in Puerto Rico that > will train the local population along with the brightest minds from the > U.S. and the world in Puerto Rico at a beachfront property with hotel > accommodations. We have the backing of some of the world's most > renowned tech investors and companies. This is part of our effort to aid in > the reconstruction of Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. > > We're looking for a CEO to build the educational program and develop the > venture. The CEO candidate must have the following: > > - Must be available to live in and willing to move to Silicon Valley; > - Must be available and willing to travel regularly to Puerto Rico; > - Must have experience building and managing educational programs; > - Must have a PhD; and, > - Must have experience building partnerships and working with people > from diverse cultures. > > It would also be nice but not absolutely necessary for the CEO to have the > following: > > - A PhD in a STEM field, especially in CS or EE, preferably with a > focus on artificial intelligence and robotics; and, > - Expertise in finance. > > Please send any qualified candidates you may know my way and feel free to > forward this message to your one-million closest friends and networks! > > Thanks so much, as always. > > Take care, > Yosem > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change(a)change.washington.edu > https://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >

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Fwd: [DC3] PhD in Technology for Development (community networks and clouds)
by Kurtis Heimerl 14 May '19

14 May '19

mobile ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Leandro Navarro <leandro(a)pangea.org> Date: Tue, May 14, 2019, 2:07 PM Subject: [DC3] PhD in Technology for Development (community networks and clouds) To: Dynamic Coalition on Connected Communities <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net> Hi, UPC.edu has an open call for PhD fellowships funded by our Tech4Dev local fund. If anyone is interested in applying (deadline end of June) in topics related to community networks and community clouds, let me know. More info (in Catalan): https://www.upc.edu/ccd/ca/noticies/convocatoria-dajuts-predoctorals Regards, Leandro. _______________________________________________ DC3 mailing list DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3

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No Change Seminar this Week
by Galen Weld 13 May '19

13 May '19

Hi all, There will not be a Change seminar this week. Please join us next week, on May 20, for an exciting talk from Varun Kansal! Thanks, Galen

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FW: Teaching fellowship at Ashesi
by Richard Anderson 12 May '19

12 May '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Angela Owusu Ansah <aansah(a)aucampus.onmicrosoft.com<mailto:aansah@aucampus.onmicrosoft.com>> Date: Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 2:50 PM Subject: Archer Cornfield Fellowship Rollout in March-April Dear Head of Department/College, I represent Ashesi University link in Ghana. We are seeking visiting short-term faculty in engineering and computer science. We kindly request that you share the attached Ashesi Archer-Cornfield fellowship with relevant departments of your institution. We hope to award the fellowship in June, 2019. In addition to the fellowship, we hope to have another short -term faculty in the teaching of text and meaning, and/or written and oral communication. Kindly acknowledge receipt of the email and the attached. Sincerely yours, Thank you. Angela Angela Owusu-Ansah, Ph.D. Provost and Professor Ashesi University, 1 University Ave Tel: +233-302-610-330 or +233 ‌302 974 980 | Ext 2001 Office Cell: +233-501-331-618 Personal Cell: +233-541-880-000 Email: aansah(a)ashesi.edu.gh<mailto:aansah@ashesi.edu.gh> Ashesi: Website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ashesi.edu.gh_&d=Dw…> | Twitter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.twitter.com_ashesi&…> | Facebook<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.facebook.com_ashesi…>

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Please help me find an edutech CEO...
by Yosem Companys 11 May '19

11 May '19

Hi All, I'm helping to build a hybrid edutech social venture in Puerto Rico that will train the local population along with the brightest minds from the U.S. and the world in Puerto Rico at a beachfront property with hotel accommodations. We have the backing of some of the world's most renowned tech investors and companies. This is part of our effort to aid in the reconstruction of Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. We're looking for a CEO to build the educational program and develop the venture. The CEO candidate must have the following: - Must be available to live in and willing to move to Silicon Valley; - Must be available and willing to travel regularly to Puerto Rico; - Must have experience building and managing educational programs; - Must have a PhD; and, - Must have experience building partnerships and working with people from diverse cultures. It would also be nice but not absolutely necessary for the CEO to have the following: - A PhD in a STEM field, especially in CS or EE, preferably with a focus on artificial intelligence and robotics; and, - Expertise in finance. Please send any qualified candidates you may know my way and feel free to forward this message to your one-million closest friends and networks! Thanks so much, as always. Take care, Yosem

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Part time job opportunity: Android app developer
by Laura E Ellington 07 May '19

07 May '19

Interested in making a little extra cash for a few hours of app development? If so, then read on! Job description: We are a group of pediatricians at the University of Washington, collaborating with clinicians in Uganda to develop a mobile health decision support tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa. Pneumonia is a major killer of children <5 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Our ultimate goal is to create a free, adaptable, locally relevant app to improve the diagnosis and management of childhood pneumonia and reduce childhood mortality in LMICs. We are seeking an Android developer with an interest in coding for social good to build upon an existing prototype app developed by HCDE students in 2018. Time commitment: Minimal. A few hours per week for a few weeks with opportunities for a bigger role and more involvement if interested. Primary responsibilities for this position are building upon the existing prototype in order to add functionality in preparation for usability, feasibility, and acceptability trials with providers in the clinical setting in Uganda, occurring September 2019. After this initial work is complete, you have the opportunity to continue working on the project. Responsibilities would then include development of a backend database and logging system to manage data from future field testing. We are looking for an eager student interested in user experience and app development for low-resource settings. There are opportunities to interface virtually with the end users in Uganda. Required skills: Android development experience, UI design experience. Desired skills: Experience with SQL or variants, familiarity with user studies/RCTs Funding: We have funding to pay part time for a UW student. Inquire for details! Interested? Reply to this email! lelling(a)uw.edu Laura E Ellington, MD FELLOW - PEDIATRIC PULMONARY AND SLEEP MEDICINE Seattle Children's Hospital - University of Washington School of Medicine 206-987-1812 OFFICE 206-469-4852 PAGER 206-987-2639 FAX OFFICE 4800 Sand Point Way NE MAIL M/S OC.7.720, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98105 WEB www.seattlechildrens.org<http://seattlechildrens.org/%22%20%5Co%20%22http://seattlechildrens.org/>

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