February 2020 - change - Mailing Lists

Summer fellowship opportunity for graduate students
by Meher Antia 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Hello all, Applications are now being accepted for the Population Health Initiative Summer Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program.<https://www.washington.edu/populationhealth/education-and-training/social-e…> The paid fellowship will be offered to four graduate students from different disciplines to develop strategic roadmaps for how UW innovations with societal impact can become successful and sustainable ventures. Projects this year include: * Global Water Labs - An affordable technology to remove heavy metal contamination from water (Katya Cherukumilli, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering) * PestiSeguro/PestiSafe - A mobile app that delivers pesticide safety information in Spanish (Kit Galvin, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Services) * PHAST - A financial reporting tool for public health agencies (Betty Bekemeier, School of Nursing) * Central District Loan Program (AVAILABLE ONLY FOR FOSTER MBA STUDENTS) - Structuring a loan guarantee program for minority entrepreneurs (Michael Verchot, Foster School of Business) Applications are due by March 13. Learn more and apply<https://www.washington.edu/populationhealth/education-and-training/social-e…> Please feel free to forward to any others who may be interested in this opportunity. Thanks, Meher MEHER ANTIA, PHD Assistant Director for Strategic Engagement Population Health Initiative Executive Office of the President & Provost Gerberding Hall, Box 351230 Seattle, WA 98195 206.897.1405 meher(a)uw.edu<mailto:meher@uw.edu> / uw.edu/populationhealth<http://www.uw.edu/populationhealth> [logo]

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Change Seminar Tuesday 2/25: James D. Long - "How Technology Shapes the Crowd and Protects Electoral Integrity: Digital and Real-World Political Participation in Emerging Democracies."
by Samia Ibtasam 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Hi, Join us for the Change Seminar tomorrow - Tuesday 25th February 2020 at noon. When: Tuesday 1/28, 12pm-1pm Where: CSE2 271 (Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Building). *Title:* "How Technology Shapes the Crowd and Protects Electoral Integrity: Digital and Real-World Political Participation in Emerging Democracies." *Who:* James D. Long, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington (with Clark Gibson, Karen Ferree, and Craig McIntosh--UC-San Diego & Danielle Jung--Emory University) *Abstract:* How does technology shape political participation and electoral integrity in emerging democracies? By lowering costs, new information and communications technology (ICT) draws new participants into politics. Yet lower costs also shift the composition of participants in politically important ways by attracting more extrinsically motivated individuals and a crowd that is more responsive to incentives (``malleable'') and sensitive to costs (``fragile''). We illustrate these dynamics using VIP: Voice, a multi-channel ICT platform we built to encourage both digital and real-world forms of participation in South Africa's 2014 election. VIP: Voice allowed citizens to engage in campaign activities via low-tech mobile phones and high-tech social media, randomized incentives for different types of participation, and generated a corps of citizen election monitors deployed to provide checks on the integrity of vote counts. VIP: Voice generated engagement in over 250,000 South Africans but saw large attrition switching from low to high-cost forms of engagement, and attrition was particularly large for extrinsically motivated participants. ICT-enabled citizen monitoring also worked effectively to provide low-cost cost-effective independent checks on the integrity of the electoral process that also guard against electronic hacking. Best, Samia Ibtasam <http://samiaibtasam.com/> PhD Student Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington

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Fwd: CALL: TechCongress, Congressional Innovation Scholars Program
by Kurtis Heimerl 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sajan Ravindran <sajanravindran(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 9:01 AM Subject: Fwd: CALL: TechCongress, Congressional Innovation Scholars Program To: <kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu> Dear Prof. Heimerl, If you could please circulate the below position among your contacts, I would be grateful. Kind Regards, Sajan ---------- Forwarded message --------- TechCongress is now recruiting for the 2020 Congressional Innovation Scholars program, placing recent graduate students in CS, engineering, data science and other technical fields to serve as tech policy advisors to top Members of Congress (offices like Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and the House Homeland Security Committee). It’s a ten month paid program ($55,000 annual equivalent stipend) with other benefits and fellows have done incredible work like: - Passing the OPEN Government Data Act into law. - Investigating and organizing hearings about Cambridge Analytica, voting machine vulnerability, and facial recognition technology. - Securing changes to defense procurement policy to allow startups to better compete with big government contractors. Applications are open through 3/15 and there’s more information here: https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-scholars <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.techcongress.io_co…> -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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Reminder : No change Seminar tomorrow February 18th 2020
by Samia Ibtasam 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Hi Everyone, Reminder - there won't be a Change seminar tomorrow (February 18th, 2020). We will meet next week for a talk by James Long from the Department of Political Science. Best, Samia Ibtasam <http://samiaibtasam.com/> PhD Student Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington

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Fwd: Engineer needed to help measure power reliability around the world!
by Kurtis Heimerl 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Noah Klugman <nklugman(a)berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 3:47 PM Subject: Engineer needed to help measure power reliability around the world! To: <kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu> Hello all, I’m writing to announce a job posting at nLine for a full-stack engineer who is passionate about using technical expertise to address societal problems. nLine is a start-up recently founded out of UCB by Prabal Dutta (a prof in EECS), Noah Klugman, and Josh Adkins (both PhD students in EECS). This team has a history with TIER... nLine’s roots started with GridWatch project, which Noah and Prabal started alongside Javier, Matt, and Eric many years ago now. GridWatch (now nLine) combines different types of sensors to take measurements of grid reliability in areas where there is traditionally very little data on the actual lived energy environment. People experience a ton of power outages that the utility and regulators never see and therefore can't correct. At UCB, this project resulted in a couple of publications (ICTD’19, COMPASS’19, MobiCom’18, HotMobile’14) and a multi-year deployment of about 500 power quality sensors in Ghana funded by DFID and MCC. We just received funding from the Government of Ghana to scale up our work in Accra. This has given us the chance to also build a team to scale our measurements globally. If helping us gather critical and never before measured data on energy reliability for the next 30 countries sounds interesting please check out the job description attached! Best wishes, Noah Klugman noah(a)nline.io -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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ACM COMPASS 2020 CFP (Deadline: March 2nd, 2020)
by Richard Anderson 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Dear All, Please consider submitting papers to ACM COMPASS 2020<http://acmcompass.org/> which will be held between June 15-17, 2020 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The paper deadline is March 2nd, 2020 and the CFP is attached below. ACM COMPASS 2020 has expanded its scope to support eight separate submission tracks catering to different focal areas: · Computing Systems · Human-Computer Interaction · AI for Social Impact · Health · Energy, IoT and Smart Cities · Development, Economics and Social Policy · Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability · Deployment Experiences and Practitioner Reports We have assembled a strong set of area chairs and PC members for each track, collectively making a set of 100+ PC members across all tracks from different disciplines. We are hoping to attract strong submissions for every track. We would be very grateful if you could spread the word within your research groups and to relevant collaborators. thanks Aadi & Lakshmi ACM COMPASS 2020 CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for submission of full papers: March 2nd, 2020 The conference will be held on June 15-17, 2020, at ESPOL, Guayaquil, Ecuador Inspired by the broad agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ACM COMPASS 2020 aims to publish significant and original research from a broad array of computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences and engineering fields that support the growth of sustainable societies worldwide, especially including under-represented and marginalized communities. The ACM COMPASS 2020 conference aims to explicitly promote interdisciplinary research work—including new methodologies, systems, techniques, applications, and behavioral, qualitative, and quantitative studies—that addresses key societal challenges related to sustainability, gender equality, health, education, poverty, accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure, and economic growth, among others. We also welcome research on the ethics of technology, especially from a critical perspective, to discuss limitations and concerns with technology-led solutions for sustainable societies. To ensure strong research contributions, the ACM COMPASS 2020 conference will review papers based on focus tracks corresponding to the research areas they draw upon. The key focal tracks are: · Computing Systems · Human-Computer Interaction · AI for Social Impact · Health · Energy, IoT and Smart Cities · Development, Economics and Social Policy · Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability · Deployment Experiences and Practitioner Reports ________________________________ Computing Systems Track Track chair: Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Gaius Networks This track takes paper submissions on the design, implementation, and deployment of all forms of networked and software systems for sustainable societies. Topics of interest may include (but not limited to): · Connectivity solutions · Mobile systems and applications · Network planning and measurements · Spectrum management · Content distribution · Low-cost computing devices · Middleware systems · Blockchain systems · Security and privacy issues Human-Computer Interaction Track Track chair: Patrick Olivier, Monash University This track takes paper submissions on new research related to, but not limited to: · User interfaces for underserved populations · Human-centered AI · Information and computer ethics · Experiences with information systems · Information system and technology design methodologies · Technology adoption dynamics · Social relationships and information flows within and across communities · Gender and intersectionality · Other topics related to interactions between technology and society We especially encourage contributions on critical perspectives about technology, that may impose limitations on technology-led solutions for sustainable societies. AI for Social Impact Track chair: Daniel B. Neill, Machine Learning for Good Laboratory, New York University This track takes paper submissions for new research and development of AI/ML and data science techniques in the context of sustainable societies. Topics may include, but are not limited to: · Methods for large-scale data analysis, participatory sensing and crowd-sourced data collection. · Handling of missing, messy, and biased data, including data cleaning, data wrangling, data integration, and domain adaptation methods. · Analysis of massive, complex data sources, such as networked data, satellite data, mobile phone data, time-series, and spatial-temporal data. · Data privacy, security, and anonymity. · FATE (fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics) in AI and ML. Methods may be applied to relevant areas including but not limited to agriculture, poverty mapping, disease surveillance, speech interfaces, computer vision techniques, etc. We encourage (but do not require) real-world deployment and evaluation of methods in collaboration with public sector partners such as government or NGOs. Submitted papers are expected to present an argument for the (either realized or potential) social impact of the work. Global Health Track chair: Shameer Khader, Astra Zeneca This track takes papers on all aspects pertaining to the use of computing solutions to address challenges in global health. Topics may include (but not limited to): · AI/ML techniques for global health · EHR analysis · Health policy interventions · Randomized control trials · Bioinformatics and genomics for global health · Disease surveillance · Maternal and child health · Infectious diseases · Chronic illnesses · Mobile health platforms · Health care management and hospital care Energy, IoT, and Smart Cities Track chair: Jay Taneja, University of Massachusetts Amherst This track takes paper submissions on topics related to the application of computing and communication technologies, including but not limited to: · IoTs and other systems for improving infrastructure (buildings, energy systems, roads, water and sanitation systems, etc.) · Computing technologies applied in energy and electricity networks · IoTs and other systems in agriculture · Systems for measurement, monitoring, and/or management of urban environments · IoTs and other systems for community engagement and governance · Techniques for demand-side management and dynamic pricing of energy · Deployment of sensing and communications technologies, case studies, and lessons learned · Security and privacy in energy, IoT, and smart cities applications Development, Economics and Social Policy Track chair: Samuel Fraiberger, World Bank This track takes a broad array of paper submissions from the areas of economics, social sciences and policy that pertain to sustainability and socio-economic development. Specific topics include but are not limited to: · Randomized control trials · Causal inference using observational data for policy evaluation · Methods and analyses of biased, selective, or incomplete observational social data · Non-traditional data (administrative, satellite, social media, mobile, etc.) for measurement and policy evaluation · Computational methods Developmental economics studies · Large-scale/online social experiments for policy evaluation · Social network analysis and interventions · Text analysis and natural language processing (NLP) for policy evaluation · Technology policy studies and implications · Applications and experience of using ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) for development We encourage development, economics and policy papers agnostic of the domain of application including public health, financial services, education, agriculture, gender equality, livelihood, employment, governance systems, and labour rights, among others. Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Track chairs: Priya Shyamsundar and Niraj Swami, The Nature Conservancy This track takes papers on all aspects of sustainability of the planet pertaining to environmental sciences, climate change and environmental policy. We encourage submissions across a broad spectrum of topics in this space, including but not limited to: Climate change modeling · Environmental scientific studies · Impact of climate change on populations · Sustainable management of natural resources · Environmental policy studies · Environmental economics · Measuring and evaluating the impact of nature-based strategies · Institutional systems and changes required for effective use of technology Deployment Experiences and Practitioner Reports Track chairs: Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University and Mercy Julia Borbor Cordova, ESPOL This track takes long papers on deployment experiences and short papers on practitioner reports, related to any of the above tracks. Topics of interest include, but are limited to: · Evaluations of impact from technologies deployed in the field · Financial sustainability · Failures · Reflections from long-term deployments · Problem statements that can lead to new research directions ACM COMPASS 2020 specifically aims to forge stronger relationships between practitioners and researchers. ________________________________ SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Full papers will be archival submissions with a length of up to 10 pages, plus references. Papers should represent polished, significant contributions. Authors are encouraged to submit a paper of length proportional to its contribution. Papers should be submitted in the two-column CHI 2020 proceedings format (templates available for LaTeX<https://chi2020.acm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/proceedings.zip>, Overleaf<https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/chi2020-proceedings/qtdvrwbtqxww> or Microsoft Word<https://chi2020.acm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SIGCHI-CHI20-Sample-Pape…>). Submissions must be in the pdf format. All submissions will go through a double blind review process, therefore no author names or affiliations may appear on the title page, and papers should avoid revealing their identity in the text. In addition, COMPASS 2020 will have a Posters track for preliminary projects or late-breaking results. Posters are intended to allow presenters to share their latest results or get early feedback on projects. Poster submissions will be limited to 2 pages plus references. There are two poster submission deadlines (March 2nd and Apr 20th) to allow for earlier travel planning as well as late-breaking work, but only accepted submissions for the first round will be archived. To accommodate the publishing traditions of different fields, authors of accepted papers or posters can ask that only a one-page abstract appear in the archival proceedings, along with a URL pointing to the full paper. Authors should guarantee the link to the full paper to be reliable for at least two years. This option is available to accommodate subsequent publication in journals that would not consider results that have been published in preliminary form in a conference proceedings. ACM COMPASS 2020 CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS General conference chairs Daniel Ochoa, ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral) Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Program committee chairs Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Gram Vaani Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Track chairs Mercy Julia Borbor Cordova, ESPOL Samuel Fraiberger, World Bank Jay Taneja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University Shameer Khader, Astra Zeneca Daniel Neill, New York University Patrick Olivier, Monash University Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Gaius Networks Priya Shyamsundar, The Nature Conservancy Niraj Swami, The Nature Conservancy Steering committee Richard Anderson, University of Washington Nicola Dell, Cornell Tech Melissa Densmore, University of Cape Town Carla Gomes, Cornell University Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Milind Tambe, University of Southern California Bill Thies, Microsoft Research Ellen Zegura, Georgia Tech

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Hiring HCI researchers at Google Research India
by Kurtis Heimerl 11 Feb '20

11 Feb '20

We are excited to announce a new *HCI-AI group* at the Google Research India <https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-asia/google-research-india-…> lab, Bangalore. We invite applications for full-time HCI researchers working at the intersection of HCI and AI/ML. Specifically, we are looking for those working in sub-fields of natural language processing, intelligent user interfaces, technology and global development, and data visualization. Being part of the HCI group at Google Research India provides an opportunity to do cutting-edge research on human-AI systems that aims to fundamentally amplify human capacity. Google researchers do fundamental, long-term research that is incorporated into large-scale, real-world systems that affect the lives of millions of people. Examples of HCI research from Google Research are the What-if Tool <https://pair-code.github.io/what-if-tool/>, Teachable Machines <https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/> and PAIR Guidebook <https://pair.withgoogle.com/> and examples of AI research are the BERT <https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/11/open-sourcing-bert-state-of-art-pre.html> model, Tensorflow <https://www.tensorflow.org/> and Federated Learning <https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/04/federated-learning-collaborative.html>, incorporated into several products. In addition to HCI, the India lab is also home to groups doing research on artificial intelligence (e.g., deep learning, AI applications for societal issues, natural language understanding, multi-agent systems), systems, computational social sciences, and more. India is home to a large and dynamic technology user base and presents unique opportunities for societal impact. Our India academic relations move forward the discipline of HCI, as well as other disciplines, through collaborations, fellowships and mentorship. Successful candidates for full-time roles will have a PhD. in HCI or related fields, a strong track record of scholarship in top-tier HCI venues, evidence of real-world impact, and an ability to successfully collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams. An understanding of or experience with AI/ML technology is a prerequisite. We also invite conversations on visiting faculty, pre-docs (exceptional Bachelor's or Master's), post-docs, and student projects. Pre-docs and Post-docs are 1- to 2-year gigs. Visiting faculty length varies from a few months to a year. Interested candidates should contact *Nithya Sambasivan at nithyasamba(a)google.com <nithyasamba(a)google.com>* with a CV and bio. We especially welcome members from under-represented Indian communities. -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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Fwd: [TIER] job opening - broadband policy and regulatory specialist
by Kurtis Heimerl 11 Feb '20

11 Feb '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dhanaraj Thakur <dhanaraj.thakur(a)webfoundation.org> Date: Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 10:19 AM Subject: [TIER] job opening - broadband policy and regulatory specialist To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. We have a new job opening for a Policy and Regulatory Specialist. They will provide expert advice to all Alliance for Affordable Internet <https://a4ai.org/> (A4AI)’s projects, with a focus on technical assistance and advisory work. You’ll design and implement effective policy advocacy strategies to support A4AI’s ambitious policy change goals and contribute to the development of a powerful evidence base to support our work to make broadband affordable for all. *Read the full job description <https://1e8q3q16vyc81g8l3h3md6q5f5e-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uplo…> to find out more.* *To apply, please read the full job description <https://1e8q3q16vyc81g8l3h3md6q5f5e-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uplo…> and email your CV and a cover letter with the subject line “Policy and Regulatory Specialist” to jobs(a)webfoundation.org <jobs(a)webfoundation.org> by **February 28, 2020**.* Feel free to share with your colleagues and networks. thanks and take care, Dhanaraj -- Dhanaraj Thakur (he/him) Research Director World Wide Web Foundation <https://webfoundation.org> +1 857 498 8869 (USA) @thakurdhanaraj PGP: 0xFCB84FE2A0E7C147 *World Wide Web Foundation | **1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, 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 -- Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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No Change Seminar Tomorrow February 11th, 2020
by Samia Ibtasam 10 Feb '20

10 Feb '20

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that there won't be a Change Seminar tomorrow February 11th, 2020 (Tuesday). Best, Samia Ibtasam <http://samiaibtasam.com/> PhD Student Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington

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Study Abroad in Hawaii this Summer
by Kat Chung 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Please share this unique opportunity with the students in your program. Aloha, Together, the Information School<https://ischool.uw.edu/> and the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity<https://www.washington.edu/omad/> have an exciting new Study Abroad Program in Hawaii this summer. The program will expose students to different ways of knowing and take them through a hands-on journey from oceanic navigation to taro cultivation and fishing. The focus will be on Hawaii and Oceania and will help students understand the value of indigenous knowledge systems as valid, critical, and credible sources of scientific information. There are two upcoming information sessions where interested students can learn more and speak with program leaders. Information sessions will be held in Bloedel 061 (in the iSchool Research Suite – Bloedel Basement) * Thursday, February 6, 2:30 – 3:30pm (PST) * Monday, February 10, 4:00-5:00pm (PST) If you cannot make it in person, you can join remotely using Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/5572669425 More information and a link to apply can be found here: https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgra… The application deadline is just around the corner: February 15. Everyone who submits an application will be invited to participate in a group interview. Feel free to email me in the interim if you have other questions: chriskr(a)uw.edu<mailto:chriskr@uw.edu> Mahalo, Chris -- Kat Chung Communications Manager (she, her) kchung2(a)uw.edu<mailto:kchung2@uw.edu> | tascha.uw.edu<https://tascha.uw.edu/> [signature_906378707] [signature_1636236474]<https://www.facebook.com/tascharesearch/>[signature_1253210595]<https://twitter.com/taschagroup>

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