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Dissertation defense: A proof of concept system for automated Cervical Cancer Screening in Peru
by Sherrilynne Fuller 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

FYI - may be of interest DISSERTATION DEFENSE - Mabel Raza Monday, June 10, 9:00 a.m. Computer Science and Engineering Building, Room 303 Title: "A Proof of Concept System for Automated Cervical Cancer Screening in Peru" Abstract: Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women around the world and affects half a million women per year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 275,000 women die every year, and 80% to 85% of these deaths occur in low-resource countries in Africa and South America. In Peru, cervical cancer has the highest incidence and the second highest mortality rate of cancers among women. Currently, the screening techniques such as the Papanicolau (Pap) test, in which some cells from the cervix are examined under a microscope to detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous cells, and the Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA), in which the surface layer of the cervix is examined through visual inspection after washing it with 3% to 5% acetic acid (vinegar) for one minute, are part of the national health policy in Peru. The Pap test is mainly used in urban areas in Peru. However, there are some challenges related to spreading the Pap test throughout the whole country: lack of quality and standardization of the readings of Pap smears, shortage of trained personnel, uneven processing of samples resulting in diagnosis and treatment delays, and lack of even basic laboratory infrastructure, all of which impacts greatly the sustainability of this procedure in remote and/or poor settings. Extensive research has shown that computational solutions are a viable and suitable aid for overcoming these barriers. However, the majority of these solutions are commercial products that are not affordable for developing countries, such as Peru. In this context, developing a strategy, algorithm and open source computational implementation that recognizes normal vs. abnormal Pap smears can ultimately provide a cost-effective alternative for developing countries. The dissertation-specific objectives are to: 1) determine the characteristics of normal vs. abnormal Pap smears through expert consultation and relevant literature, 2) collect data sets and run preliminary experiments to compare two possible approaches, and 3) assess the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of the proposed cervical cancer screening approach for classifying normal vs. abnormal Pap smears compared to experts' review. Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health and Information School Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington 35-4985 Seattle, Washington, 98195-4985 206-616-4575 206-491-6380 (Cell) 206-616-5149 (Fax) sfuller(a)uw.edu

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CSE481K Capstone: posters/demos, Monday, June 10th noon-1:30, CSE Atrium
by Gaetano Borriello 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

You are invited to the: CSE481K Designing Technology for Low-Resource Settings (the ICTD Capstone) POSTER AND DEMO SESSION Monday, June 10, noon-1:30 in the CSE Atrium Each winter and spring, students from CSE and HCDE collaborate on a set of projects to design and prototype technology solutions to particular problems motivated by issues encountered in low-resource settings. Each of the teams has an external customer that connects them to real users for ideation and evaluation. Winter quarter is spent exploring and developing project plans while Spring quarter is focused on developing a working prototyping and conducting preliminary evaluations and/or getting user feedback. Come join us on Monday, June 10th, from noon - 1:30 in the CSE Atrium to get a hands-on demo and discuss the projects with the students around their posters. There will be six projects showcased: IRIS for HPV Vaccine: using biometrics (fingerprints) to manage multi-step vaccinations. Neonatal Nurse Job Aids: handy resources for nurses working neonatal wards where procedures are highly specialized. Tweak the Tweet: a smartphone app for reporting information during disasters in a form easy to process for visualization. weReport: a smartphone app to help Peace Corp Volunteers poll the communities in which they work about aid projects. Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses: making the popular WHO triage protocol easier to navigate and distribute to multiple care givers. myStatus: an integrated smartphone app with privacy features to help patients with chronic health conditions.

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Job: Tanzania: Digital/Social Media Agency Director Opportunity
by Nicola Dell 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lukindo Tenga <lukindo.tenga(a)outlook.com> Date: Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 3:53 PM Subject: Tanzania: Digital/Social Media Agency Director Opportunity To: "change-owner(a)change.washington.edu" <change-owner(a)change.washington.edu > Dear Sir/Madam: I'd be much obliged if you could forward this email to the Change email list. Thanks. Lukindo Tenga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Change folks: My cousin runs an integrated marketing agency in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania called Aggrey & Clifford (http://aggreyclifford.com/<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://aggreyclifford.com/&h=-AQGvBfnvAQFh1…>). They are looking expand their business into Digital/Social Media and need someone who can come and head the team. Aggrey & Clifford has a presence in Uganda and Kenya as well and is planning to enter the rest of East Africa. This is an opportunity to build a digital marketing team from scratch with the support of an already thriving traditional media agency in a market that has so much potential in new media. They are looking for someone with at least two years of work experience in a digital marketing agency, with app/web programming skills, social/web analytics, content management, and with an entrepreneurial streak. You will have opportunities to work with multinational brands such as Coca-Cola, Barclays Bank, as well as local companies. You'll also get to experience East African culture, participate in the burgeoning African digital revolution, travel globally, and have all the sunshine you could've ever wished for. The position needs to be filled ASAP, and the MD is willing to fly into Washington and/or drive to the Silicon Valley for a face to face interview. Please email me at lukindo.tenga(a)outlook.com with your resumes if you're interested. Also please feel free to forward the email to anyone you think would be interested. Please address your cover letter to Rashid Tenga, Managing Director. See below for a more detailed description of the needed requirements. Yours, Lukindo Tenga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggrey & Clifford (http://aggreyclifford.com/) is an integrated marketing agency based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They are looking expand their business into Digital/Social Media and need someone who can come and build and head the team. A&C has a presence in Uganda and Kenya as well and is planning to enter the rest of East Africa. This is an opportunity to build a digital marketing team from scratch with the support of an already thriving traditional media agency in a market that has so much potential in new media. This will be a full-time salaried position with benefits. The position needs to be filled urgently. Starting time can be negotiated. *Responsibilities:* - Build and lead a digital/social media team for Aggrey & Clifford (A&C) - Develop a clear, region-appropriate vision for A&C’s efforts in the digital and social media space - Provide senior level strategic planning and counsel to A&C’s account teams and clients - Participate and lead in A&C pitches for new clients - Develop digital content management strategy for A&C - Develop and monetize new social media service offerings - Stay on top of current regional and global trends/applications in the digital and social media - Directly manage the social media team by providing ongoing feedback and evaluation in addition to the development of individual professional development plans - Ensure consistency and quality of service for A&C’s clients - Oversee the development of A&C’s digital and social media budgets and service levels - Develop new processes and platforms to facilitate client work and provide new efficiencies for current practices - Develop the plan to guide A&C’s strategy and marketing efforts in the digital and social media space *Desired Skills:* - 2+ years in the digital and social media space - Agency experience is important - Web/app programming skills - Thorough knowledge and understanding of the digital and social media space - Deep relationships with teams at social media platforms (i.e., Facebook and Twitter) - Team management -- proven ability to empower and mobilize teams to meet/exceed client expectations and to deliver against the program objectives

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No Change Tomorrow
by Trevor Perrier 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Hi All, We were unable to schedule a speaker at short notice for tomorrow, so unfortunately the last Change talk of the quarter will have to be canceled. Thanks to all those who came out and participated this quarter. We look forward to starting up again in the fall and learning about what everyone is up to over the summer. Regards, - Trevor

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ColdTrace wins Vodafone Wireless Innovation Competition
by Yaw Anokwa 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

ColdTrace - research by Nexleaf Analytics and UW CSE Ph.D. student (and Change member) Rohit Chaudhri - has won this year's Vodafone Wireless Innovation Competition. ColdTrace is a low-cost wireless sensor designed to improve access to vaccines which protect thousands of children against diseases such as tuberculosis and polio. The sensor remotely monitors the temperature of vaccines. It also provides a better understanding of the vaccine cold storage, transportation and distribution infrastructures, particularly in areas where regular records are not maintained. Nexleaf Analytics is a nonprofit technology company co-founded by UCLA Ph.D. alumna Nithya Ramanathan that provides lightweight sensor technologies for measuring the impact of critical public health and environmental interventions. http://news.cs.washington.edu/2013/06/02/coldtrace-wins-vodafone-wireless-i…

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Global Poverty and Practice Postdoctoral positions available at the Blum Center at UC Berkeley
by Matt Podolsky 29 May '13

29 May '13

> *Global Poverty and Practice Postdoctoral Fellows Program* > At the Blum Center for Developing Economies, UC Berkeley > > The Global Poverty and Practice Post Doctoral Fellows program aims to > support research and teaching in a wide range of interdisciplinary fields > and on a variety of subject areas relevant to poverty, inequality, and > poverty action. This two year program challenges Fellows to advance a > research project and to articulate a plan for the publication and > dissemination of such research. Each Fellow will also be asked to teach > three courses during the two-year appointment. One course directly relates > to the Fellow’s research, and the other courses contribute to the core > curriculum of the Global Poverty and Practice Minor. Fellows will actively > participate in the newly launched Higher Education Solutions Network. > > For a full description of the postdoc program and the application visit: > https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00149 > > -- > Sean Burns, Ph.D. > Director of Student Programs > Global Poverty and Practice Minor / Big Ideas@Berkeley > Blum Center for Developing Economies > University of California, Berkeley > 5570 Blum Hall, 100F > ph. 510-666-9127 >

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No Change Tomorrow
by Trevor Perrier 27 May '13

27 May '13

Hi All, The ICTD capstone presentations planned for Change this week have been have been moved. So unfortunately Change seminar is canceled tomorrow. - Trevor

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Fwd: APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN: AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships (Please Distribute Widely)
by Gaetano Borriello 26 May '13

26 May '13

> > Call For Applications - AAAS Science & Technology Fellowships > > The 2014-2015 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. http://fellowships.aaas.org/04_Become/04_Application.shtmlBeginning this application cycle, the application portal will open May 1 and the deadline to apply is November 1, 2013, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. > > As alumni fellows, we encourage you to share this information with friends and colleagues who are interested in seeking opportunities at the intersection of science and policy. On June 6th we will have a live chat event to highlight the fellowship; please feel free to share the message below with prospective candidates: > > The 2014-2015 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. For details and to learn more about the fellowships, join the AAAS Live Chat Event on June 6 bit.ly/XC01a4 or visit http://fellowships.aaas.org. Please contact the Fellowships staff at fellowships(a)aaas.org or 202-326-6700 with questions. > > Best Regards, > Salaeha > > Salaeha Shariff, MPS > Project Director > Outreach/Recruitment, Professional Development & Alumni Engagement > AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships > American Association for the Advancement of Science > 1200 New York Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20005 > 202-326-7083 | 202-289-4950 fax > sshariff(a)aaas.org > www.fellowships.aaas.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DCFellows listserv > DCFellows(a)listserv.aaas.org > http://listserv.aaas.org/mailman/listinfo/dcfellows > _______________________________________________ > The DC Fellows listserv is intended to provide a free forum for exchange of ideas and information among former AAAS Fellows living in/around Washington, DC only. AAAS does not monitor, sanction, or endorse the content of information exchanged through the listserv, except when posted by AAAS Fellowships staff acting in a professional capacity. Opinions or points of view expressed in a listserv message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of AAAS or the Science and Technology Policy Fellowships Department. > > > > > >

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interesting work on mobile money and unintended consequences
by Beth Kolko 24 May '13

24 May '13

here's a synopsis of the larger study: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-23/kenyans-find-the-unintended… Beth Kolko Professor Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington Box 352315 Sieg 423 Seattle, WA 98195 206.685.3809 Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Harvard University

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Fwd: [TIER] APPLY by May 31st - Rolex Awards for Enterprise
by Yaw Anokwa 22 May '13

22 May '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Temina Madon" <tmadon(a)berkeley.edu> Date: May 22, 2013 6:29 PM Subject: [TIER] APPLY by May 31st - Rolex Awards for Enterprise To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu>, <bachas(a)econ.berkeley.edu> Cc: Please forward to young researchers who may be interested-- Rolex Awards for Enterprise - Deadline May 31st The Rolex Awards support pioneering work in five areas: applied technology, cultural heritage, environment, exploration and discovery, and science and health. However, projects may be submitted in almost any area of activity, provided they have the potential to bring benefits for mankind. Projects are assessed based on the feasibility, originality, potential for sustained impact, and, above all, on the candidate’s own spirit of enterprise. Past awards have included novel use of mobile technology for marine conservation research, research on post-harvest technology for small-holder farmers, etc Details here: http://www.rolexawards.com/about/apply Note that these awards are given every two years, and they are devoted exclusively to young professionals (i.e. ages 18-30 years) _______________________________________________ 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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