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Tomorrow: Sharon Heung on Towards Addressing Ableism on Social Media
by Lisa Orii 01 Apr '24

01 Apr '24

Hi all, This is a reminder that tomorrow, Change seminar will have *Sharon Heung* (she/her) give a talk on *Towards Addressing Ableism on Social Media.* *Abstract:* Social media is essential for the disability community as an accessible alternative to socialize with others, advocate, and educate others about disability, and provide emotional and information peer support between disabled* people. While social media has fostered a sense of belonging for the disability community, disabled social media users are targets of ableism and disability-related hate online. Similar to other historically marginalized individuals, disabled people are more at-risk of experiencing identity-attacks that are damaging to their psychological and emotional well-being and may lead to self-censorship. The very platforms used for community support may also facilitate further marginalization of disabled people. In this talk, I will share my existing contributions in understanding ableism on social media: (1) ableist microaggressions experienced by disabled social media users and (2) ableist hate and harassment experienced by disabled content creators. I will highlight different forms of ableism, including ableist speech (e.g. mocking & invalidating disability identity) and instances of platform-enabled ableism (e.g. wrongful censorship). Throughout, I will emphasize the immediate emotional harm and the long-term impact of experiencing ableism online. I will then present my ongoing work towards addressing ableism on social media, including designing moderation tools to mitigate the harm of viewing ableist content. *We use the term disabled people, since identity-first language is preferred by disability rights groups, the disability justice movement, and mimics the language our participants used. *Presenter Bio:* Sharon Heung is a PhD Candidate at Cornell Tech advised by Aditya Vashistha and Shiri Azenkot. Her work is at the intersection of accessibility, human-computer interactions, and digital safety. Her research aims to understand platform-enabled ableism on social media to better support disabled people’s self-expression and safety online. This includes examining disability-related discrimination by other users and how platforms facilitate and exacerbate such harmful experiences. She hopes to reimagine a more inclusive digital space with and for the disability community. Prior to Cornell, she received her bachelor’s in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington and worked at AT&T's Experience Design Studio research team. Her work has been supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. *Resources: *Papers on ableist microaggression <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3517428.3544…> and ableist hate and harassment <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.adityavashistha.com/uploads/2/0/8/0…> . *Location:* Tuesday from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) or on *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/9744652312 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awashingto…> Best, UW Change Organizers

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Change Seminar 4/2: Sharon Heung on Towards Addressing Ableism on Social Media
by Lisa Orii 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Hi all, At Change Seminar of April 2nd, we're grateful to have *Sharon Heung* (she/her) give a talk on *Towards Addressing Ableism on Social Media.* *Abstract:* Social media is essential for the disability community as an accessible alternative to socialize with others, advocate, and educate others about disability, and provide emotional and information peer support between disabled* people. While social media has fostered a sense of belonging for the disability community, disabled social media users are targets of ableism and disability-related hate online. Similar to other historically marginalized individuals, disabled people are more at-risk of experiencing identity-attacks that are damaging to their psychological and emotional well-being and may lead to self-censorship. The very platforms used for community support may also facilitate further marginalization of disabled people. In this talk, I will share my existing contributions in understanding ableism on social media: (1) ableist microaggressions experienced by disabled social media users and (2) ableist hate and harassment experienced by disabled content creators. I will highlight different forms of ableism, including ableist speech (e.g. mocking & invalidating disability identity) and instances of platform-enabled ableism (e.g. wrongful censorship). Throughout, I will emphasize the immediate emotional harm and the long-term impact of experiencing ableism online. I will then present my ongoing work towards addressing ableism on social media, including designing moderation tools to mitigate the harm of viewing ableist content. *We use the term disabled people, since identity-first language is preferred by disability rights groups, the disability justice movement, and mimics the language our participants used. *Presenter Bio:* Sharon Heung is a PhD Candidate at Cornell Tech advised by Aditya Vashistha and Shiri Azenkot. Her work is at the intersection of accessibility, human-computer interactions, and digital safety. Her research aims to understand platform-enabled ableism on social media to better support disabled people’s self-expression and safety online. This includes examining disability-related discrimination by other users and how platforms facilitate and exacerbate such harmful experiences. She hopes to reimagine a more inclusive digital space with and for the disability community. Prior to Cornell, she received her bachelor’s in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington and worked at AT&T's Experience Design Studio research team. Her work has been supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. *Resources: *Papers on ableist microaggression <https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3517428.3544801> and ableist hate and harassment <https://www.adityavashistha.com/uploads/2/0/8/0/20800650/ableism-chi-2024.p…> . *Location:* Tuesday from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) or on *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/9744652312 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://washington.zoom.us/j/9744652312&sa=D&s…> Best, UW Change Organizers

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Fwd: AMC SCI4E Workshop - Call for Papers
by Kurtis Heimerl 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Dear colleague, We would like to welcome you to submit your research to the first ACM Workshop on Sensing, Communication, and Intelligence for Earth (SCI4E 2024). We are organizing SCI4E as a part of MobiSys 2024, and the workshop will be held on June 7th in Tokyo. This workshop is a platform for researchers to submit their early-stage work and short position papers around sensing, communication, and AI in the following applications areas, but not limited to them: ● Climate ● Conservation ● Food Security (e.g., agriculture, supply chain) ● Freshwater and Oceans ● Sustainability ● Environment ● Community Resilience The deadline to submit is April 6th, and more information can be found on the workshop website: ACM SCI4E 2024 - Call for Papers (google.com) <https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/sci4e2024/call-for-papers> We would also appreciate it if you share this invitation with others in your network who work on related topics. Sincerely, The SCI4E organizing committee. *Vaishnavi Ranganathan (Microsoft Research)* *Zerina Kapetanovic (Stanford)* *Kurtis Heimerl (University of Washington)*

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Fw: [MD4SG] Call for Papers announcement for EAAMO’24: submit your work by April 15, 2024
by Abraham D Flaxman 06 Mar '24

06 Mar '24

Upcoming conference that grew out of the "Mechanism Design for Social Good" reading group started (in part) by UW grad students not that long ago: ________________________________ From: md4sg-announce(a)googlegroups.com <md4sg-announce(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of MD4SG Organizers <organizers(a)md4sg.com> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 2:10 AM To: md4sg-announce(a)googlegroups.com <md4sg-announce(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: pc24(a)eaamo.org <pc24(a)eaamo.org> Subject: [MD4SG] Call for Papers announcement for EAAMO’24: submit your work by April 15, 2024 Dear all, On behalf of the organizers, we are excited to announce the Call for Participation for the 4th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO '24<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://conference.eaamo.org/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!n…>). The conference will be held from October 30 to November 1, 2024 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. EAAMO '24 will bring together academics and practitioners from diverse disciplines and sectors. The conference will highlight work along the research-to-practice pipeline aimed at improving access to opportunity for historically underserved and disadvantaged communities, as well as mitigating harms concerning inequitable and unsafe outcomes. In particular, we seek contributions from different fields that offer insights into the intersectional design and impacts of algorithms, optimization, and mechanism design with grounding in the social sciences and humanistic studies. We welcome archival and non-archival contributions to the research track as well as the policy and practice track. Submissions can include research, survey, and position papers as well as problem- and practice-driven submissions by academics and practitioners from any disciplines or sectors alike. Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline: 15 April 2024, AoE Submission Notification: 18 July 2024 Paper Submission Page: coming up soon Event Dates: 30 October - 1 November 2024 The conference will offer opportunities to engage with leading experts, share innovative research and practices, and network with peers. We look forward to your participation and we encourage you to disseminate the Call for Papers to any interested colleagues. For any further inquiries about the conference, please contact the Program Chairs at pc24(a)eaamo.org or the Executive Committee at ec(a)eaamo.org. Sincerely, EAAMO '24 Organizers Program Chairs: Nick Arnosti<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nickarnosti.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!n9JkpO…>, University of Minnesota Caterina Calsamiglia<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.google.com/site/caterinacalsamigl…>, IPEG Salvador Ruiz-Correa<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LJNs7…>, IPYCT John P. Dickerson<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jpdickerson.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!n9JkpO…>, Arthur & University of Maryland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "md4sg-announce" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to md4sg-announce%2Bunsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:md4sg-announce+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/md4sg-announce/CAOEMdcZXoPha%3D6tTTUVMmGX…<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/md4sg-announc…>.

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Change Seminar 3/5: Sharifa Sultana - Shishushurokkha: A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh
by Ananditha Raghunath 01 Mar '24

01 Mar '24

Hi all, This week at Change, we're grateful to have *Sharifa Sultana* (she/her) give a talk on *Shishushurokkha: A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh* Description: Sharifa is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at UIUC. Her areas of expertise lie at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD), a growing area of study that focuses on the interplay between global development and technologies. Sharifa’s research focuses on studying and building computing technologies for recognizing the identities and values of and justice with marginalized communities. She deploys a variety of qualitative, quantitative, and design methodologies to probe and address social justice agendas in low-resource, marginalized communities. She has conducted several long-term ethnographic field studies in Bangladesh to reveal the challenges that rural populations and minorities face, and built computing technologies to improve the quality of their lives. She employs critical social science theories in building computing systems that relate to understanding and overcoming the challenges of marginalization, oppression, and injustice. She has published the results of her work at top-tier conferences such as ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, and ACM ICTD. Her work has received a best paper award, a best paper honorable mention, and a diversity and inclusion recognition. She is a recipient of the Facebook Fellowship, and she won multiple grants on collaborative projects funded by Meta and the Bangladesh ICT Ministry. Bio: The challenge of designing against child sexual abuse becomes more complicated in conservative societies where talking about sex is taboo. My mixed-method study investigated the common nature, location, and time of the abuse, post-incident support, and possible combating strategies. Besides revealing important facts, our findings highlight the need of decentering the design from the victims (children and/or guardians) to the community. Hence, building on the theory of transformative justice, we prototyped and evaluated ‘ShishuShurokkha’ – an online tool that involves the whole community by allowing anonymous bystander reporting, visualizing case maps, connecting with legal, medical, and social support, and raising awareness. The evaluation of ShishuShurokkha shows the promise for such a communal approach toward combating child sexual abuse, and highlights the needs for sincere involvement of the government, NGOs, the legal, educational, and religious services in this. Resources: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3491102.3517543 We hope to see you there! Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu Location: Tuesday from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) or on Zoom: Https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408 <https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408> Best, UW Change Organizers

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[Reminder] Change Seminar 2/27: Dr. Farzaneh Badiei - The Impact of AI on the Internet
by Innocent Obi 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Hi everyone! Quick reminder that tomorrow we will be hearing from Dr. Farzaneh Badiei (she/her) from Digital Medusa <https://digitalmedusa.org/>. Her talk is titled *The Impact of AI on the Internet**.* *Description* In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital governance, the intersection of Internet governance and Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains an overlooked and critical aspect. We ought to contextualize the impact of AI on Internet operations in a more holistic manner. The questions we should address include: AI and Internet connectivity, AI and its potential impact on the use and abuse of Internet infrastructure, AI and access to Internet services, AI and censorship on the Internet, AI and web governance, to name a few. In this session, I will talk about the impact of AI on the Internet and Internet governance and make a few examples of how Internet operations are streamlined or impacted by AI and how to monitor this issue in different policy fora. *Resources* Read this blog colleague Angie Orejuela: https://digitalmedusa.org/the-overlooked-connection-internet-governance-and… *Seminar Details* Location: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408 *Presenter Bio* Dr. Badiei is the founder of Digital Medusa, an initiative that focuses on protecting the core values of our global digital space with sound governance. For over a decade, Dr. Badiei has directed and helped lead projects related to Digital Trust and Safety, Internet governance and social media governance. She has undertaken research at Yale Law School, Georgia Institute of Technology and the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin. Dr. Badiei received her PhD in law from the University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics. Between 2011 and 2014, she worked at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat. Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu! Best, UW Change Organizers

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Change Seminar 2/27: Dr. Farzaneh Badiei - The Impact of AI on the Internet
by Innocent Obi 22 Feb '24

22 Feb '24

Hi everyone! Next week, we will be hearing from Dr. Farzaneh Badiei (she/her) from Digital Medusa <https://digitalmedusa.org/>. Her talk is titled *The Impact of AI on the Internet**.* *Description* In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital governance, the intersection of Internet governance and Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains an overlooked and critical aspect. We ought to contextualize the impact of AI on Internet operations in a more holistic manner. The questions we should address include: AI and Internet connectivity, AI and its potential impact on the use and abuse of Internet infrastructure, AI and access to Internet services, AI and censorship on the Internet, AI and web governance, to name a few. In this session, I will talk about the impact of AI on the Internet and Internet governance and make a few examples of how Internet operations are streamlined or impacted by AI and how to monitor this issue in different policy fora. *Resources* Read this blog colleague Angie Orejuela: https://digitalmedusa.org/the-overlooked-connection-internet-governance-and… *Seminar Details* Location: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408 *Presenter Bio* Dr. Badiei is the founder of Digital Medusa, an initiative that focuses on protecting the core values of our global digital space with sound governance. For over a decade, Dr. Badiei has directed and helped lead projects related to Digital Trust and Safety, Internet governance and social media governance. She has undertaken research at Yale Law School, Georgia Institute of Technology and the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin. Dr. Badiei received her PhD in law from the University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics. Between 2011 and 2014, she worked at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat. Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu! Best, UW Change Organizers

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CHANGE Seminar Cancelled on 2/20
by Ananditha Raghunath 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

Hi all, Due to some unforeseen challenges on the speaker's end, we are cancelling Change Seminar this Tuesday. See you all next week! Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu Best, UW Change Organizers

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Change Seminar 2/13: Smit Desai - Designing Persona-Fluid Voice User Interfaces
by Ananditha Raghunath 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

Hi all, This week at Change, we're grateful to have *Smit Desai* (he/him) give a talk on *Designing Persona-Fluid Voice User Interfaces*. Description: Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) have become ubiquitous in everyday life. As these technologies advance, their capabilities of embodying social roles also increase. In this talk, I will present my experiences in designing and developing VUIs, acting as a teacher, a research assistant, a storyteller, and an exercise coach. Moreover, I will also propose a novel method of designing voice interfaces that blur the boundaries between these strictly defined social roles and act closer to how users actually perceive voice interfaces. Bio: Smit Desai is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His primary research focus centers around comprehending the mental models of users as they engage with conversational agents, utilizing innovative research techniques such as metaphor analysis. He leverages this valuable insight to advance the development of conversational agents in diverse social roles, including educators and storytellers. Smit is a Provocation Papers Co-Chair at the upcoming ACM CUI 2024 conference in Luxembourg. His research has yielded publications in esteemed HCI forums like CHI, TOCHI, CSCW, and CUI. We hope to see you there! Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu Location: Tuesdays from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) or on Zoom: Https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408 Best, UW Change Organizers

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Change Seminar 2/6: Trevor Henry Chiboora - Evaluating Mobile Banking Application Security Posture Using the OWASP’s MASVS Framework
by Innocent Obi 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

Hi everyone! At next week's Change talk co-hosted with the UW Security and Privacy Research Lab, we will be hearing from Trevor Henry Chiboora from CMU Africa (CyLab-Africa). His talk is titled *Evaluating Mobile Banking Application Security Posture Using the OWASP’s MASVS Framework*. Trevor is also part of the Upanzi Network which is an Africa-based network of technology research labs that is working towards a secure and resilient digital transformation of the continent. Join Us! *Description* In the context of financial gain, hackers are motivated to exploit vulnerabilities that could result in financial or data loss. Trevor Henry Chiboora's talk will delve into the findings of a comprehensive analysis of 18 mobile applications from different financial institutions in Africa. The assessment, conducted using the Mobile Application Security Verification Standard v2.0 by OWASP as the guide, provides insights into the security practices across different organizational scales. The talk will highlight the importance of proper testing procedures in the financial sector and discuss recommendations for enhancing the security posture of mobile applications. *Resources for Attendees* - Evaluating Mobile Banking Application Security Posture Using the OWASP’s MASVS Framework <https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3588001.3609367>. *Seminar Details* Location: Tuesdays from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) or on Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91639643408 *Presenter Bio* Trevor Henry Chiboora is a dynamic Cyber Security Specialist based in Kigali, Rwanda, with a strong educational background and practical experience. He currently serves as a Research Associate at CyLab Africa, where he works on the VAPTs (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) project. In this role, he conducts research related to cybersecurity and specializes in performing Pentests on mobile and web applications. Notably, he played a key role in deploying a state-of-the-art Security Operations Center (SOC) using Elastic Security, MISP, and other integrations. Trevor is dedicated to enhancing the security of cyberspace to protect user's sensitive information and build trust in the online environment. *About Upanzi Network: * Upanzi is an Africa-based network of technology research labs that is working towards a secure and resilient digital transformation of the continent. The network focuses on creating, testing, innovating, and assisting in implementing digital technologies at scale such as identity, payments, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data governance, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, and influencing technology policy recommendations to support low- and middle-income countries. Upanzi is led by Carnegie Mellon University Africa and leverages the strengths of the African Engineering and Technology (Afretec) network. Afretec members include Carnegie Mellon University Africa, the American University in Cairo, the University of Lagos, the University of Nairobi, the University of Rwanda, and the University of the Witwatersrand. Launched in September 2022, the Upanzi is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu! Best, UW Change Organizers

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