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Summer change talk: LLMs in Agriculture. 1:30 pm Friday, June 23, CSE3 371
by Richard Anderson 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

We will have a special change talk on Friday afternoon. The speakers will talk about the work that they are doing with Digital Green to apply ChatGPT to a vast corpus a locally created agriculture videos to create tools to support agriculture extension and smallholder farmers – this is incredibly cool work! Jobs & TechArt to LLMs in Agriculture: Gooey.AI creators Archana Prasad and Sean Blagsvedt The founders of Gooey.AI share their journeys and thoughts on the future of AI and its impact in the development and culture sectors. This talk will cover Archana’s Prasad work in bridging the Tech and Culture communities from jaaga.in<http://jaaga.in>, to social networking with Dara and its interactive RadBots and ultimately the low-code GenAI platform Gooey.AI. We’ll also explore our evolution with IVR, SMS and Facebook chat interfaces for informal sector job seekers to Farmer.CHAT, a multi-lingual, GPT4 + VectorDB powered WhatsApp audio bot for smallholder farmers recently demoed at the UN General Assembly. About the speakers: Archana Prasad has worked at the intersection of culture and technology for the last 2 decades. She is the CoFounder of Gooey.AI. Previously, she founded Dara.network, a messaging app to enhance social capital among artists and alumni groups. She’s also the founder of Jaaga.in and BeFantastic.in - India’s first TechArt festival. Previously, she was a Design Researcher in Microsoft Research India. She holds 3 patents, two master degrees from India’s National Institute of Design and Chitrakala Parishat is an ATSA and tarchaClore/Chevening Fellow. Sean Blagsvedt is the Cofounder of Gooey.AI and Dara.network. Previously he founded Babajob.com in 2007 which became India’s largest informal sector job site with 9M users and facilitated over 500,000 hires (as verified by USAID). Sean helped found Microsoft Research India, holds 29 patents and is a TED and Unreasonable Goals Fellow. He received a Bachelor Degree in CS and Public Policy from Brown University.

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Doctoral Summer School on Sustainable ICT (SICT),
by Kurtis Heimerl 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Dear all, We *invite you to register* for the 4th edition of our *Doctoral Summer School on Sustainable ICT (SICT)*, taking place in *English* and *in-person* from *July 03 to July 07* in *Grenoble, France*. Please register via the link to the registration form on our website: *https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/registration* <https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/registration> At SICT 2023, we will investigate the theme of *"Radical changes for sustainable and equitable ICT in times of compounding crises"*. Please check out the full abstract here: *https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/media/abstract-sict2023.pdf* <https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/media/abstract-sict2023.pdf> We are excited for our week on this theme with everyone attending. Please find the continuously updated *program* for SICT 2023 here: *https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/program-2023* <https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/program-2023> At this time, *registration costs EUR 300* (without banquet) and *EUR 335* (with banquet). We have been working hard to put SICT 2023 together and hope to experience this week together with many of you! Please forward this message to people (PhD students, colleagues, friends) who might be interested in attending (thank you!). Kind regards SICT 2023 Organizing Team *https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com* <https://www.sictdoctoralschool.com> -- Website: https://kurti.sh/ Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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Teaching/Learning Digital Equity Workshops June 16 and June 23
by Dharma Dailey 07 Jun '23

07 Jun '23

Hello Change List, I am one of a group of educators who started a community-based learning project this year called Dear Digital Equity <https://www.deardigitalequity.org/> with students at UW Bothell. The purpose of the project is to raise the visibility of digital equity issues and those working on those issues especially in Washington state. We are looking to connect with other educators who are working with students in or around the topic of digital equity. We have two upcoming workshops where we hope to do some informal learning and networking with other educators who are integrating digital equity and related topics into their teaching and mentoring. <https://www.deardigitalequity.org/design-jams> Even if “digital equity” is not your jam, we workshop organizers would appreciate connecting with other faculty, students, and staff who have insights into equity + learning. These workshops are simply some devoted time together to exchange and connect. Remote Design Jam on Friday, June 16th, 10a-11:30a PST (RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccg-eWiZtssP6hm362t9wUOuHRZCZu58i…>) Lunch and In-Person Design Jam at UW Bothell on Friday, June 23, 11a-3p PST (RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccg-eWiZtssP6hm362t9wUOuHRZCZu58i…>) If other educator, students, or staff come to mind who might be interested in joining us, please feel free to pass along the invitation. We are providing lunch on the 23, so we definitely appreciate an RSVP. If you can’t make either session, but want to follow up that can be arranged. : > Best Regards, Dharma Dailey Dharma Dailey (she/her) Research Associate, Human Centered Data Science, eScience Institute Bothell Computing & Software Systems Part-time Faculty University of Washington dharmadailey.info <http://dharmadailey.info/>

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ICTD Capstone Presentations (CSE 482b), Tuesday, June 6, 2:30-4 pm, CSE2 371
by Richard Anderson 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

ICTD Capstone Presentations (CSE 482B). Tuesday, June 6, 2:30-4:00 pm, CSE2 371 The ICTD Capstone (CSE 482B) brings together groups of students to work on projects to provide solutions for low resource environments. Based on an initial project idea, the students are charged with designing and developing a prototype system . This quarter, the projects were drawn from the domain of Global Health. Two of the projects were motivated by the availability of low-cost mobile EKG devices which can help diagnosis various heart diseases, such as atrial-fibrillation. The projects consider aspects of how these devices could be used in low resource settings to triage heart conditions. The other two projects were in collaboration with doctors from Children's Hospital who are developing new protocols for detecting respiratory problems in Uganda. They have developed a mobile application (ALRITE: Acute Lower Respiratory Illness Treatment and Evaluation) for supporting a diagnostic protocol, and the students extended the system to support scalability to large deployments. Students will give final presentations and project demos on Tuesday, June 6, 2:30-4:00 pm in CSE2 371. The presentations will also be available on zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98302897925 The projects are: Integrating mobile apps with OpenMRS The current ALRITE application saves patient records locally to the device which limits opportunities for collaboration and scalability among different clinics in Uganda. The project integrates the ALRITE Application with OpenMRS, an open-source medical record system to create a streamlined syncing process for patient records. The integration between ALRITE and OpenMRS enables creation of patient records, recording visit information and the diagnoses and treatment plans generated by the mobile application. This project is a proof of concept that shows that OpenMRS is an appropriate backend for medical protocol apps, and gives a pathway for deployment of these apps in multiple domains. A Platform for Customizing Protocol Apps The ALRITE application is a stand alone Android Application. This means that whenever changes are needed to update wording, data fields, or the branching logic, it is necessary to go back to a software developer, a time consuming and expensive proposition. The project was to develop a digital editor which would allow a health researcher with limited coding knowledge to edit the existing ALRITE application to create a new diagnosis workflow. This workflow is then sent to pre-existing question templates which are filled in with the data received from the editor, resulting in a question by question examination ultimately leading to a diagnosis. Templates include text input, multiple selection, and multiple choice, the digital editor serves as a webpage which allows for recovery of previous workflows and easy editing of existing workflows. Explainable AI for Interpreting ECGs Currently, there are many ML models that, given a patient's ECG, can diagnose whether that patient has A-fib with high accuracy. The issue with many of these models is that they are black-box models which make it difficult for community healthcare workers to interpret their decisions. Our solution is AFib-XAI, a program that uses explainable AI methods to display the important data points and regions of interest in an ECG that were factored into a model's A-fib diagnosis, as well as generate accurate, human-readable explanations for that model's diagnosis. AFib-XAI can be run through a command-line interface. The program offers a selection of 3 A-fib diagnostic deep learning models and 4 SHAP-based explainability methods. The user must provide an ECG, make a model selection, and select an explainability method. Afterward, the program will be run. Once the program has finished running, the user will be given a visual result from the SHAP explainability method, as well as a very basic text explanation generated from the results. ECG Training Application for Community Health Workers Mobile ECG devices make it possible to perform community screening for heart conditions. When these screenings are performed by front line health workers, it is necessary to provide some basic health training to the workers to help them explain the results to patients. This projected developed an ECG training app designed specifically for Indian Volunteer healthcare workers (ASHAs). The app has training lessons on the basics of reading ECGs tailored specifically for ASHAs, and includes practice questions and progress updates. Through user testing, the design and lessons are simple and easy to navigate, giving the app the potential to be utilized by ASHAs in the future.

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Fwd: LIMITS'23 Registration is open!
by Kurtis Heimerl 30 May '23

30 May '23

LIMITS is running again this year and we have a great set of papers relevant to these communities. Registration is free! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Elina Eriksson <elina(a)kth.se> Date: Wed, May 24, 2023 at 7:31 AM Subject: LIMITS'23 Registration is open! To: limits(a)googlegroups.com <limits(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: Kurtis Heimerl <kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu> We are excited to share the registration link and schedule for the 9th annual Computing within Limits Workshop (LIMITS‘23)! The LIMITS workshop concerns the role of computing in human societies situated in a world of limits. As an interdisciplinary group of researchers, practitioners, and scholars, we seek to reshape the computing research agenda, grounded by an awareness that contemporary computing research is intertwined with ecological limits in general, and climate- and climate justice-related limits in particular. LIMITS 2023 solicits submissions that move us closer towards computing that support diverse human and non-human lifeforms and thriving biospheres. The virtual (and free!) two-day gathering will run June 14 + 15, 2023. The schedule attempts to accommodate participants from different time zones, however we recognize that it won’t work well for all. There will also be LIMITS hubs - see more information on the website. Your registration information will allow us to share connection details with you closer to the event. Registration: https://www.kth.se/form/6447d677775d3d91efc671e7 Program and info on Hubs: https://computingwithinlimits.org/2023/ Please share the registration and program links with interested colleagues. With appreciation, Kurtis Heimerl and Elina Eriksson Co-organizers

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Change Seminar 5/30: Lisa Orii and Innocent Obi Jr - Stories From the Field
by Innocent Obi 24 May '23

24 May '23

Hi everyone, Thank you for giving your thoughts and comments on this quarter's Change seminar. We look forward to incorporating some of the great ideas that were shared for the next iteration of Change! Next week for our last Change Seminar of the quarter, Lisa and I will be presenting on some of our experiences working in the field: Malawi and Sierra Leone respectively. We are calling this session "Stories From the Field" modeled after the paper by UW CSE PhD alum Yaw Anokwa <https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/427.html>. See you all next week! *Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611__;!!K-H…> Best, UW Change Organizers

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Tomorrow's Change seminar
by Innocent Obi 22 May '23

22 May '23

Hi everyone, We will not be having a speaker tomorrow, but just spending time reflecting on this quarter's Change. What we've learned and what we are excited to learn more about. See you all tomorrow! Best, Lisa and Innocent

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SNIP2+: Second Workshop on Situating Network Infrastructure with People, Practices, and Beyond @ SIGCOMM 2023
by Kurtis Heimerl 22 May '23

22 May '23

Esteemed Colleagues, The second Workshop on Situating Network Infrastructure with People, Practices, and Beyond (SNIP2+) will be held at SIGCOMM 2023 on 10 September 2023 in New York City, New York. TL;DR: If you are interested in conducting networking research that borrows methods from disciplines outside of your traditional academic field, consider joining this workshop! - Papers (both archival and non-archival) will be due 11 June 2023 and can be submitted at the following link: https://snip2b23.hotcrp.com/. - Lightning talks will be due 28 August 2023 and can be submitted at the following link: https://forms.gle/iDWfYF4kWAtF6DNH8. This workshop seeks to build a community of researchers interested in exploring topics that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries to examine the diverse ways in which people interact with network infrastructure. We take a broad view of work at the intersection of people, practices, and networks, and invite contributions from the practitioner community, policymakers, and the range of academic communities that conduct research in this area, including but not limited to computer networking, information and communication technology for development (ICTD), human-computer interaction (HCI), public policy, law, information science, and science and technology studies (STS). We will be accepting paper submissions to the following two tracks: 1. Non-archival track: For non-archival work, we invite both preliminary work-in-progress and position papers, each seeking feedback and discussion from our extended community. 1. Archival track: For the archival track we seek novel contributions or results of ongoing research. These submissions must be original, unpublished work, and not under consideration at another venue. Papers should be at most 6 pages in length, plus references and appendices, in two-column 10pt ACM format. Submissions must include author names and affiliations for single-blind peer reviewing by the PC. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to present and discuss their work at the workshop. These submissions will be due 11 June 2023 and can be submitted at the following link: https://snip2b23.hotcrp.com/ In the interest of community-building, we also invite proposals for lightning talks from all participants. Lightning talks should last no longer than two minutes, and should include a brief summary of your interests in or connections to the topics of the workshop, any relevant prior work you wish to share with the community, and discussion relating to themes of the workshop. Lightning talks will be due 28 August 2023 and can be submitted at the following link: https://forms.gle/iDWfYF4kWAtF6DNH8 For further inquiries about the workshop, please feel free to reach out to a member of the workshop’s organizing committee: - Shaddi Hasan: shaddi(a)vt.edu - Kurtis Heimerl: kheimerl(a)cs.washington.edu - Innocent Obi: innoobi(a)cs.washington.edu - Beatriz Palacios Abad: bepa(a)gatech.edu - Gloire Rubambiza: gloire(a)cs.cornell.edu - Wesley Woo: wesleymwoo(a)vt.edu - <wesleymwoo(a)vt.edu>Ellen Zegura: ewz(a)cc.gatech.edu -- Website: https://kurti.sh/ Public Key: https://flowcrypt.com/pub/kheimerl@cs.washington.edu

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[Reminder] Change Seminar 5/16: Jake Okechukwu Effoduh - An African Perspective to Regulating Self-Driving Cars
by Innocent Obi 16 May '23

16 May '23

Hi everyone! Quick reminder that for today's Change seminar (12PM), we will be hearing from Jake Okechukwu Effoduh from Osgoode Hall Law School. Jake's talk is titled "An African Perspective to Regulating Self-Driving Cars." ( We will also have Thai for our wonderful attendees 👀!) *Description* Self-driving cars as a mode of transportation in Africa is probably more of a ‘when’ than an ‘if’ question. These autonomous vehicles that could benefit human safety by reducing human deaths from car crashes, may disadvantage Africans if the production of the technology does not adequately reflect African perspectives, including in the ethical constructions about rulemaking. *Resources for Attendees* - https://twailr.com/twail-review/issue-03-2022/jake -okechukwu-effoduh-regulating-self-driving-cars-an-african-perspective/ *Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611__;!!K-H…> *Presenter Bio* Jake Okechukwu Effoduh (He/Him/They) is a Vanier Scholar at the Osgoode Hall Law School, conducting doctorate research on the Legitimization of Artificial Intelligence in Africa. He is also a Queen Elizabeth Advanced Scholar with the Open Africa Innovation Research (OpenAIR), and a Partner at Praxis & Gnosis Law in Nigeria. He founded Law2Go in 2018, a digital library of human rights laws and legal services for Nigeria and he has been a human rights lawyer since 2011. With a demonstrated history of advocacy across domestic and international systems, Effoduh has worked within the justice sector in Nigeria, the West African ECOWAS human rights system, the African Human Rights Commission, and the UN Human Rights Council. Best, UW Change Organizers _________________________

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Change Seminar 5/16: Jake Okechukwu Effoduh - An African Perspective to Regulating Self-Driving Cars
by Innocent Obi 11 May '23

11 May '23

Hi everyone! At next week's Change seminar (May 16th), we will be hearing from Jake Okechukwu Effoduh from Osgoode Hall Law School. Jake's talk is titled "An African Perspective to Regulating Self-Driving Cars." ( We will also have Thai for our wonderful attendees 👀 ) Check out our website: www.change.washington.edu! *Description* Self-driving cars as a mode of transportation in Africa is probably more of a ‘when’ than an ‘if’ question. These autonomous vehicles that could benefit human safety by reducing human deaths from car crashes, may disadvantage Africans if the production of the technology does not adequately reflect African perspectives, including in the ethical constructions about rulemaking. *Resources for Attendees* - https://twailr.com/twail-review/issue-03-2022/jake-okechukwu -effoduh-regulating-self-driving-cars-an-african-perspective/ *Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/j/93100061611__;!!K-H…> *Presenter Bio* Jake Okechukwu Effoduh (He/Him/They) is a Vanier Scholar at the Osgoode Hall Law School, conducting doctorate research on the Legitimization of Artificial Intelligence in Africa. He is also a Queen Elizabeth Advanced Scholar with the Open Africa Innovation Research (OpenAIR), and a Partner at Praxis & Gnosis Law in Nigeria. He founded Law2Go in 2018, a digital library of human rights laws and legal services for Nigeria and he has been a human rights lawyer since 2011. With a demonstrated history of advocacy across domestic and international systems, Effoduh has worked within the justice sector in Nigeria, the West African ECOWAS human rights system, the African Human Rights Commission, and the UN Human Rights Council. Best, UW Change Organizers

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