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ACM DEV 2016
November 18-21, Nairobi, Kenya
Important Dates
Poster Submission Deadline: September 7, 2016 - 11:59pm UTC
Conference: November 18-21 in Nairobi, Kenya
http://acmdev.org/
http://acmdev.org/call-for-posters/
Call for Posters
DEV 2016 provides an international forum for research in the design, implementation, and evaluation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to: cost, language, literacy, different social structures, and the availability of power and bandwidth.All DEV poster submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Posters should describe original and previously unpublished research and innovative experiments. We also encourage poster submissions that describe work-in-progress, as a way to generate early feedback and discussion on projects. The poster deadline for DEV 2016 is September 7th at 11:59PM. Poster abstract submissions can be up to 4 pages and all submissions must be in ACM format, submitted as a PDF via the submission site.The topic of ICT for development is inherently multidisciplinary, and encompasses a broad array of fields within the computer science discipline. We also welcome novel ICT contributions from development practitioners. As a guide for poster submissions, we provide a list of focus topics below, but we also welcome posters outside of the listed topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development.SystemsLow-cost connectivity and computing devicesNetwork solutions for poorly connected regions, including white space spectrumPower-efficient systemsMobile systems and applicationsSpecial-purpose systems, e.g. sensors, wireless, IVRSystems challenges and opportunities in development, e.g. security, sustainability, resilienceCellular phone systems and applicationsNovel tools and applications for developmentMeasurements of existing technology in developing regions (e.g. network deployments)HCIUser interfaces for low-literacy populationsMulti-lingual computingUser interfaces for low-cost devicesParticipatory methods and user-centered designAccessibility to disabled populations in developing regionsDesign and evaluation of applications in health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment, social media, and other DEV-related areasAdapting content and applications to local languages and education levelsUnderstanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societiesData ScienceComputational sustainabilityComputational social scienceEconometric models and developmental economicsData science for social goodMachine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contextsSpeech interfaces and translation for low-resource languagesComputer vision challenges and opportunities in developmentUnderstanding social networks and digital media in developing regionsThe accepted posters will be published in the companion conference proceedings. Papers should be submitted via the submission site. Please direct any questions to acmdev16posters@gmail.com.