Day 1: June 17 th
Welcome from the General Chairs and Opening Keynote
Karla Morales | “Social Networks as a Space for Citizen Participation and Equality Accelerators”
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SmartChama: Designing Collaborative Digital Financial Systems for Chama Groups in Kenya
George Hope Chidziwisano | Michigan State University
Kisyula Rellikson | Michigan State University
Susan Wyche | Michigan State University
The Limits of Design in Ensuring Responsible Outcomes from Technology
Aaditeshwar Seth | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Connecting Isolated Communities: Quantitative Evidence on the Adoption of Community Cellular Networks in the Philippines
Niall Keleher | Stanford University
Mary Claire Barel | University of the Philippines
Joshua Blumenstock | University of California Berkeley
Cedric Angelo Festin | University of the Philippines
Matthew Podolsky | University of California Berkeley
Arman Rezaee | University of California
Erin Troland | Federal Reserve Board
Kurtis Heimerl | University of Washington
Women and the Sustainability of Rural Community Networks in the Global South
Nicola J Bidwell | International University of Management Nambia and University College Cork
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Infrastructuring Hope: Solidarity, Leadership, Negotiation, and ICT among the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Faheem Hussain | Arizona State University
Abdullah Hasan Safir | University of Toronto
Dina Sabie | University of Toronto
Zulkarin Jahangir | North South University
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed | University of Toronto
An Exploration of African-American Pregnant Women’s Information-Seeking Behavior in Detroit
Grace Burleson | University of Michigan
Mustafa Naseem | University of Michigan
Kentaro Toyama | University of Michigan
Privacy Vulnerabilities in Public Digital Service Centers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
S M Taiabul Haque | University of Central Missouri
Md. Romael Haque | Marquette University
Swapnil Nandy | Jadavpur University
Priyank Chandra | University of Toronto
Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen | Utah State University
Shion Guha | Marquette University
Syed Ishtiaqye Ahmed | University of Toronto
Supporting Smartphone-Based Image Capture of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Low-Resource Settings
Chunjong Park | University of Washington
Alex Mariakakis | University of Washington
Jane Yang | Muso
Diego Lassala | Muso
Yasamba Djiguiba | Muso
Youssouf Keita | Muso
Hawa Diarra | Muso
Beatrice Wasunna | Medic Mobile
Fatou Fall | Medic Mobile
Marème Soda Gaye | Medic Mobile
Bara Ndiaye | Medic Mobile
Ari Johnson | Muso
Isaac Holeman | Medic Mobile
Shwetak Patel | University of Washington
Day 2: June 18 th
Affording extremes: incivility, social media and democracy in the Indian context
Anmol Panda | Microsoft Research India
Sunandan Chakraborty | Indiana University – Purdue University Indiana
Noopur Raval | University of California Irvine
Han Zhang | University of Michigan
Mugdha Mohapatra | Microsoft IDC
Syeda Zainab Akbar | Microsoft Research India
Joyojeet Pal | Microsoft Research India
Engaging the Crowd: Social Movement Building via Online Bystander Mobilization
Divya Siddarth | MSR
Joyojeet Pal | MSR
Reflections from Practical Experiences of Managing Participatory Media Platforms for Development
Aaditeshwar Seth | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Akshay Gupta | Gram Vaani
Aparna Moitra | Gram Vaani
Deepak Kumar | Gram Vaani
Dipanjan Chakraborty | BITS Hyderabad
Lamuel Enoch | Gram Vaani
Orlanda Ruthven | Gram Vaani
Paramita Panjal | Gram Vaani
Rafi Ahmad Siddiqi | Gram Vaani
Rohit Singh | Gram Vaani
Sayonee Chatterjee | Gram Vaani
Sangeeta Saini | Gram Vaani
Sultan Ahmad | Gram Vaani
Vijay Sai Pratap | Gram Vaani
From Greetings to Corruption: Politicians, Political Parties, and Tweeting in India
Lia Bozarth | University of Michigan School of Information
Anmol Panda | Microsoft
Joyojeet Pal | Microsoft Research
Ceren Budak | University of Michigan School of Information
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Conceptual Learning through Accessible Play: Project Torino and Computational Thinking for Blind Children in India
Gesu India | Microsoft
Geetha Ramakrishna | Vision Empower Trust
Joyojeet Pal | Microsoft
Manohar Swaminathan | Microsoft
Challenges and Issues Integrating Smartphones into Teacher Support Programs in India
Rama Adithya Varanasi | Cornell University
Aditya Vashishta | Cornell University
Tapan Parikh | Cornell Tech
Nicola Dell | Cornell Tech
“We Need More Power to Stand Up”: Designing to Combat Stigmatization of the Caregivers of Children with Autism in Urban Bangladesh
Abdul Kawsar Tushar | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Iffat Jahan Antara | Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka
Dipto Das | School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
Priyank Chandra | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Tanjir Rashid Soron | Tele-psychiatry Research and Innovation Network
Md Munirul Haque | R B Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis
Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed | Department of Computer Science, Marquette University
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Baccalauréat Practice Tests in Cameroon: The Impact of SMS-Based Exam Preparation
Anthony Poon | Cornell University
Sarah Giroux | Cornell University
Parfait Eloundou-Eyegue | Cornell University
Francois Guimbretiere | Cornell University
Nicola Dell | Cornell Tech
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Day 3: June 19 th
Patriarchy and Social Media: Women Only Facebook Groups as Safe Spaces for Support Seeking in Pakistan
Fouzia Younas | Information Technology University, Lahore
Mustafa Naseem | School of Information, University of Michigan
Maryam Mustafa | Lahore University of Management Sciences
Performing Gender, Doing Politics: Social Media and Women Election Workers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Drupa Dinnie Charles | Microsoft Research
Azhagu Meena Sp | Microsoft Research
Simiran Lalvani | Microsoft Research
Syeda Zainab Akbar | Microsoft Research
Divya Siddarth | Microsoft Research
Joyojeet Pal | Microsoft Research
Gendered Gig: Understanding the Gig Economy in New Delhi from a Gendered Perspective
Shruti Gupta | National University of Singapour
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Digital Divine: Technology use by Indian Spiritual Sects
Azhagu Meena Sp | Microsoft Research India
Varuni Bhatia | Azim Premji University
Joyojeet Pal | Microsoft Research India
Platform-led upskilling: Marketplace platforms as a source of livelihoods training
Jonathan Donner | Caribou Digital
Marissa Dean | Caribou Digital
Jessica Osborn | Caribou Digital
Annabel Schiff | Caribou Digital
Bottlenecks of ICT Innovation in Rwanda
Tsuyoshi Kano | University of Michigan
Kentaro Toyama | University of Michigan
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Closing Keynote by Janet Chavez Santiago and Wrap-up by General Chairs
Janet Chavez | “Indigenous Voices and Visibility in the Digital Era: the Teotitlán Del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary”