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Computing for Social Good

Understanding computing's potential for good (and harm), including the role of computing and technology in responding to social, ecological, political, and other challenges

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CAREER: Inclusive Privacy: Effective Privacy Management for People with Visual Impairments

Time frame
2019-Present
Investigator
Yang Wang
Total funding to date
$255,203.00
Funding agency
National Science Foundation

Privacy or security mechanisms are usually designed with the generic population in mind. As such, they often fall short of supporting many under-studied or marginalized sub-populations, such as children, older adults, people with disabilities, activists, journalists, victims of crimes or domestic violence, and people from non-western or developing countries. The goal of this project is to…

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Researcher Spotlight: Jessie Chin

Jessie Chin is an assistant professor in the iSchool and the principal investigator of The Adaptive Cognition and Interaction Design (ACTION) Lab. Her research aims to advance knowledge in cognitive sciences regarding evolving human interaction with the contemporary information technologies and translating theories in social and behavioral sciences to the design of technologies and interaction experience to promote health communication and behavior across the lifespan. 

Jessie Chin