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- research-articleAugust 2024
Teaching Digital Accessibility in Computing Education: Views of Educators in India
ICER '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1August 2024, Pages 222–232https://doi.org/10.1145/3632620.3671122In recent years, there has been rising interest from both governments and private industry in developing software that is accessible to all, including people with disabilities. However, the computer science (CS) courses that ought to prepare future ...
- research-articleJune 2024
Akal Badi ya Bias: An Exploratory Study of Gender Bias in Hindi Language Technology
- Rishav Hada,
- Safiya Husain,
- Varun Gumma,
- Harshita Diddee,
- Aditya Yadavalli,
- Agrima Seth,
- Nidhi Kulkarni,
- Ujwal Gadiraju,
- Aditya Vashistha,
- Vivek Seshadri,
- Kalika Bali
FAccT '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and TransparencyJune 2024, Pages 1926–1939https://doi.org/10.1145/3630106.3659017Existing research in measuring and mitigating gender bias predominantly centers on English, overlooking the intricate challenges posed by non-English languages and the Global South. This paper presents the first comprehensive study delving into the ...
- extended-abstractMay 2024
Understanding Risks of Data Science Failures through Sociotechnical Approach
CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsMay 2024, Article No.: 445, Pages 1–5https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3638183A long-standing question for CHI and CSCW community is to understand data science work and everyday practices. Based on six months of in-person and virtual ethnography with a private organization located in United States and India, this study explores how ...
- extended-abstractMay 2024
Student Design Competitions as an Awareness-building activity for HCI in the Global South
- Christian Sturm,
- Edward Peter Greenwood White,
- Marisol Wong-Villacres,
- Melissa Densmore,
- Mario A Moreno Rocha,
- Carlos Alberto Martínez,
- César Collazos,
- Nobert Rangarirai Jere,
- Alicia Am Mon
CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsMay 2024, Article No.: 530, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3637105Increasing the awareness for the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in the Global South faces many challenges. The value of integrating HCI into computer science programs is still in its infancy across locations. Drawing from 16 years of ...
- research-articleMay 2024
Explorable Explainable AI: Improving AI Understanding for Community Health Workers in India
CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsMay 2024, Article No.: 399, Pages 1–21https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642733AI technologies are increasingly deployed to support community health workers (CHWs) in high-stakes healthcare settings, from malnutrition diagnosis to diabetic retinopathy. Yet, little is known about how such technologies are understood by CHWs with low ...
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- research-articleMay 2024Best Paper
Computing and the Stigmatized: Trust, Surveillance, and Spatial Politics with the Sex Workers in Bangladesh
- Pratyasha Saha,
- Nadira Nowsher,
- Ayien Utshob Baidya,
- Nusrat Jahan Mim,
- Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed,
- S M Taiabul Haque
CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsMay 2024, Article No.: 780, Pages 1–22https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642005The sex workers in the Global South represent a significant portion of the world sex industry. However, when compared to the relevant HCI literature on sex work and computing, there exists a noticeable gap in comprehending the experiences and ...
- research-articleMay 2024Honorable Mention
Enhancing Communication Equity: Evaluation of an Automated Speech Recognition Application in Ghana
CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsMay 2024, Article No.: 394, Pages 1–16https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3641903In Ghana people who struggle to articulate speech as a result of different conditions experience barriers in interacting with others due to difficulties in being understood. Automatic speech recognition software can be used to help listeners understand ...
- research-articleJanuary 2024
Making Ethics at Home in Global CS Education: Provoking Stories from the Souths
- Marisol Wong-Villacres,
- Cat Kutay,
- Shaimaa Lazem,
- Nova Ahmed,
- Cristina Abad,
- Cesar Collazos,
- Shady Elbassuoni,
- Farzana Islam,
- Deepa Singh,
- Tasmiah Tahsin Mayeesha,
- Martin Mabeifam Ujakpa,
- Tariq Zaman,
- Nicola J. Bidwell
ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies (ACMJCSS), Volume 2, Issue 1Article No.: 1, Pages 1–26https://doi.org/10.1145/3608113Despite the increase in university courses and curricula on the ethics of computing there are few studies about how computer science (CS) programs should account for the diverse ways ethical dilemmas and approaches to ethics are situated in cultural, ...
- research-articleJanuary 2024
Cultural Considerations in AI Systems for the Global South: A Systematic Review
AfriCHI '23: Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction ConferenceNovember 2023, Pages 125–134https://doi.org/10.1145/3628096.3629046The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leading transformative impacts across different sectors. However, these advancements are often developed with a Western-centric focus, neglecting the cultural diversity in regions such as the Global South. In ...
- short-paperJanuary 2024
Lions out of Bounds? Reflections on Digital Technology and Matristic Design to address Human-Wildlife Conflict
AfriCHI '23: Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction ConferenceNovember 2023, Pages 19–23https://doi.org/10.1145/3628096.3628742Since 2014, Botswana's Okavango Delta has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. One effect has been to parse the conservation area from human settlements, thus aggravating the conflict between local cattle farmers and predatory animals, ...
- short-paperNovember 2023
From Uncertainty to Action: Recalibrating Digital and Spatial Humanities Methods and Tools for Non-standard Historical Data from Global South
GeoHumanities '23: Proceedings of the 7th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Geospatial HumanitiesNovember 2023, Pages 60–62https://doi.org/10.1145/3615887.3627762The research aims to recalibrate digital humanities methods and tools for effectively analyzing uncertain and complex colonial historical data to extract fuzzy toponyms. Additionally, I investigate how advanced digital techniques can contribute to the ...
- ArticleAugust 2023
Understanding HCI Approaches for the Metaverse in Education Applications for the Global South
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023Aug 2023, Pages 680–684https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5_93AbstractThe recent adoption of the Metaverse in various sectors indicates its potential for digital transformation. Technologies like XR, where X = Augmented/ Virtual/ Mixed Reality, will be its key enablers and can be powerful tools for developing ...
- ArticleAugust 2023
Brilliance and Resilience: A New Perspective to the Challenges, Practices and Needs of University Students with Visual Impairments in India
- Tigmanshu Bhatnagar,
- Vikas Upadhyay,
- P. V. Madhusudhan Rao,
- Nicolai Marquardt,
- Mark Miodownik,
- Catherine Holloway
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023Aug 2023, Pages 67–88https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_4AbstractPeople with visual impairments in India have low literacy rates and only a few pursue higher education at the country's top universities. We present an insight into the educational experiences of these few university students with visual ...
- extended-abstractApril 2023
Bridging Distances for Global Participation: Conducting and Theorizing Participatory Design and Research in Hybrid Contexts: Conducting and Theorizing Participatory Design and Research in Hybrid Contexts
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsApril 2023, Article No.: 335, Pages 1–5https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573823Participatory Design (PD) must increasingly be able to serve various global contexts. Overall, a fundamental need has been identified in the PD community to raise previously unheard global voices in design and development work, and to bring various ...
- research-articleApril 2023
Decolonizing Content Moderation: Does Uniform Global Community Standard Resemble Utopian Equality or Western Power Hegemony?
CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsApril 2023, Article No.: 391, Pages 1–18https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581538Social media platforms use content moderation to reduce and remove problematic content. However, much of the discourse on the benefits and pitfalls of moderation has so far focused on users in the West. Little is known about how users in the Global South ...
- articleMarch 2023
The TOSCA Case: How Open-Source Spatial and Digital Decision Support Tools Help Urban Agglomerations to Leapfrog Towards Smart Sustainable Cities
International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), Volume 12, Issue 1Mar 2023, Pages 1–16https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEPR.319370Considering the rapid pace of global urbanization especially in emerging economies of the global South, this article addresses governance approaches for the sustainable development of cities which seek to transform into smart cities. It focuses on ...
- research-articleJanuary 2023
Pandemic techno-politics in the Global South
Brazil has been standing out as one of the worst places on Earth to be during a global health crisis, especially for those whose struggle for basic humanitarian rights is already routine. How do the political environment and historical inequalities in ...
- research-articleNovember 2022
Who funds the production of globally visible research in the Global South?
Scientometrics (SPSCI), Volume 128, Issue 1Jan 2023, Pages 783–801https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04583-4AbstractThere exist large disparities globally when it comes to knowledge production with very small proportions of publications from the majority world penetrating the global science system. This paper examines the Scopus data on the funders of ...
- short-paperAugust 2022
Corazonar: Weaving values into the heart of design research
PDC '22: Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2022 - Volume 2August 2022, Pages 33–38https://doi.org/10.1145/3537797.3537805Modernity has emphasized the need to disconnect from emotions for the sake of objectivity; the mind as the vehicle for sense-making. However, onto-epistemologies from the Global South discuss the relevance of a holistic integration of the body, mind, ...