Seventh ACM Symposium on Computing and Development

Systems Track

• Low-cost connectivity and computing devices

• Network solutions for poorly connected regions, including white space spectrum

• Power-efficient systems

• Mobile systems and application

• Special-purpose systems, e.g sensors, wireless, IVR

• Systems challenges and opportunities in development e.g security, sustainability, resilience

• Cellular phone systems and applications

• Novel tools and applications for development

• Measurements of existing technology in developing regions (e.g network deployment)

HCI Track

• User interfaces for low-literacy population

• Multilingual computing

• Participatory methods and user-centered design

• Accessiblilty for disabled populations in developing regions

• user interfaces for low-cost devices

• Design and evaluation of applications in health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment, social media etc.

• Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels

• Understanding social relationships and information flows in underserved communities

Data Science Track

• Computational sustainability

• Computational social science

• Econometric models and developmental economics

• Data science for social good

• Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in a development context

• Speech interfaces and translation for local languages

• Computer vision challenges and opportunities in development

• Understanding social networks and digital media in developing regions