Across HCI and social computing platforms, mobile applications that support citizen science,
empowering non-experts to explore, collect, and share data have emerged. While many of …

This paper outlines a vision for community-driven sensing of our environment. At its core,
community sensing is a dynamic new form of mobile geosensor network. We believe that …

Background Lower-cost air quality sensors (hundreds to thousands of dollars) are now
available to individuals and communities. This technology is undergoing a rapid and …

Automated monitoring devices are useful technologies for communities seeking to document
and solve environmental problems. However, without deeper scrutiny of their design and …

This paper presents a study of Nextdoor, a social media system designed to support local
neighborhoods. While not the first system designed to support community engagement …

The widespread diffusion of sensors, mobile devices, social media and open data are
reconfiguring the way data underpinning policy and science are being produced and …

This paper develops a holistic framework of questions which seem to motivate sustainability
research in computing in order to enable new opportunities for critique. Analysis of …

Pervasive computing technologies can enable very flexible situated collaboration patterns
among citizens and, via crowdsourcing, can promote a participatory way of contributing to …

Mobility and ambient conditions are key factors in urban environments, affecting well-being
and quality of life. In this context, sensors, smart mobility, networks, connectivity can play a …

Researchers have learned much about the health impacts of air pollution, but it remains a
challenge to provide people information for making healthy choices. The CitiSense air …