The sharing economy is transforming economies around the world, entering markets for
lodging, ride hailing, home services, and other sectors that previously lacked robust person …

The sharing economy has quickly become a very prominent subject of research in the
broader computing literature and the in human--computer interaction (HCI) literature more …

Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards
A Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie Book The dark side of the gig economy (Uber …

Online freelancing marketplaces have grown quickly in recent years. In theory, these sites
offer workers the ability to earn money without the obligations and potential social biases …

The blockchain innovation appears to represent viable catalysts for achieving global
sustainable development targets. Projects and initiatives seeking to extend the reach of …

The widespread popularity of Pokémon GO presents the first opportunity to observe the
geographic effects of location-based gaming at scale. This paper reports the results of a …

Online peer-to-peer platforms like Airbnb allow hosts to list a property (eg a house, or a
room) for short-term rentals. In this work, we examine how hosts describe themselves on …

Abstract Blockchain technology (aka Distributed Ledger Technology or DLT) is a novel
configuration of Peer-to-Peer, cryptographic and distributed computing technologies that …

In this work we investigate gender-based inequalities in the context of resume search
engines, which are tools that allow recruiters to proactively search for candidates based on …

Errors and biases are earning algorithms increasingly malignant reputations in society. A
central challenge is that algorithms must bridge the gap between high-level policy and on …