Thinking critically about and researching algorithms

R Kitchin - The social power of algorithms, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
More and more aspects of our everyday lives are being mediated, augmented, produced
and regulated by software-enabled technologies. Software is fundamentally composed of …

Communication between power blackout and mobile network overload

C Reuter - International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis …, 2014 - igi-global.com
In cases of power outages the communication of organizations responsible for recovery
work (emergency services, public administration, energy network operators) to the public …

Hugs, bible study, and speakeasies: designing for older adults' multimodal connectedness

OK Richards, G Marcu, RN Brewer - Proceedings of the 2021 ACM …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Older adults can experience significant changes to their social networks as they age,
triggering changes in their social connection practices. In this paper, we extend research on …

Help beacons: Design and evaluation of an ad-hoc lightweight sos system for smartphones

A Al-Akkad, L Ramirez, A Boden, D Randall… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
We present the design and evaluation of a lightweight mobile SOS system that facilitates ad-
hoc communication between first responders and victims in emergency situations. Our …

[HTML][HTML] “Someone will take care of it”. Households' understanding of their responsibility to prepare for and cope with electricity and ICT infrastructure breakdowns

N Heidenstrøm, H Throne-Holst - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive infrastructure breakdowns are likely to become more frequent in the future as a
result of continually complex and interconnected infrastructures vulnerable to weather and …

Technology-related disasters: A survey towards disaster-resilient software defined networks

CM Machuca, S Secci, P Vizarreta… - 2016 8th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Resilience against disaster scenarios is essential to network operators, not only because of
the potential economic impact of a disaster but also because communication networks form …

Pandemic, repair, and resilience: Coping with technology breakdown during COVID-19

R Rashed, MR Rifat, SI Ahmed - Proceedings of the 4th ACM SIGCAS …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
COVID-19 disrupted the existing ecosystem of technology repair and recycle in Bangladesh
as visiting repair workshops became difficult and most repairers and e-waste workers had to …

Preparedness in Everyday Life-A social practice perspective

N Heidenstrøm - 2021 - duo.uio.no
This dissertation studies how Norwegian households prepare for and manage extensive
electricity and ICT infrastructure breakdowns. Using practice theory, where everyday life is …

L'intelligenza collettiva al tempo delle piattaforme digitali. Il modello del formicaio: implicazioni pedagogiche e alternative possibili

P Corazza - 2021 - amsdottorato.unibo.it
Questa tesi propone una riflessione sulle implicazioni pedagogiche delle modalità
attraverso cui le piattaforme digitali producono conoscenze. In particolare il discorso si …

[PDF][PDF] Cloud ethics for disaster response.

M Büscher, C Easton, M Kuhnert, C Wietfeld, M Ahlsén… - ISCRAM, 2014 - idl.iscram.org
In emergencies, exceptions to data protection raise concerns that data may become
available to unexpected actors during and after a crisis, resulting in privacy intrusion and …