Background The use of mobile devices for data collection in developing world settings is
becoming increasingly common and may offer advantages in data collection quality and …

This dissertation explores the application of computer science methodologies, techniques,
and technologies to citizen science. Citizen science can be broadly defined as scientific …

We present Collage, a software application designed for classroom presentations for school
teachers in the developing world. An in-depth investigation of teaching practices in several …

Availability of healthcare data allows governments to analyze effectiveness of their policies,
monitor spread of a disease, etc. Data collection for public healthcare is still a big challenge …

In certain situations, syntactically valid, but incorrect, data entered into a database can result
in near-immediate, catastrophic financial losses for an organization. Examples include …

Users expect applications to successfully cope with the expansion of information as
necessitated by the continuous inclusion of novel types of content. Given that such content …

In modern software development, efficient handling of user interactions within form-based
applications is essential. The proposed solution introduces a dynamic approach to page …

Community Health Workers (CHWs) perform home visits for rural populations, provide basic
healthcare, educate the population on disease prevention, refer patients to infacility …

The amount of information produced as well as consumed in the world is constantly
expanding. Users anticipate their applications to cope with such an expansion, demanding …

Web forms are the interfaces to the deep web, and automated form understanding is the key
to unlock its contents. It is a fundamental problem in many applications and research fields …