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Computing at the Margins: A Panel Discussion as We Define an Emerging Research Agenda
Speakers: Dr. Bonnie Nardi, Dr. Cliff Lampe, Dr. Phoebe Sengers, Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan
While Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) have demonstrated their ability to transform some societies, others remain on the computational margins. Evidence shows that communities that have typically been outside the scope of ICT research, for instance those that have been at the margins of scientific investigation such as countries in the Global South and underserved demographics in developed nations, can actually provide powerful catalysts for scientific and methodological innovations because of their unique infrastructural, computational, and societal differences. And these very innovations are critical if ICTs are to help meet the specific needs and aspirations of these communities. A group of scholars have assembled at Georgia Tech intending to define a shared research agenda for Computing at the Margins and to develop this program at the national level. We are considering just what are the grand challenges in this space that, successfully solved, will meaningfully change our research communities and the marginalized communities we are working with. We are also starting the process of sharing results across the disparate projects and fields already involved in this research agenda as part of building a community of colleagues.
This panel will provide for a lively debate about just what Computing at the Margins is and where is it heading.
PANELISTS:
Dr. Bonnie Nardi, Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Cliff Lampe, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Michigan State University
Dr. Phoebe Sengers, Information Science program and Department of Science & Technology Studies, Cornell University
Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, Department of Information Studies, UCLA
