Impactful research from the Toronto Climate Observatory will be featured at the 27th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW)- the premier venue for research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, communities, and networks.
CSCW 2024 takes place in San José, Costa Rica, on November 9-13, 2024 bringing together top researchers and practitioners to explore the technical, social, material, and theoretical challenges of designing technology to support collaborative work and life activities.
The Toronto Climate Observatory faculty, students, and collaborators will be presenting 5 papers and a workshop at CSCW on their research on topics such as:
▷ Transportation and Mobility Justice in the GTA- Examining how transportation systems and technologies contribute to mobility inequities in the Greater Toronto Area by Taneea S Agrawaal, Samar Sabie
▷ Value Tensions in OpenStreetMap(OSM) and Peer Production Communities- Investigating the values and tensions within OSM communities, especially in light of increasing corporate influence by aarjav chauhan
▷ Digital Gig Work Amid Unstable Energy- Uncovering the invisible Workarounds and alternative solutions digital gig workers create to navigate energy instability by Olivia Doggett
▷ Informal Technology Networks: Examining the long-term trajectories of informal technology-focused groups that emerged during the 2015 Nepal earthquakes to understand how resources and relations guide the evolution of these groups by Shreyasha Paudel
▷ Social Media and Bangladeshi Religious Minority Communities- Exploring how fear and identity impact the online experiences of Bangladeshi religious minorities by Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
▷ HCI, Mobility Justice, and Climate Migration: A workshop examining technology’s impact on communities facing climate displacement and critically assessing data and AI uses in migration tracking and resettlement by Louisa Kayah Williams, Rayan Awad Alim
🌟 A special congratulations to aarjav chauhan and co-authors Taneea S Agrawaal, Dipto Sarkar, and Robert Soden for receiving an Honorable Mention in the Best Paper Award category for their paper, “Value Tensions in OpenStreetMap: Openness, Membership, and Policy in Online Communities.”
If you’re attending CSCW, don’t miss the chance to connect and dive into these critical discussions with contributors across Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, School of the Environment, University of Toronto and Faculty of Information, University of Toronto.
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