ACM COMPASS 2020 : ACM SIGCAS COMPUTING AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES (Now with Global Health Track)

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Inspired by the broad agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ACM COMPASS 2020 aims to publish significant and original research from a broad array of computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences and engineering fields that support the growth of sustainable societies worldwide, especially including under-represented and marginalized communities. The ACM COMPASS 2020 conference aims to explicitly promote interdisciplinary research work—including new methodologies, systems, techniques, applications, and behavioral, qualitative, and quantitative studies—that addresses key societal challenges related to sustainability, gender equality, health, education, poverty, accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure, and economic growth, among others. We also welcome research on the ethics of technology, especially from a critical perspective, to discuss limitations and concerns with technology-led solutions for sustainable societies. To ensure strong research contributions, the ACM COMPASS 2020 conference will review papers based on focus tracks corresponding to the research areas they draw upon. The key focal tracks are: Computing Systems: Chaired by Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Gaius Networks Human-Computer Interaction: Chaired by Patrick Olivier, Monash University AI for Social Impact: Chaired by Daniel Neill, New York University Health: Chaired by Shameer Khader, Astra Zeneca Energy, IoT and Smart Cities: Chaired by Jay Taneja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Development, Economics and Social Policy: Chaired by Samuel Fraiberger, World Bank Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability: Chaired by Priya Shyamsundar and Niraj Swami, The Nature Conservancy Deployment Experiences and Practitioner Reports: Chaired by Mercy Julia Borbor Cordova, ESPOL and Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS General conference chairs Daniel Ochoa, ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral) Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Program committee chairs Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Gram Vaani Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Steering committee Richard Anderson, University of Washington Nicola Dell, Cornell Tech Melissa Densmore, University of Cape Town Carla Gomes, Cornell University Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Lakshmi Subramanian, New York University Milind Tambe, University of Southern California Bill Thies, Microsoft Research Ellen Zegura, Georgia Tech Computing Systems Track Track chair: Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Gaius Networks This track takes paper submissions on the design, implementation, and deployment of all forms of networked and software systems for sustainable societies. Topics of interest may include (but not limited to): Connectivity solutions Mobile systems and applications Network planning and measurements Spectrum management Content distribution Low-cost computing devices Middleware systems Blockchain systems Security and privacy issues Program committee for the computing systems track Talal Ahmad, Google David Johnson, University of Cape Town Gareth Tyson, Queen Mary University Nishanth Sastry, Kings College London Ignacio Castro, Queen Mary University Senka Hadzic, Research ICT Africa Josiah Chavula, University of Cape Town Mahesh Marina, University of Edinburgh Adnan Noor Mian, ITU Punjab Marco Zennaro, ICTP Kurtis Heimerl, UWash, Seattle Aruna Balasubramaniam, Stonybrook University Elizabeth Belding Royer, UCSD Shaddi Hasan, Facebook Human-Computer Interaction Track Track chair: Patrick Olivier, Monash University This track takes paper submissions on new research related to, but not limited to: User interfaces for underserved populations Human-centered AI Information and computer ethics Experiences with information systems Information system and technology design methodologies Technology adoption dynamics Social relationships and information flows within and across communities Gender and intersectionality Other topics related to interactions between technology and society We especially encourage contributions on critical perspectives about technology, that may impose limitations on technology-led solutions for sustainable societies. Program committee for the human-computer interaction track Shaimaa Lazem, Informatics Research Institute Pushpendra Singh, IIIT Delhi Tom Bartindale, Monash University Aditya Vashistha, Cornell University Judith Odili Uchidiuno, CMU Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology Delvin Varghese, Newcastle Univeristy Ishtiaque Ahmed, University of Toronto Nic Bidwell, International University of Management Matt Jones, Swansea University Saiph Savage, West Virginia University Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech Agha Ali Raza, ITU Punjab Anirudha Joshi, IIT Bombay Beth Kolko, University of Washington Nicki Dell, Cornell Tech Nithya Sambasivan, Google AI for Social Impact Track chair: Daniel B. Neill, Machine Learning for Good Laboratory, New York University This track takes paper submissions for new research and development of AI/ML and data science techniques in the context of sustainable societies. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Methods for large-scale data analysis, participatory sensing and crowd-sourced data collection. Handling of missing, messy, and biased data, including data cleaning, data wrangling, data integration, and domain adaptation methods. Analysis of massive, complex data sources, such as networked data, satellite data, mobile phone data, time-series, and spatial-temporal data. Data privacy, security, and anonymity. FATE (fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics) in AI and ML. Methods may be applied to relevant areas including but not limited to agriculture, poverty mapping, disease surveillance, speech interfaces, computer vision techniques, etc. We encourage (but do not require) real-world deployment and evaluation of methods in collaboration with public sector partners such as government or NGOs. Submitted papers are expected to present an argument for the (either realized or potential) social impact of the work. Program committee for the AI for social impact track Fei Fang, CMU Rayid Ghani, CMU Skyler Speakman, IBM Research Africa Bistra Dilkina, USC Sriram Somanchi, Notre Dame William Herlands, CMU Joe Bullock, UN Global Pulse Brendan O’Connor, UMass-Amherst Ernest Mwebaze, Makerere University Kit Rodolfa, CMU Vanessa Frias-Martinez, UMD Barry O'Sullivan, University College Cork David Shmoys, Cornell Mallory Nobles, MIT Lincoln Labs Afsaneh Doryab, University of Virginia Global Health Track chair: Shameer Khader, Astra Zeneca This track takes papers on all aspects pertaining to the use of computing solutions to address challenges in global health. Topics may include (but not limited to): AI/ML techniques for global health EHR analysis Health policy interventions Randomized control trials Bioinformatics and genomics for global health Disease surveillance Maternal and child health Infectious diseases Chronic illnesses Mobile health platforms Health care management and hospital care Program committee for the global health track Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Digital Health Institute Vinod Scaria, CSIR Manikandan Narayanan, IIT Madras Sriram Sankararaman, UCLA Bhanu Duggal, AIIMS, India Rachel Hodos, Benevolent AI Niyati Parekh, NYU JR Rizzo, NYU School of Medicine Prashanth Suravajhala, Birla Institute of Scientific Research Sanjeev Bhavnani, Scripps Health Koundinya Desiraju, THSTI Brett Beaulieu-Jones, Harvard University Lana Garmire, University of Michigan Energy, IoT, and Smart Cities Track chair: Jay Taneja, University of Massachusetts Amherst This track takes paper submissions on topics related to the application of computing and communication technologies, including but not limited to: IoTs and other systems for improving infrastructure (buildings, energy systems, roads, water and sanitation systems, etc.) Computing technologies applied in energy and electricity networks IoTs and other systems in agriculture Systems for measurement, monitoring, and/or management of urban environments IoTs and other systems for community engagement and governance Techniques for demand-side management and dynamic pricing of energy Deployment of sensing and communications technologies, case studies, and lessons learned Security and privacy in energy, IoT, and smart cities applications Program committee for the energy, IoT, and smart cities track Naveed Arshad, LUMS Simone Fobi, Columbia University Jacqueline Klopp, Columbia University Noah Klugman, UC Berkeley Reginald Bryant, IBM Research-Africa Rebekah Shirley, UC Berkeley and PowerForAll Mohit Jain, MSR India Krithi Ramamritham, IIT Bombay Srinivasan Keshav, Cambridge Vijay Arya, IBM Research India Sam Sudar, Google Development, Economics and Social Policy Track chair: Samuel Fraiberger, World Bank This track takes a broad array of paper submissions from the areas of economics, social sciences and policy that pertain to sustainability and socio-economic development. Specific topics include but are not limited to: Randomized control trials Causal inference using observational data for policy evaluation Methods and analyses of biased, selective, or incomplete observational social data Non-traditional data (administrative, satellite, social media, mobile, etc.) for measurement and policy evaluation Computational methods Developmental economics studies Large-scale/online social experiments for policy evaluation Social network analysis and interventions Text analysis and natural language processing (NLP) for policy evaluation Technology policy studies and implications Applications and experience of using ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) for development We encourage development, economics and policy papers agnostic of the domain of application including public health, financial services, education, agriculture, gender equality, livelihood, employment, governance systems, and labour rights, among others. Program committee for the development, economics, and social policy track Jonathan Hersh, Chapman University Ciro Cattuto, ISI Foundation Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, UC Berkeley Alex Rutherford, MIT Ingmar Weber, QCRI Vedran Sekara, UNICEF Nancy Lozano, World Bank David Newhouse, World Bank Joao Pedro Azevedo, World Bank Jim Savage, Schmidt Future Pedro de Alarcon, Telefonica Pablo Astudillo, University of Oxford Bilal Siddiqi, CEGA Katherine Hofmann, NYU Anca Balietti, Heidelberg University Sveta Milusheva, World Bank Alice Duhaut, World Bank Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Track chairs: Priya Shyamsundar and Niraj Swami, The Nature Conservancy This track takes papers on all aspects of sustainability of the planet pertaining to environmental sciences, climate change and environmental policy. We encourage submissions across a broad spectrum of topics in this space, including but not limited to: Climate change modeling Environmental scientific studies Impact of climate change on populations Sustainable management of natural resources Environmental policy studies Environmental economics Measuring and evaluating the impact of nature-based strategies Institutional systems and changes required for effective use of technology Program committee for the environment, climate change, and sustainability track Nick Woolf, The Nature Conservancy Timothy Boucher, The Nature Conservancy Jennifer Dunn, Northwestern Argonne Institute Ben Miller, Northwestern University Zack Ferdana, The Nature Conservancy Thomas Diettrich, Oregon State University Abdul Salam, Purdue University Deployment Experiences and Practitioner Reports Track chairs: Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University and Mercy Julia Borbor Cordova, ESPOL This track takes long papers on deployment experiences and short papers on practitioner reports, related to any of the above tracks. Topics of interest include, but are limited to: Evaluations of impact from technologies deployed in the field Financial sustainability Failures Reflections from long-term deployments Problem statements that can lead to new research directions ACM COMPASS 2020 specifically aims to forge stronger relationships between practitioners and researchers. Program committee for the deployment experiences and practitioner reports track David Nemer, University of Virginia Andrew Cross, Everwell Health Martin Mubangizi, UN Global Pulse Lab Sunandan Chakraborty, Indiana Univ Dipanjan Chakraborty, BITS Hyderabad Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Georgetown University Leandro Navarro, UPC, Spain Brian DeRenzi, Dimagi Daniel Mutembesa, Makerere University Rikin Gandhi, Digital Green

Keywords:

• HCI
• computing for social good
• machine intelligence
• energy
• IOT
• Smart cities