ACM DEV-4
4th Symposium on Computing for Development
Co-located with ICTD
December 6-7, 2013
Cape Town, South Africa
http://dev4.acmdev.org/
Important Dates:
Thursday July 18: Full paper deadline (11:59pm UTC) firm deadline.
Friday Sept 13: Notification of authors
Friday Nov 1: Camera-ready papers due.
Dec 6-7: Conference.
DEV-4 provides an international forum for research in the design and
implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for
social and economic development. In particular, we focus on emerging
contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due
to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to, cost,
language, literacy, and the availability of power and bandwidth.
Papers should describe original and previously unpublished research. Three
metrics will be applied to judge papers: (a) Relevance of the problem for
development; (b) Novelty of the technical solution; (c) Evaluation of the
solution, making a case for development-focused impact. All DEV paper
submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical
solution that has direct implications for development. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:
Networks/Systems/Security/Architecture
Low-cost wireless connectivity
Intermittent networks and systems
Power-efficient systems
Low-cost computing devices
Mobile systems and applications
Mixed networks, e.g., telephony and IP
Special-purpose sensor systems
Security challenges in developing regions
HCI/Applications
User interfaces for low-literacy populations
Multi-lingual computing
User-interfaces for low-cost devices
Participatory methods and user-centered design
Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions
Design and evaluation of applications for health, microfinance,
education, agriculture, entertainment
AI/NLP/Data Mining/Speech/Vision
Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in
development contexts
Adapting content and applications to local languages and education
levels
Understanding social relationships and information flows in
disadvantaged societies
Speech interfaces and speech recognition for low-resource languages
Development of new AI-centric tools/solutions for development
Computer vision challenges in development
We also welcome papers outside of these topics that address the DEV focus
on computing innovations supporting social and economic development.
For more information, see the webpage (http://dev4.acmdev.org/) or contact
the Program Co-Chairs (Margaret Martonosi, Princeton and Bhaskaran Raman,
IIT Bombay).
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