Blumenstock awarded Okawa Foundation Prize
The Okawa Foundation has recognized the value of Dr. Blumenstock’s work by awarding him one of eight Okawa Research Grants.
Three papers accepted at ICTD 2017 conference
Three papers by lab members were accepted for publication at the The 9th International ACM/IEEE Conference on Information & Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2017), to be held in Lahore, Pakistan. ICTD is the premiere venue for academic researchers working on ICT’s... Read More →
Lab selected as finalist for Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project
Research on “Community Cellular Networks” in the Philippines was selected by the Vodafone Foundation as a finalist for their Wireless Innovation Project. Read more about the project here: http://dil.berkeley.edu/community-cellular-networks-providing-cellular-coverage-to-rural-communities/
Digital Credit Observatory launched, with support from Gates Foundation
Dr. Blumenstock and Dr. Jonathan Robinson (UCSC) are leading a new initiative on digital credit in developing countries. The Digital Credit Observatory is supported by a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and is being managed by the... Read More →
New research published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Dr. Blumenstock and co-authors have published a new article, “Mapping poverty using mobile phone and satellite data.” Abstract Poverty is one of the most important determinants of adverse health outcomes globally, a major cause of societal instability and one of... Read More →
Office of Naval Research supports lab research
The Office of Naval Research has provided support to Dr. Blumenstock, and collaborators Jacob Shapiro (Princeton) and Sham Kakade (UW) for their research on “Spectral Models of Security.”
World Bank supports research in Afghanistan
World Bank supports research in Afghanistan April 19, 2016 Dr. Blumenstock was awarded a research grant from the World Bank to study “Conflict and Private Sector Development in Afghanistan”
Gates Foundation funds research in the Philippines
Gates Foundation funds research in the Philippines August 1, 2016 Dr. Blumenstock and PhD student Niall Keleher have received a grant from the Gates Foundation to study the impact of first-time mobile phone use on households in rural Philippines. The... Read More →
National Science Foundation grant for “Algorithms in the Field”
National Science Foundation grant for “Algorithms in the Field” September 20, 2016 Dr. Blumenstock and Sham Kakade (UW) have received support from the National Science Foundation for their project, “Spectral Methods in the Field: New Tools for Discovering Latent... Read More →
Blumenstock to give keynote at SocInfo
Blumenstock to give keynote at SocInfo November 14, 2016 Dr. Blumenstock will give a keynote address at the 8th International Conference on Social Informatics (SocInfo 2016) in Seattle.