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Mahad
Ibrahim Email: mahad(at)sims(dot)berkeley(dot)edu Fax: 510.642.5842 Address: SIMS, 6 South Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-4600 |
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About:
I am a fourth year doctoral student in the School of Information (I-School) at the University of California, Berkeley. The I-School is Berkeley's newest school located in the university's oldest building South Hall.
Research Interests: My interests are broadly related to information and communicaton technology policy and design, in particular within the context of information privacy, public health informatics , and the role of information technology in economic development. Most recently, I have been researching how Egyptians use public access computing facilities and how that use fits within the national ICT4D strategy? In addition, myself and several colleagues have designed what we term a "use class" framework for evaluating and designing public health informatics efforts. Finally, I have been continuing research into the best practices for the production of affordable essential medical devices and technologies. Projects Street Stories: A prototype information system developed, in conjunction with Craig Rixford, Mike Kim, and Prof. Warren Sack, using mobile and location-based technologies to allow for the capture of the complex oral narratives and histories that permeate time and space in our communities. In a nutshell, the idea was develop a system that allows people to both contribute and experience the layers of history that are part and parcel of the communities we live in and the places we visit. Research and development of the Street Stories system has been ongoing, for more information please read the latest progress report. The narratives and histories used in the prototype were based on fieldwork in the Mission district in San Francisco, my team used video extensively to demonstrate the system. You can download the videos below:
Essential Medical Technologies: UC Berkeley - along with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) - hosted a conference (april 2004) to address the role of technology in the developing world. as a part of this conference, my team was awarded a fellowship to study the difficulties in producing afforablde and accessible essential medical technologies in tamil nadu, india. Specifically, we compared the difficulties in increasing accessibility of intraocular lenses and hearing aids. We were onsite in madurai during june 2004 and are continuing to conduct research for this project. please visit our project website for more information. Ubiquitous Computing and Workplace Privacy The Case of Active Locator Badges at Eden Medical Center: This was a study conducted by myself, Osbaldo Cantu, and Prof. Deirdre Mulligan of the Boalt Law School. The study was designed to understand the factors that led to resistance to the introduction of active locator badges in the Eden Medical Center. Based on our findings, we suggested techniques for a more privacy-sensitive design of similar technologies and policies to foster better adoption of such technologies. A working paper on this work can be found here. I would also like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of Prof. Peter Lyman of the School of Information Management and Systems and Laura Quilter of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic. Links: Curriculum Vitae Trip Pics: New Mexico, Morocco, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka,Upper Egypt, Eritrea about me |
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