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17 papers
Exoplanet Search and Characterization with the Proposed POET Canadian Space Mission
S. Metchev, J. Rowe, P. Miles-Páez +20
The Photometric Observations of Exoplanet Transits (POET) is a proposed micro-satellite mission dedicated to the characterization and discovery of transiting exoplanets. POET has b…
Effects of variation in system responsiveness on user performance in virtual environments
Benjamin Watson, Neff Walker, William Ribarsky +1
System responsiveness (SR) is defined as the elapsed time until a system responds to user control. SR fluctuates over time, so it must be described statistically with mean (MSR) an…
Are machine learning technologies ready to be used for humanitarian work and development?
Vedran Sekara, Márton Karsai, Esteban Moro +6
Novel digital data sources and tools like machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to revolutionize data about development and can contribute to mo…
The State of Food Systems Worldwide: Counting Down to 2030
Kate Schneider, Jessica Fanzo, Lawrence Haddad +54
Transforming food systems is essential to bring about a healthier, equitable, sustainable, and resilient future, including achieving global development and sustainability goals. To…
TriggerCit: Early Flood Alerting using Twitter and Geolocation -- a comparison with alternative sources
Carlo Bono, Barbara Pernici, Jose Luis Fernandez-Marquez +3
Rapid impact assessment in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster is essential to provide adequate information to international organisations, local authorities, and first r…
A Framework for Ethical AI at the United Nations
Lambert Hogenhout
This paper aims to provide an overview of the ethical concerns in artificial intelligence (AI) and the framework that is needed to mitigate those risks, and to suggest a practical…