Harnessing Data for Social Impact - Empowering Communities through Visualization and Social Computing

Explore how data visualization and social computing can empower communities to address complex societal challenges in this Stanford seminar featuring Dr. Narges Mahyar from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Discover innovative approaches combining information visualization, HCI, applied machine learning, and human-centered AI to tackle issues like urban planning and climate change. Learn about community-centered tools designed to engage the public in shaping future policies and fostering inclusive decision-making processes. Gain insights into advancing democracy, equity, well-being, and sustainability through technology, with a focus on empowering marginalized populations. Examine the potential applications of these techniques in fields such as health informatics and learning sciences, and understand the importance of inclusive data visualization in enabling better data-informed decisions for the general public.