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2024

Research Assistant Job Posting

For a project on the environmental impact of AI, we are seeking up to three RA positions immediately for the winter term.

NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks 2024

Our paper, The State of Data Curation at NeurIPS: An Assessment of Dataset Development Practices in the Datasets and Benchmarks Track, has been accepted in the NeurIPS Datasets & Benchmarks track. See full post for the links to the paper and recorded talk.

Workshop: Responsible Data Curation and Reuse in the Age of AI

Our lab, the Just Sustainability Design Lab is hosting an online open workshop session on Responsible Data Curation and Reuse in the Age of AI on November 25, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Please see full post for details.

Funded PhD student positions for 2025

The Faculty of Information at UofT offers fully funded PhD student positions to study with me - Come join the Just Sustainability Design Lab! See full post for details.

Workshop: Sustainable Neighbourhoods, Sustainable Cities

Our lab, the Just Sustainability Design Lab is hosting an online open workshop session on Sustainable Neighborhoods, Sustainable Cities on October 21, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Please see full post for details.

Insolvent reviewed in Journal of Responsible Technology

Insolvent was reviewed in the Journal of Responsible Technology, see full post for details.

Talk at the AI and the Planet in Crisis Conference

Christoph gave a talk about how to decouple AI innovation from expansion in a world after growth, see full post for details.

Welcome to our new visiting student!

We are welcoming a new visiting student - Syed Ashfaq Hussain!

Congrats to Eshta on a successful QE!

Congratulations to Eshta Bhardwaj for a successful Qualifying Exam!

Congrats to Han on a successful QE!

Congratulations to Han Qiao for a successful Qualifying Exam!

LIMITS 2024

Our paper, Limits at a Distance: Design Directions to Address Psychological Distance in Policy Decisions, has been accepted at the Tenth Computing Within Limits Workshop. See full post for the links to the paper and recorded talk.

FAccT 2024

Our paper, Machine Learning Data Practices through a Data Curation Lens: An Evaluation Framework, has been accepted at the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (ACM FAccT 2024). See full post for the links to the paper and recorded talk.

Insolvent receives PROSE Award Finalist selection for Engineering and Technology.

My book ‘INSOLVENT: How to Reorient Computing for Just Sustainability’ is a finalist in the PROSE Awards in the Engineering and Technology category! If you missed it, it’s still open access. You can find more information about the book here.

Welcome to our new lab members!

We are welcoming two new lab members - Monica Iqbal and Matt O'Reilly!

2023

Research Assistant Job Posting

For an evaluation of data curation in machine learning, conducted by Eshta Bhardwaj, Christoph Becker, and Tegan Rajkumar-Maharaj, we are seeking up to four RA positions immediately, for the coming months.

Curbcut Toronto Launch

We are excited to share the first look at Curbcut Toronto through a short workshop showcasing its map-based spatial and analytical features. See full post for the link to the recorded talk.

LIMITS 2023

Our paper, Pathways to urban sustainability: Design perspectives on a data curation and visualization platform, has been accepted at the Ninth Computing Within Limits Workshop (LIMITS 2023). See full post for the link to the paper.