Melissa Densmore

According to our database, Melissa Densmore authored at least 68 papers between 2005 and 2024.

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2024

Transformative Narratives: Fostering Ubuntu-Inspired Participatory Design Practices.

Jaydon Farao, Hafeni Mthoko, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2024: Exploratory Papers and Workshops, 2024

Collective Infrastructural Speculations: A Situated Understanding of Pasts, Presents & Futures of Resilient Community Networks.

Naveen Bagalkot, Siddhant Shinde, Nervo Verdezoto, Ganief Manuel, Muni Ramakka, Ndinelao Iitumba, Deysi Helen Ortega, Tb Dinesh, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2024, 2024

A Not So Chatty "Chatbot": Co-designing to support First-Time Parents in South Africa and Portugal.

Leina Meoli, Francisco Nunes, Beatriz Félix, Joana Couto da Silva, Xolani Ntinga, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2024, 2024

Student Design Competitions as an Awareness-building activity for HCI in the Global South.

Christian Sturm, Edward Peter Greenwood White, Marisol Wong-Villacres, Melissa Densmore, Mario Alberto Moreno Rocha, Carlos Alberto Martínez Sandoval, César A. Collazos, Nobert Rangarirai Jere, Alicia A. M. Mon

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024

Understanding How Parents Deal With the Health Advice They Receive: A Qualitative Study and Implications for the Design of Message-based Health Dissemination Systems for Child Health.

Beatriz Félix, Cristiana Braga, Xolani Ntinga, Sarina C. Till, Leina Meoli, Alastair van Heerden, Ricardo Melo, Nervo Verdezoto, Melissa Densmore, Francisco Nunes

Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2024

2023

Reconsidering Priorities for Digital Maternal and Child Health: Community-centered Perspectives from South Africa.

Toshka Lauren Coleman, Sarina Till, Jaydon Farao, Londiwe Deborah Shandu, Nonkululeko Khuzwayo, Livhuwani Muthelo, Masenyani Oupa Mbombi, Mamare Bopane, Alastair van Heerden, Tebogo Maria Mothiba, Shane Norris, Nervo Verdezoto, Melissa Densmore

Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact., 2023

Networked Micro-services: Empowering Local Micro-enterprises in a South African Township Through Community Wireless Networks.

Ndinelao Iitumba, Hafeni Mthoko, Keegan White, Mapule Madzena, Tristan Drummond, David L. Johnson, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas, 2023

Community Networks powered by Community Currencies.

Keegan White, David Lloyd Johnson, Senka Hadzic, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2023

Research with Communities: Learning with Experts from Global Community Network.

Siddhant Shinde, Ndinelao Iitumba, Naveen Bagalkot, Melissa Densmore, Nicola J. Bidwell

Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2023

Self-directed digital learning for maternity health workers A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure application for empathic care.

Sharifa Negesa, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2023

HCI Across Borders: Towards Global Solidarity.

Vikram Kamath Cannanure, Delvin Varghese, Cuauhtémoc Rivera-Loaiza, Faria Noor, Dipto Das, Pranjal Jain, Meiyin Chang, Marisol Wong-Villacres, Naveena Karusala, Nova Ahmed, Sarina C. Till, Bernard Ijesunor Akhigbe, Melissa Densmore, Susan Dray, Christian Sturm, Neha Kumar

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023

African Co-Design: Past, Present, and Emerging.

Francisco Nunes, Joana Couto da Silva, Beatriz Félix, Ricardo Melo, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Naveen Bagalkot, Nervo Verdezoto, Shaimaa Lazem, Alastair van Heerden, Thulani Ngubane, Sarina Till, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023

Reconsidering Network Management Interfaces for Communities.

Ndinelao Iitumba, Siddhant Shinde, Deysi Helen Ortega, Naveen Bagalkot, Nervo Verdezoto, Ganief Manuel, T. B. Dinesh, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference, 2023

2022

Community-based Co-design across Geographic Locations and Cultures: Methodological Lessons from Co-design Workshops in South Africa.

Sarina Till, Jaydon Farao, Toshka Lauren Coleman, Londiwe Deborah Shandu, Nonkululeko Khuzwayo, Livhuwani Muthelo, Masenyani Oupa Mbombi, Mamare Bopane, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi, Gugulethu Mabena, Alastair van Heerden, Tebogo Maria Mothiba, Shane Norris, Nervo Verdezoto Dias, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the PDC 2022: Participatory Design Conference 2022, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 19 August 2022, 2022

A Descriptive Analysis of Cohesion within Virtual and Physical Small Groups of Mothers in Bandwidth-Constrained Communities in Cape Town.

Sarah Dsane, Melissa Densmore, Yaseen Joolay

Proceedings of the COMPASS '22: ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, Seattle, WA, USA, 29 June 2022, 2022

Situating Network Infrastructure with People, Practices, and Beyond: A Community Building Workshop.

Esther Han Beol Jang, Nicola J. Bidwell, Jen Liu, Phoebe Sengers, Naveen Bagalkot, Nervo Verdezoto, Melissa Densmore, Morgan Vigil-Hayes, Shaddi Hasan

Proceedings of the Companion Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2022

2021

Poster: Lessons from Doing Fieldwork with Bandwidth-constrained communities Online.

Sarina Till, Melissa Densmore, Toshka Lauren Coleman, Nervo Verdezoto Dias

Proceedings of the COMPASS '21: ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, Virtual Event, Australia, 28 June 2021, 2021

The Future of Care Work: Towards a Radical Politics of Care in CSCW Research and Practice.

Naveena Karusala, Azra Ismail, Karthik S. Bhat, Aakash Gautam, Sachin R. Pendse, Neha Kumar, Richard J. Anderson, Madeline Balaam, Shaowen Bardzell, Nicola J. Bidwell, Melissa Densmore, Elizabeth Kaziunas, Anne Marie Piper, Noopur Raval, Pushpendra Singh, Austin Toombs, Nervo Verdezoto Dias, Ding Wang

Proceedings of the Companion Publication of the 2021 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2021

SIGCHI Research Ethics Committee Town Hall.

Casey Fiesler, Melissa Densmore, Michael J. Muller, Cosmin Munteanu

Proceedings of the Companion Publication of the 2021 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2021

Detection of Malicious Nodes Using Collaborative Neighbour Monitoring in DSA Networks.

Augustine Takyi, Natasha Zlobinsky, Odametey Akuye-Shika, David L. Johnson, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Wireless Internet, 2021

From Research to Practice: The Operationalisation of Human-Computer Interaction and Service Design in an African Context.

Edward Peter Greenwood White, Nathan Anderson, Hannah Morenike Adebanjo, Chelsea-Joy Wardle, Melissa Densmore, Maletsabisa Molapo, Derrick Cooks

Proceedings of the AfriCHI 2021: 3rd African Human-Computer Interaction Conference, 2021

2020

Translation in conversation.

Lucas Colusso, Melissa Densmore

Interactions, 2020

Stakeholder Relations and Ownership of a Community Wireless Network: The Case of iNethi.

Jaydon Farao, Monet Burse, Hafeni Mthoko, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas, 2020

iNethi Community Network: A first look at local and Internet traffic usage.

Amreesh Phokeer, Senka Hadzic, Eric Nitschke, André van Zyl, David L. Johnson, Melissa Densmore, Josiah Chavula

Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 2020

Research Ethics Roundtable.

Melissa Densmore, Casey Fiesler, Cosmin Munteanu, Michael J. Muller, Janet C. Read, Katie Shilton, Özge Subasi

Proceedings of the Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2020

2019

A Characterization of Digital Native Approaches To Mobile Privacy and Security.

Sarina Till, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2019

On the potential of Google AMP to promote local content in developing regions.

Amreesh Phokeer, Josiah Chavula, David L. Johnson, Melissa Densmore, Gareth Tyson, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Nick Feamster

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks, 2019

Artful Integrations of Infrastructures by Community-based Telecoms.

Nicola J. Bidwell, Melissa Densmore, André van Zyl, Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Nicolas Pace

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities & Technologies, 2019

2018

Localize-It: Co-designing a Community-Owned Platform.

Maria Rosa Lorini, Melissa Densmore, David L. Johnson, Senka Hadzic, Hafeni Mthoko, Ganief Manuel, Marius Waries, André van Zyl

Proceedings of the Locally Relevant ICT Research, 2018

Experimental Analysis of 5 GHz WiFi and UHF-TVWS Hybrid Wireless Mesh Network Back-Haul Links.

Richard Maliwatu, Natasha Zlobinsky, Magdeline Lamola, Augustine Takyi, David L. Johnson, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks, 2018

Exploring Co-design with Breastfeeding Mothers.

Chelsea-Joy Wardle, Mitchell Green, Christine Wanjiru Mburu, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

Research Ethics for HCI: A Roundtable Discussion.

Casey Fiesler, Jeff T. Hancock, Amy S. Bruckman, Michael J. Muller, Cosmin Munteanu, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

Co-designing with mothers and neonatal unit staff: use of technology to support mothers of preterm infants.

Christine Wanjiru Mburu, Chelsea-Joy Wardle, Yaseen Joolay, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Second African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities, 2018

2017

Video Consumption Patterns for First Time Smartphone Users: Community Health Workers in Lesotho.

Maletsabisa Molapo, Melissa Densmore, Brian DeRenzi

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017

Co-Design Across Borders Special Interest Group.

Isaac Holeman, Edwin H. Blake, Melissa Densmore, Maletsabisa Molapo, Fiona Ssozi, Elizabeth Goodman, Indrani Medhi-Thies, Susan Wyche

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017

Research Ethics in HCI: A Town Hall Meeting.

Christopher Frauenberger, Amy S. Bruckman, Cosmin Munteanu, Melissa Densmore, Jenny Waycott

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017

Performance Analysis of a Collaborative DSA-Based Network with Malicious Nodes.

Augustine Takyi, Melissa Densmore, Senka Hadzic, David L. Johnson

Proceedings of the e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, 2017

2016

Leveraging Intermediated Interactions to Support Utilization of Persuasive Personal Health Informatics.

Ntwa Katule, Melissa Densmore, Ulrike Rivett

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2016

A First Look at Mobile Internet Use in Township Communities in South Africa.

Amreesh Phokeer, Melissa Densmore, David L. Johnson, Nick Feamster

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development, 2016

Apps and Skits: Enabling New Forms of Village-To-Clinic Feedback for Rural Health Education.

Maletsabisa Molapo, Melissa Densmore, Limpho Morie

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development, 2016

A Family Health App: Engaging Children to Manage Wellness of Adults.

Ntwa Katule, Ulrike Rivett, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development, 2016

Using Co-Design to Discern and Overcome Barriers to Employment in Cape Town.

Grace Jegede, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on Computing for Development, 2016

Development Consortium: HCI Across Borders.

Neha Kumar, Susan M. Dray, Andy Dearden, Nicola Dell, Melissa Densmore, Rebecca E. Grinter, Zhengjie Liu, Mario Alberto Moreno Rocha, Anicia N. Peters, Eunice Ratna Sari, William Thies, Indrani Medhi-Thies, William D. Tucker, Elba del Carmen Valderrama Bahamóndez, Susan Wyche

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2016

Characterisation of Clinical Practice Guideline Changes.

Yamiko Joseph Msosa, C. Maria Keet, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2016), 2016

Head to Head Battle of TV White Space and WiFi for Connecting Developing Regions.

David L. Johnson, Natasha Zlobinsky, Albert Lysko, Magdeline Lamola, Senka Hadzic, Richard Maliwatu, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, 2016

Designing with Community Health Workers: Enabling Productive Participation Through Exploration.

Maletsabisa Molapo, Melissa Densmore, Limpho Morie

Proceedings of the First African Conference on Human Computer Interaction, 2016

2015

Real mobiles: Kenyan and Zambian smallholder farmers' current attitudes towards mobile phones.

Susan P. Wyche, Melissa Densmore, Brian Samuel Geyer

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2015

Towards an architectural design of a guideline-driven EMR system: a contextual inquiry of Malawi.

Yamiko Joseph Msosa, Melissa Densmore, C. Maria Keet

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2015

How to choose a mobile phone for an ICT4D project.

Maletsabisa Molapo, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2015

2014

Online Gaming for Crowd-sourcing Phrase-equivalents.

A. Kumaran, Melissa Densmore, Shaishav Kumar

Proceedings of the COLING 2014, 2014

2013

Balancing burden and benefit: non-prescribed use of employer-issued mobile devices.

Ariel Schwartz, Mohini Bhavsar, Edward Cutrell, Jonathan Donner, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the International conference on information and communication technologies and development, 2013

Understanding Jugaad: ICTD and the tensions of appropriation, innovation and utility.

Nimmi Rangaswamy, Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the International conference on information and communication technologies and development, 2013

The evolving braid: how an organization in Uganda achieved reliable communications.

Melissa Densmore, Ben Bellows, John Chuang, Eric A. Brewer

Proceedings of the International conference on information and communication technologies and development, 2013

Featured community SIG: human-computer interaction for development.

Ban Al-Ani, Melissa Densmore, Edward Cutrell, Andrew M. Dearden, Rebecca E. Grinter, John C. Thomas, Matthew Kam, Anicia N. Peters

Proceedings of the 2013 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013

2012

The Evolving Braid: An Ethnography of Technology Change in Uganda.

Melissa Densmore

PhD thesis, 2012

Experiences with bulk SMS for health financing in Uganda.

Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2012

Claim mobile: when to fail a technology.

Melissa Densmore

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2012

2010

Human Performance Challenges in Port/Harbour Security Systems.

Melissa R. Ho, Darren Wilson, Janae Lockett-Reynolds, Thomas B. Malone

Proceedings of the Human Systems Integration to Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness for Port/Harbour Security, 2010

A Methodology for Designing a Human/Machine Information System to Support Harbour Security: NATO ARW Group Two Report.

Valerio de Divitiis, Melissa R. Ho, Galina Rogova, Alexander Smirnov, Alan N. Steinberg, Ingrid Visentini, Hans Wehn

Proceedings of the Human Systems Integration to Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness for Port/Harbour Security, 2010

Communication and computing in health facilities of southwest Uganda.

Melissa R. Ho

Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2010

2009

ICTD for healthcare in Ghana: Two parallel case studies.

Rowena Luk, Matei Zaharia, Melissa R. Ho, Brian Levine, Paul M. Aoki

Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2009

Claim Mobile: Engaging conflicting stakeholder requirements in healthcare in Uganda.

Melissa R. Ho, Emmanuel K. Owusu, Paul M. Aoki

Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2009

Human-centered computing in international development.

Nithya Sambasivan, Melissa R. Ho, Matthew Kam, Neesha Kodagoda, Susan M. Dray, John C. Thomas, Ann Light, Kentaro Toyama

Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009

2008

A Framework for Designing Teleconsultation Systems in Africa

Rowena Luk, Melissa R. Ho, Paul M. Aoki

CoRR, 2008

Asynchronous remote medical consultation for Ghana.

Rowena Luk, Melissa R. Ho, Paul M. Aoki

Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2008

2006

The Challenges of Technology Research for Developing Regions.

Eric A. Brewer, Michael J. Demmer, Melissa R. Ho, R. J. Honicky, Joyojeet Pal, Madelaine Plauché, Sonesh Surana

IEEE Pervasive Comput., 2006

Rethinking Wireless in the Developing World.

Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Sonesh Surana, Rabin K. Patra, Sergiu Nedevschi, Melissa R. Ho, Eric A. Brewer, Anmol Sheth

Proceedings of the 5th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks, 2006

2005

The Case for Technology in Developing Regions.

Eric A. Brewer, Michael J. Demmer, Bowei Du, Melissa R. Ho, Matthew Kam, Sergiu Nedevschi, Joyojeet Pal, Rabin K. Patra, Sonesh Surana, Kevin R. Fall

Computer, 2005