What if every mobile device had an air quality sensor? We are developing mobile sensing technologies that help communities gather and analyze environmental data. We hope that this hardware and software will empower everyday citizens to learn more about their environment and influence environmental regulations and policy.

The presence of others who see what we see and hear what we hear assures us of the reality of the world and of ourselves. Wednesday, 4 May 2011. Tuesday, 31 August 2010. You can view selected projects.

This blog is intended to supplement the Social Computing Course of the IT Dept of De La Salle University. This blog is being maintained by Mavic Pineda. Comments, inquiries and clarifications are also welcome thru e-mail at mavic. Friday, February 24, 2012.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here are some interesting examples of handicap parking stalls that celebrate the disabled individual by providing special treatment. 1 At a farm in San Juan Capistrano, the one lucky disabled visitor gets a nice little pad of concrete while everyone else parks in the dirt. 2 At a church in Eagle Rock, the disabled get a shady wood canopy while the rest of the cars bake in the sun during morning services.

Monday, 23 April 2012. Wednesday, 21 March 2012. Facing You, photography curatorial project in association with Fringe! Gay Film Fest April 2012. It is curated by Liz Helman and Gemma Rolls-Bentley. And can be seen Long White Cloud, 151 Hackney Road, E2 8JL from 13-21 April, 2012. Monday, 31 January 2011. New work about gender, place and belonging.

Chief Learning Officer, Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation. Director, CITRIS Invention Lab. Faculty Director, CITRIS Connected Communities Initiative. Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Berkeley Center for New Media. Emancipation Fabrication, Cosmetic Computing.