Upanzi Network Webinar: Emily Aiken

December 04, 2024

5:00 p.m. CAT

Virtual

Title

Targeting Humanitarian Aid with Machine Learning and Digital Data

Speaker 

Emily Aiken, a postdoctoral scholar at Carnegie Mellon University Africa

About

Aiken will explore how novel digital data sources, combined with machine learning, can enhance the accuracy of aid program targeting in low- and middle-income countries. Using case studies from Togo and Bangladesh, the talk will highlight the effectiveness of these data-driven approaches and explore their implications for fairness, privacy, transparency, and community dynamics.

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