Sarah Williams

Amazing weekend in New York City! Block party, carbo load at Bemonte (Italian restaurant open since 1900), 1/2 marathon, smorgasbord, and Bad Brains!

Athens

Athens

Come see me speak about the Mobilities of Care on April 28th!!

What happens when communities own their data? The Living Data Hubs project in Kibera, Kenya shows that community governance helps build trust in data and strengthens local capacity. The project provided the community with access, control, and ownership over data about them by building wireless access points, allowing community members to collect their own data using surveys and sensors. 📄 A new paper about this project by @datasew and Gabriella Carolini is now published (link in bio). This work was made possible by the generous support of @sidaracollaborative and our collaborators, @kounkuey and @tunapanda_org . Congratulations to the team: @datasew , Gabriella Carolini, Vera Bukachi, Manshur Talib, Regina Opondo, Ibra Maina, Joe Mulligan, Josephine Miliza, @eng.alphonceodhiambo , Prisca Okila, @madebygulaid , Sarah Rege, Innocent Ndubuisi-Obi Jr, @ashsicle , Kwesi Afrifa, Wesley Woo, @spurbhi

The Atlas of Popular Transport has been nominated for the Equitable and Sustainable Media Architecture category at the @mabiennale awards! We are heading to Bangkok to present this fantastic project. The Atlas was created by the @civicdatadesignlab , with the support of @mit_lcau , and led by @datasew . The project was first exhibited at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The Atlas of Popular Transport tells the story of sixteen cities worldwide that created missing data on their transport systems. By leveraging mobile technology, local actors in each city mapped the routes and stops of their popular transit networks. They shared this data openly by enabling downloads, uploading it to Google Maps, and designing analog maps, making it accessible for anyone to use and build upon. This installation invites audiences to explore the transit data from these cities and, in doing so, highlights how democratizing data can foster empowerment and participation. Visit our project website at atlasofpopulartransport.mit.edu to learn more about these collective intelligence stories! @patricio_z_b @​​erik.vergel roirobox @ridersrightslb @lucasmendez612 @hazem @arqdis.uniandes @cideruniandes

The paper behind this CRAZY photo of me is finally out!! Striking a Pose: DIY Computer Vision Sensor Kit to Measure Public Life Using Pose Estimation Enhanced Action Recognition Model - See link below-- /2624-6511/8/6/183 written with @___minwook___ and done with @ides_unsw @mit_lcau @mitsap @mit_urbanism @mitdusp

An inspiring evening where local voices met global perspectives. On October 15, this public talk marked a milestone for From Data to Change, reflecting on what has been achieved and opening space for international dialogue on data, design and civic participation. The event opened with remarks by Ursula Läubli, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland in Armenia and Deputy Regional Director of Swiss Cooperation South Caucasus. Siuneh Arakelian, Director of From Data to Change, outlined the progress and milestones reached so far. We were honored to host Sarah Williams (MIT, Civic Data Design Lab) and Dana Cuff (UCLA, cityLAB), who shared their work in civic data, architecture and urban design, highlighting how data and design are being used to reimagine cities around the world. From Data to Change is led by HYPHEN4 and Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Embassy of Switzerland in Armenia @swissembassyarmenia and its Swiss Cooperation Office. This program is carried out by HYPHEN4 in partnership with @tumocenter , GeoVibe, and the @nuaca__university National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA).

As part of our international collaboration stage, we were honored to host two visionary leaders in the field: Sarah Williams @datasew from MIT Civic Data Design Lab and Dana Cuff @danacuff from UCLA cityLAB. Their involvement brings global insight to From Data to Change, a HYPHEN4 initiative addressing the lack of open, reliable spatial data in Armenia through citizen science and participatory mapping. Sarah Williams, Director and Founder of the Civic Data Design Lab at MIT, and Dana Cuff, Founder and Director of cityLAB at UCLA, have joined us at this stage of the project. Their feedback not only informs the next phase of the initiative but also offers a valuable opportunity to review and reflect on our methodology. From Data to Change is led by HYPHEN4 and directed by Siuneh Arakelian @siunearakelian , Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Embassy of Switzerland in Armenia @swissembassyarmenia and its Swiss Cooperation Office.

Our Roundtable Discussion at the COAF Smart Center brought together distinguished faculty from MIT and UCLA with Hyphen4’s From Data to Change project in Armenia. It became a truly engaging day of dialogue where Professor Sarah Williams (MIT), Professor Dana Cuff (UCLA), and Professor Kevin Daly (UCLA) joined students and professionals to exchange ideas, ask thoughtful questions, and explore new perspectives in architecture, urban design, and civic data. This project is carried out by HYPHEN4, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Embassy of Switzerland in Armenia @swissembassyarmenia and its Swiss Cooperation Office.