Media

A selection of 200 media mentions, interviews and/or references to projects that I have spearheaded and/or to joint efforts that I have been directly involved in over the years. For media enquiries, contact me here or leave a comment below.

April 2018: SciDevNet: on the code of conduct for humanitarian drones

March 2018: ABC News: on the use of robotics in humanitarian crises

February 2018: The Economist: on big data for disaster response

February 2018: Fast Company: on digital humanitarians

January 2018: Forbes: on using AI to analyze aerial imagery for crisis response

January 2018: Newsweek: on the use of drones to save lives

January 2018: WEF: on how Big Data is changing humanitarian action

December 2017: NBC: on using drones to reduce mosquito-borne illnesses

November 2017: BBC: on using drones to reduce mosquito-borne illnesses

November 2017: PRI: on using drones to educe mosquito-borne illnesses

November 2017: CNBC: on cargo delivery drones in Amazon Rainforest

June 2017: Forbes: on Facebook crisis maps for disaster response

June 2017: Mashable: on Facebook crisis maps for disaster response

June 2017: Fast Company: on Facebook crisis maps for disaster response

June 2017: TechCrunch: on Facebook crisis maps for disaster response

June 2017: CNET: on Facebook crisis maps for disaster response

June 2017: National Geographic Magazine: on aerial robotics for good

May 2017: BBC: on using emerging technologies to improve disaster response

May 2017: SciDev: on use of microtasking for disaster response

February 2017: NPR: on using cargo drones for aid delivery

February 2017: CNET: on using cargo drones for aid delivery

December 2017: UK Guardian: on using UAVs for aid delivery in conflict zones

December 2016: Radio New Zealand: on mapping crises with UAVs

November 2016: ABC: on role of drones (aerial robotics) for disaster response

November 2016: WIRED: on the role of Facebook in disaster response

November 2016: Foreign Policy: on use of social media by repressive regimes

October 2016: PBS: on use of drones (aerial robotics) for disaster response

October 2016: WIRED: on the role of the share economy in disaster response

September 2016: NPR: on crisis mapping and humanitarian robotics

May 2016: Nature: on crowdsourcing satellite imagery for disaster response

May 2016: Al Jazeera: on aerial robotics for search and rescue

April 2016: New Scientist: on artificial intelligence for public health projects

April 2016: Le Temps: on humanitarian applications of aerial robotics

March 2016: The Economist: on Social Media and Disaster Response

February 2016: BBC World Service: on use of robotics for aid

December 2015: AAM Radio: on use of UAVs for disaster response

November 2015: Forbes: on use of UAVs for disaster response

October 2015: Washington Post: on humanitarian UAV missions

October 2015: PBS: on humanitarian technology and digital activism

October 2015: WNWY-TV: Xploration Earth 2050 – Drones

October 2015: HuffPost Live: on humanitarian UAV missions

October 2015: Gulf News: on using social media for emergency management

September 2015: New Scientist: on artificial intelligence and UAVs

September 2015: Consumer Electronics: on humanitarian UAVs

August 2015: TIME Magazine: on humanitarian UAVs

July 2015: UK Guardian: on humanitarian UAVs

July 2015: Neue Züricher Zeitung: on digital humanitarians

June 2015: SciDev: on next generation humanitarian tech in Nepal

June 2015: Quartz: on UAVs and regulations

May 2015: Wall Street Journal: on crowdsourcing and UAVs in Nepal quake

May 2015: MIT Tech Review: on crowdsourced verification during disasters

May 2015: CNN International: on use of UAVs in Nepal Earthquake response

May 2015: IRIN News: on challenges of using UAVs for disaster response

May 2015: Huffington Post: on crisis mapping the Nepal Earthquake

May 2015: NPR: on crowdsourcing crisis information on social media

April 2015: BBC Click: on digital humanitarian response to Nepal earthquake

April 2015: Slate: on humanitarian UAV response to Nepal earthquake

April 2015: BBC News: on digital humanitarian response to Nepal earthquake

April 2015: Discovery News: on digital mapping response to Nepal earthquake

April 2015: IRIN News: on crisis mapping and humanitarian UAVs

April 2015: Washington Post: on humanitarian UAVs in action

April 2015: National Geographic: on humanitarian UAVs missions

April 2015: The Conversation: on digital humanitarian action

April 2015: France 24: on use of UAVs in peacekeeping operations

March 2015: TIME Magazine: on digital technologies and humanitarians

February 2015: Mashable: on digital humanitarians and humanitarian tech

February 2015: Fast Company: on UAVs for humanitarian action

February 2015: UK Guardian: on the Humanitarian UAV network

February 2015: Gizmodo: on the Humanitarian UAV Network

February 2015: Memeburn: on digital humanitarians and technology

February 2015: IRIN News: on drones for good and humanitarian applications

January 2015: National Geographic: on mapping data for disaster response

January 2015: UN Dispatch: on crisis mapping and digital humanitarians

January 2015: German TV (DW): on life-saving crisis maps for crisis response

December 2014: TechCrunch: on crowdsouring real time disaster relief

December 2014: UK Guardian: on crowdsourced response to Typhoon Ruby

December 2014: Popular Science: on humanitarian UAVs/drones

December 2014: Al-Jazeera: on advanced computing for disaster response

December 2014: NewBeatSocial: on disaster response to Typhoon Ruby

November 2014: Wired: on how tech will affect future of disaster response

November 2014: Nature: on advanced computing for disaster response

October 2014: Le Monde: on humanitarians UAVs for disaster response

October 2014: Global Post: on humanitarian UAVs for crisis mapping

October 2014: Bloomberg Business Week: on humanitarian UAVs

October 2014: National Geographic (NL): on UAVs and social innovation

October 2014: Swiss Radio (French): on Big Data and disaster response

September 2014: CNN: on crowdsourcing analysis of UAV/aerial imagery

September 2014: Virgin: on the use of UAVs for humanitarian response

September 2014: Yahoo News: on crowdsourcing UAV/aerial imagery analysis

September 2014: Popular Science: on using social media for disaster response

September 2014: Emergency Management: on digital humanitarians

August 2014: Reuters: on crowdsourcing open data for disaster response

August 2014: LA Times: on crisis map of UAV/aerial videos of disaster areas

July 2014: Foreign Affairs: on using new technologies for digital activism

July 2014: SciDevNet: on using UAVs for humanitarian response

June 2014: UK Guardian: on how UAVs being used for disaster response

May 2014: Washington Post: on auto-verifying credible tweets during crises

May 2014: The New Yorker: on auto-verifying credible tweets during disasters

May 2014: The Daily Dot: on auto-verifying credible tweets during disasters

May 2014: Doha News: on auto-verifying rumors on Twitter during disasters

April 2014: TechPresident: on automatically verifying credibility of tweets

March 2014: FastCompany:  on making sense of social media during disasters

March 2014: PBS NewsHour: on crowdsourcing search for Malaysia Flight

March 2014: DIYDrones: on use of UAVs for humanitarian response

March 2014: 3DRobotics: on importance of UAVs for humanitarian response

March 2014: Deutsche Welle: on technologies used to search for Flight 370

March 2014: Berliner Gazette: on crowdsourcing search for Malaysia Flight

March 2014: CTV: on crowdsourcing search for Malaysia flight 370

March 2014: NC Radio: on crowdsourcing search for Malaysia flight 370

March 2014: Al Jazeera America: on UAVs for disaster communications

March 2014: Qatar Today: on using technology to support humanitarian relief

January 2014: BBC Radio 4: on digital humanitarian response

December 2013: CBC: on crisis mapping response to Typhoon Yolanda

December 2013: ReliefWeb: on digital humanitarians

December 2013: Storyful: on digital humanitarian response

November 2013: Wall Street Journal: on response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Bloomberg: on digital humanitarian response to Typhoon

November 2013: NBC News: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: Nature: on crowdsourced response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: TIME Magazine: on digital response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Forbes: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: BBC World: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: FastCompany: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: IRIN News: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: NewScientist: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: Slate.fr: on digital humanitarian response to Typhoon

November 2013: WSJ TV: on use of social media in response to Typhoon

November 2013: Reuters (TRF): on data mining news for crisis response

November 2013: GlobalPost: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon

November 2013: National Geographic: on response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Al-Jazeera: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Swiss Radio SRF: on digital response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Heute.de: on micro-mapping response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: Digital Trends: on digital response to Typhoon Yolanda

November 2013: TechPresident: on digital humanitarian response to Typhoon

November 2013: CTV Canada: on digital humanitarian response to Typhoon

October 2013: UK Guardian: on microtasking for disaster response

October 2013: ABC: on online gaming to support humanitarian response

October 2013: UN Dispatch: on microtasking for disaster relief

October 2013: The Hindu: on role of social media in crises

September 2013: Wired: on next generation humanitarian technologies

September 2013: TechPresident: on microtasking for disaster response

September 2013: Slate: on Facebook and repressive regimes

August 2013: Die Zeit: improving disaster response with online gaming

August 2013: IRIN News: on challenges of verification in disaster response

August 2013: Fast Company: on humanitarian gamers for disaster response

August 2013: New Scientist: on crowdsourcing crisis info using online games

August 2013: Slashdot: on using online games for disaster response

August 2013: Slate: on harnessing online games for humanitarian response

August 2013: Al Jazeera: on Internet.org and humanitarian response

August 2013: Computer World: on online gaming for disaster response

August 2013: Metro UK: on an online game changer for disaster response

July 2013: Fast Company: on analysis of hashtags for disaster response

July 2013: Foreign Policy: on analysis of hashtags for political polarization

July 2013: New York Times: on analyzing crisis hashtags

July 2013: Berliner Gazette: on tourism, smartphones and social good

June 2013: Business Insider: on microtasking disaster response

June 2013: QF Telegraph: on crisis computing and humanitarian tech

May 2013: World Bank: on connectivity for disaster response

May 2013: Forbes: on harnessing Big Data for humanitarian response

May 2013: Voice of America: on Big Data for disaster response

May 2013: Foreign Policy: on verifying social media during crises

May 2013: The Foundation: on next generation humanitarian technology

May 2013: Chicago Policy Review: on improving humanitarian technology

May 2013: FabrikZeitung: on information forensics for crisis response

April 2013: OpenIDEO: on technology for atrocity prevention

April 2013: MIT Technology Review: on verifying social media during crises

April 2013: New Scientist: on crowdsourcing verification during crises

April 2013: Fast Company: on a Match.com for disaster response

April 2013: Mashable: on Big Data for conflict prevention

April 2013: Emergency Management: on GeoFeedia for disaster response

April 2013: The National: on Twitter for conflict & disaster response

April 2013: Nebo Company: on emergent leadership

March 2013: Berliner Gazette: on humanitarian technology use in Japan

March 2013: World Bank: on data mining to create Open Data

March 2013: World Bank: on Big Data for development

March 2013: Corriere Della Sera: on verifying crowdsourced information

March 2013: ACM: on crowdsourcing crisis information

March 2013: World Bank: on using Twitter during disasters

February 2013: Fast Company: on microtasking for disaster response

January 2013: Council on Foreign Relations: on social media and conflict

January 2013: World Bank: on advanced computing & disaster response

January 2013: National Geographic: on risks of crisis mapping 

January 2013: TechPresident: on digital maps and global activism

December 2012: Scientific American: on detecting credibility on Twitter

December 2012: Huffington Post: on monitoring Syria’s crimes

December 2012: Slate: on verifying Twitter content for disaster response

December 2012: NY Times Blog: on using Twitter for disaster response

September 2012: Berliner Gazette: on verifying crowdsourced information

September 2012: QF Telegraph: on computing for humanity

August 2012: LA Times: on crowdsourcing crisis response

August 2012: TechPresident: on SMS for violence prevention

July 2012: CNN: on social media & conflict in Africa

July 2012: Weather.com: on volunteer based crisis mapping

July 2012: TechPresident: on mapping for social change

May 2012: Red Cross Magazine: on humanitarian action 2.0

May 2012: TechPresident: on civil resistance

May 2012: Le Monde Diplomatique: on crisis mapping

April 2012: PopSci: on Syria crisis mapping

March 2012: NewScientist: on Syria crisis mapping

March 2012: Christian Science Monitor: on LRA crisis mapping

March 2012: Foreign Policy: on conflict data analysis

February 2012: CfR: on crowdsourced data

February 2012: TechPresident: on Google & open source data

December 2011: El Tiempo: on Ushahidi & crisis mapping

November 2011: Slate Afrique: on crisis mapping Somalia

September 2011: UK Guardian: on crisis mapping Syria

September 2011: Brian Lehrer TV: on crisis mapping Syria

August 2011: Technology Review: crisis maps & political unrest

July 2011: The Economist: online crisis management

June 2011: UK Guardian: on digital activism

June 2011: TechPresident: on digital maptivism

May 2011: PBS: on crisis mapping for disaster response

May 2011: Al-Jazeera: on digital repression

May 2011: AlertNet: on crisis mapping Libya

May 2011: VoA: crisis mapping Arab Spring

April 2011: UN Chronicle: on disaster relief 2.0

March 2011: New York Times: on humanitarian technology

March 2011: CNN: on crisis mapping Japan earthquake

March 2011: NPR: on crisis mapping Japan earthquake

March 2011: FastCompany: on crisis mapping Libya

January 2011: RadioFreeEurope: on satellite imagery & human rights

October 2010: CNN: on crowdsourced crisis mapping

August 2010: Newsweek: on digital activism

May 2010: CNN: on crisis mapping environmental disasters

April 2010: Boston Globe: on crisis mapping Haiti

March 2010: New York Times: on crowdsourcing & crisis mapping

January 2010: Washington Post: on crisis mapping Haiti

January 2010: BBC News: on crisis mapping Haiti

January 2010: TED Blog: on crisis mapping Haiti

January 2010: Al-Jazeera: on crisis mapping Haiti

October 2009: AlertNet: on crisis mapping for humanitarian response

June 2009: AFP: on civil resistance