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. Note: I am no longer updating this page. Please see my LinkedIn profile instead.
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
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