RESEARCH QUESTION The question that is addressed in this research is: How can a decolonizing program for the European digital rights field be designed and implemented? The decolonizing program is co-designed by researchers and/or members from the digital rights field and social, economic and racial justice organizations, to address power dynamics in the field and…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION The research focuses on green power through ambient RF energy harvesting, where up to 6V can be harvested through the cascading of multiple rectenna circuits. The research question is: Can IoT be green-powered using ambient radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting? WHY IS THIS RESEARCH IMPORTANT? IoT continues to grow exponentially, with about 30…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION The project seeks to contribute to the body of research on the question of standards and fragmentation. The Project methodology research question is: How can automation contribute to the identification of standards proposals that seek to transform the Internet’s building blocks and splinter the network through standards? The policy research questions are: (1)…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION This research is a case study on the migrants crossing the Mexico-US border. The objective is to better understand how self-perceptions of digital vulnerability to disinformation and surveillance are formed during the migratory journey and to what extent it affects decision-making regarding the use of the Internet. The questions that are addressed in…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION The question that is addressed in this research is: Can a decentralized mutual credit-based community voucher combined with a community network and localized services incentivize (i) custodianship of commons infrastructure, (ii) creation of more locally generated digital content, and (iii) act as a catalyst to the stability and expansion of a local market? …
Read MoreThe question addressed in this research is how to transform the cost of mitigating Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on the Internet from a burden on the potential victim to a burden on attackers. Reducing the cost of mitigation DoS attacks to the victims and increasing that burden on the attackers helps enhance trust in the network.…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION Did the digital gender gap mean that women and men experienced the COVID-19 pandemic differently, and what are the microeconomic and macroeconomic consequences of this gap? Did governments take action and succeed in fast-tracking access to Affordable and Meaningful Connectivity as a result of the pandemic? What specific actions proved to be impactful in…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION The original primary research question was about the safety of EdTech used in US K12 schools, and the findings indicated that the vast majority of the examined technology shared student data with risky third parties. The present research aims to better understand the actual data being shared and answer additional questions from the…
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