Title
Participatory design of sensing networks: strengths and challenges
Abstract
Participatory design (PD) involves users in all phases of design to build systems that fit user needs while simultaneously helping users understand complex systems. We argue that traditional PD techniques can benefit participatory sensing: community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects in which complex technologies, such as sensing networks using mobile phones, are the research instruments. Based on our pilot work on CycleSense, a community-based data gathering system for bicycle commuters, we discuss the benefits and challenges of PD in participatory sensing settings, and outline a method to integrate PD into the research process.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2008
PDC
complex technology,community-based data,complex system,fit user need,bicycle commuter,traditional pd technique,community-based participatory research,research instrument,research process,participatory design,data gathering,sensor networks
Field
DocType
Citations 
Participatory action research,Participatory GIS,Data collection,Participatory design,Knowledge management,Research process,Engineering,Participatory sensing,Wireless sensor network,Community-based participatory research
Conference
9
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.93
8
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Katie Shilton176351.86
N. Ramanathan2111.52
sasank reddy390.93
Vidyut Samanta41019.02
Jeff Burke51789126.02
Deborah Estrin6253803646.75
mark hansen790.93
Mani Srivastava8130521317.38