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ICT in Developing Communities

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Emily Aiken
University of California, Berkeley
2
Arfa Afzal
University of Management and Technology
3
Marisa Meyer
Temple College
4
Yangyang Zheng
Wenzhou University
5
Obvious Mapiye
Stellenbosch University
6
Nametshego Gumbi
University of Johannesburg
7
Chinasa T. Okolo
Cornell University
8
Bronwyn Cumbo
Monash University
9
Savita Yadav
Himalayan University
10
Dipto Das
University of Toronto

Rising Stars Papers

1
"If it is easy to understand then it will have value": Examining Perceptions of Explainable AI with Community Health Workers in Rural India
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction|2024
17 cit.
2
Beyond AI Hype: A Hands-on Workshop Series for Enhancing AI Literacy in Middle and High School Students
Unknown Journal|2024
10 cit.
3
“We’ve Tried to Keep the Beast on a Leash”: The Domestication of Digital Classroom Surveillance
Surveillance & Society|2024
8 cit.
4
Examining the factors influencing the digital transformation of new agricultural operating entities: insights from Zhejiang, China
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications|2025
7 cit.
5
"You can’t build what you don’t understand": Practitioner Perspectives on Explainable AI in the Global South
Unknown Journal|2024
6 cit.
6
A Survey on Manta Ray Foraging Optimization Algorithm of Variants and Applications
International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research|2024
6 cit.
7
Our Water Stories: A four-part participatory film method to support children set the agenda for design
Unknown Journal|2024
6 cit.
8
Reimagining Communities through Transnational Bengali Decolonial Discourse with YouTube Content Creators
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction|2024
6 cit.
9
In the era of climate change: Exploring research at the intersection of children, emerging technology, and environmental sustainability
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
10
Explainable AI in Practice: Practitioner Perspectives on AI for Social Good and User Engagement in the Global South
Unknown Journal|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Neha Kumar
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
2
Egbert DeSmet
Unknown
3
Nicola Dell
Cornell University
4
Ernst Scholtz
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (United States)
5
Mwazvita T. B. Dalu
University of Mpumalanga
6
Nguyen Phong Nguyen
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
7
Yyannú Cruz-Aguayo
Inter-American Development Bank
8
Agha Ali Raza
Lahore University of Management Sciences
9
Heather L. Kirkorian
University of Wisconsin–Madison
10
Maria Tsapali
University of Cambridge

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Trauma-Informed Computing: Towards Safer Technology Experiences for All
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems|2022
148 cit.
2
The dark side of FinTech in financial services: a qualitative enquiry into FinTech developers’ perspective
International Journal of Bank Marketing|2023
122 cit.
3
The impact of internal control systems on the intensity of innovation and organizational performance of public sector organizations in Vietnam: the moderating role of transformational leadership
Heliyon|2022
102 cit.
4
The dark side of mobile money: Perspectives from an emerging economy
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2022
84 cit.
5
Care Infrastructures for Digital Security in Intimate Partner Violence
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems|2022
72 cit.
6
Green creativity, responsible innovation, and product innovation performance: A study of entrepreneurial firms in an emerging economy
Business Strategy and the Environment|2023
60 cit.
7
Digital approach toward environmental sustainability in supply chains: Evidence from Vietnamese firms
Sustainable Development|2023
51 cit.
8
Advancement of cloud-based accounting effectiveness, decision-making quality, and firm performance through digital transformation and digital leadership: Empirical evidence from Vietnam
Heliyon|2023
47 cit.
9
Transport and mobility decisions of consumers with disabilities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour|2022
43 cit.
10
"We are half-doctors": Family Caregivers as Boundary Actors in Chronic Disease Management
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction|2023
43 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Kentaro Toyama
University of Michigan
2
Sundeep Sahay
University of Oslo
3
Rebecca E. Grinter
Georgia Institute of Technology
4
Caroline O. Buckee
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
5
William Jack
Georgetown University
6
Michael M. Grant
University of South Carolina
7
Annemarie Mol
University of Amsterdam
8
Daniel R. Anderson
Oregon Department of Education
9
James Paul Gee
University of Wisconsin–Madison
10
Tapan S. Parikh
Cornell University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy
Computers in entertainment|2003
5.5k cit.
2
Region Filling and Object Removal by Exemplar-Based Image Inpainting
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing|2004
3.2k cit.
3
Chapter 3 : Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research in Education
Review of Research in Education|2000
2.7k cit.
4
Wallflower: principles and practice of background maintenance
Unknown Journal|1999
1.7k cit.
5
The logic of care: health and the problem of patient choice
Choice Reviews Online|2009
1.6k cit.
6
Ontological Politics. A Word and Some Questions
The Sociological Review|1999
1.6k cit.
7
The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money
Science|2016
1.4k cit.
8
Mobile computing devices in higher education: Student perspectives on learning with cellphones, smartphones & social media
The Internet and Higher Education|2013
1.3k cit.
9
Risk Sharing and Transactions Costs: Evidence from Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution
American Economic Review|2013
1.3k cit.
10
Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research in Education
Review of Research in Education|2000
1.2k cit.

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