Episode 6: From SHINE to FASSSTER with Dr. Reena Estuar

Описание: "You can't build technology for your community without understanding who your stakeholders are."

Dr. Reena Estuar narrates the journey of technologies developed to address health-related needs of communities. Apart from addressing real needs, technology should always be adapted to the dynamic environment where it is used or applied.

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Dr Reena Estuar is a Professor at the Ateneo de Manila University - Department of Information Systems and Computer Science. In 2022 she was honored by the Philippine Senate for her work in the field of computer science and social psychology, specifically on her efforts in developing computing platforms for social good. Dr Reena is recognized for her work in the Ateneo Center for Computing Competency and Research; BluEHR; tugon.ph; and the Feasibility Analysis on Syndromic Surveillance Using Spatio Temporal Epidemiological ModelleR or (FASSSTER). FASSTER is the main platform used by the government for disease surveillance and modeling as part of the nation’s COVID-19 mitigation and response, which was also recently recognized by the Department of Health.

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What drives invention and innovation? Imbento Lang! is an audio podcast series in interview form. Listen to the experiences of inventors and glimpse Filipino creativity and innovation at work. Join the host Steve Chaves as he interrogates the creative processes that underlie invention. Each podcast presents the background context of an inventor, the process undertaken, and the challenges encountered in the development of their inventions. ⁣
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Meet the inventors and get to know their creative process and approaches to problem solving. Discover how creativity requires a spirit of adventure, a willingness to play, and the courage to work through disappointments and setbacks. ⁣
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A collaboration between the Ateneo Intellectual Property Office, the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication, and Areté, Imbento Lang! invites listeners to relate what they hear to their own creative process, and encourages them to innovate something in their milieu."