Technology and Innovation

Technology and Innovation

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HHI's research on Technology and Innovation examines the impact of emerging technologies on the humanitarian field, focusing on both ethical and technical considerations. Explore the individual programs below to learn more about this work. 

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Technology and Innovation

KoBoToolbox

A suite of tools for field data collection for use in challenging environments

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Humanitarian Geoanalytics

Leverages the potential of geospatial data and analytics to introduce new ways of thinking, identify targets for micro-planning and research, and optimize resource allocation for cost-effective programming

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DataPop

Works to ensure that Big Data serves the interests of people across the globe, especially those of poor and vulnerable populations. Links to an external site.

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Signal Program

Advances the safe, ethical, and effective use of information technologies by communities of practice during humanitarian and human rights emergencies

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Related Publications

2026

Ahmad Hassan, Shuhan He, Boyu Peng, Marianna Petrea-Imenokhoeva, Kian Samadian, Hadeel Abdelseid, Abrar Abdelrahim, Mary Showstark, Hicham Naim, Gregory Lisiak, Olga Gershuni, Oleksandra Shchebet, Robert Burns Arnot, Nicole J Poritsanos, and Jarone Lee. 2026. “ Building a Tactical Medical Chatbot for Conflict and Low-Resource Settings: A Low-Code Platform Approach”. doi:10.1016/j.hjdsi.2026.100780
Ahmad Hassan, Shuhan He, Boyu Peng, Marianna Petrea-Imenokhoeva, Kian Samadian, Hadeel Abdelseid, Abrar Abdelrahim, Mary Showstark, Hicham Naim, Gregory Lisiak, Olga Gershuni, Oleksandra Shchebet, Robert Burns Arnot, Nicole J Poritsanos, and Jarone Lee. 2026. “ Building a Tactical Medical Chatbot for Conflict and Low-Resource Settings: A Low-Code Platform Approach”. doi:10.1016/j.hjdsi.2026.100780

2022

2022. Health Technologies and Innovations to Effectively Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA
2022. Health Technologies and Innovations to Effectively Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA

2021

Erica Nelson and Saira Khan. 2021. Climate and Migration in East and the Horn of Africa: Spatial Analysis of Migrants’ Flows Data
Erica Nelson and Saira Khan. 2021. Climate and Migration in East and the Horn of Africa: Spatial Analysis of Migrants’ Flows Data

2020

Erica Nelson, Saira Khan, Swapna Thorve, and P. Gregg Greenough. 2020. “Modeling Pastoralist Movement in Response to Environmental Variables and Conflict in Somaliland: Combining Agent-Based Modeling and Geospatial Data”. PLOS ONE
Erica Nelson, Saira Khan, Swapna Thorve, and P. Gregg Greenough. 2020. “Modeling Pastoralist Movement in Response to Environmental Variables and Conflict in Somaliland: Combining Agent-Based Modeling and Geospatial Data”. PLOS ONE
Signal Program. 2020. Displacement & Destruction: Analysis of Idlib, Syria 2017-2020
Signal Program. 2020. Displacement & Destruction: Analysis of Idlib, Syria 2017-2020

2019

Saira Khan, Isaac Baker, and Rob Baker. 2019. Satellite Imagery Interpretation Guide of Landscape Features in Somaliland
Saira Khan, Isaac Baker, and Rob Baker. 2019. Satellite Imagery Interpretation Guide of Landscape Features in Somaliland