# Technology and Innovation ## Technology and Innovation ![obscure photo of metal rings](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/humanitarianinitiative/files/tech-innov-landing.jpg?itok=MWQGbTMg) 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. [**Back to Research**](/research) ## Technology and Innovation [### KoBoToolbox ](/kobotoolbox)A suite of tools for field data collection for use in challenging environments ![kobo_thumb](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/humanitarianinitiative/files/kobo_thumb.jpg?itok=AmQcVnvt) [### Humanitarian Geoanalytics ](/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 ![geoanalytics_thumb](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/humanitarianinitiative/files/geoanalytics_thumb.jpg?itok=4EfrnMut) [### DataPop ](https://datapopalliance.org/)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. ![DataPop Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/humanitarianinitiative/files/datapop_thumb.jpg?itok=HGJxUxGB) [### Signal Program ](/signal-program)Advances the safe, ethical, and effective use of information technologies by communities of practice during humanitarian and human rights emergencies ![signal_thumb](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/humanitarianinitiative/files/signal_thumb.jpg?itok=7i8DuEN_) ## Related Publications Download 26 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172655&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B1%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172650&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B2%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172651&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchprogram%5D%5B3%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=172652&&&format=ris) ### 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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41985434/)”. 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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41985434/)”. doi:10.1016/j.hjdsi.2026.100780 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41985434/) **Background:** Conflict zones severely disrupt healthcare access, with millions affected by armed conflicts. The lack of standardized medical guidance exacerbates these challenges. Digital health solutions like chatbots and telemedicine offer potential to... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41985434/) ### 2022 2022. [Health Technologies and Innovations to Effectively Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic](/publications/health-technologies-and-innovations-effectively-respond-covid-19). Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA 2022. [Health Technologies and Innovations to Effectively Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic](/publications/health-technologies-and-innovations-effectively-respond-covid-19). Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfhealth\_technologies\_and\_i...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/health_technologies_and_innovations_to_effectively_respond_to_the_covid_19_pandemic_e-book.pdf) The COVID-19 pandemic marks one of the greatest global challenges experienced this century. It has led to more than 20 million reported infections and caused more than 800 000 deaths world-wide. Despite attempts at lifting restrictions for lock-downs and... - [ picture\_as\_pdfhealth\_technologies\_and\_i...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/health_technologies_and_innovations_to_effectively_respond_to_the_covid_19_pandemic_e-book.pdf) ### 2021 Erica Nelson and Saira Khan. 2021. [Climate and Migration in East and the Horn of Africa: Spatial Analysis of Migrants’ Flows Data](/publications/climate-and-migration-east-and-horn-africa-spatial-analysis-0) Erica Nelson and Saira Khan. 2021. [Climate and Migration in East and the Horn of Africa: Spatial Analysis of Migrants’ Flows Data](/publications/climate-and-migration-east-and-horn-africa-spatial-analysis-0) - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfiom\_hhi\_climatemigration\_...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/iom_hhi_climatemigration_august2021.pdf) The drivers of human displacement are becoming more and more complex, ranging from conflict and persecution to the increasingly pertinent variables of heightened mobility and social media influences. Of rapidly but appropriately escalating concern is the... - [ picture\_as\_pdfiom\_hhi\_climatemigration\_...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/iom_hhi_climatemigration_august2021.pdf) ### 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](/publications/modeling-pastoralist-movement-response-environmental-variables)”. 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](/publications/modeling-pastoralist-movement-response-environmental-variables)”. PLOS ONE - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfmodeling\_nomadic\_pastoral...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/modeling_nomadic_pastoral_migration_conflict_environment.pdf) This study explores how pastoralists respond to changing environments in Somaliland . An agent-based model is used to simulate the movement of nomadic pastoralists based on typologically diverse, historical data of environmental, interpersonal, and... - [ picture\_as\_pdfmodeling\_nomadic\_pastoral...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/modeling_nomadic_pastoral_migration_conflict_environment.pdf) Signal Program. 2020. [Displacement & Destruction: Analysis of Idlib, Syria 2017-2020](/publications/displacement-destruction-analysis-idlib-syria-2017-2020) Signal Program. 2020. [Displacement & Destruction: Analysis of Idlib, Syria 2017-2020](/publications/displacement-destruction-analysis-idlib-syria-2017-2020) - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfsignal\_hhi\_idlib.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/signal_hhi_idlib.pdf) As the Syrian civil war enters its tenth year on March 15, the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology conducted satellite imagery analysis to capture the rapid expansion of displaced people’s camps and the widespread impact of aerial bombardment... - [ picture\_as\_pdfsignal\_hhi\_idlib.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum6866/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/signal_hhi_idlib.pdf) ### 2019 Saira Khan, Isaac Baker, and Rob Baker. 2019. [Satellite Imagery Interpretation Guide of Landscape Features in Somaliland](/publications/satellite-imagery-interpretation-guide-landscape-features) Saira Khan, Isaac Baker, and Rob Baker. 2019. 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