
Nel Escher
@nelescher
phd student at @umichcse in the @comphcilab. jd, @umichlaw. computational law + critical computing
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http://kescher.github.io/cool-zone 20-01-2018 23:07:09
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My #CSCW2020 paper with Nikola Banovic on exposing error in poverty management technology using algorithmic auditing is now available on ACM DL dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/33…



Are online automated tools helping or hurting people seeking Pa. benefits? Kate Giammarise reports on a study that found Pa.'s website may be incorrectly telling people they don't qualify for child care help. post-gazette.com/news/social-se…

So glad to see my #CSCW2020 paper with Nikola Banovic is prompting Pennsylvania state officials to fix errors in their automated benefits system! Families face so many challenges during the pandemic, and software bugs shouldn’t discourage them from applying for aid.

Tithonus, a browser extension by Nel Escher "that subjects tweets loaded with infinite scroll to decay." You can adjust the decay rate; I have mine cranked to 1, which means it doesn't last long. chrome.google.com/webstore/detai… addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/…



Can laws be translated into software? In a new study, Nel Escher Jeffrey Bilik Nikola Banovic and I show that the translation process is rife with misunderstandings, leading to errors and policy distortions in legal software. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36…