HumTech Paper/Poster Awards

Best Paper for Technical Excellence

Awarded to the authors of the contributed manuscript that has been judged, based on quality, originality, and clarity, for research of exceptional value in the field of humanitarian engineering and international development.

Best Paper for Outstanding Impact

Awarded to the authors of the contributed manuscript that has been judged, based on quality, originality, and clarity, to have generated, or to have the potential to generate, significant impact on society, at either the global or local level.

Best Poster or Technology Demonstration

Awarded to the authors of the contributed poster or technology demonstration that has been judged, based on quality, originality, and clarity, to demonstrate significant achievement and the most promising extension to further technological development and impact.

Lead authors of the selected contributions will be presented with a plaque and awarded a gift during a public recognition at the closing session of the conference. All awards and gifts are made possible through the generous sponsors of the HumTech conference.

Past Award Winners

2015

Best Paper for Technical Excellence
“Up In The Air: Applying The Jacobs Crowd Formula To Drone Imagery”
Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Tautvydas Juskauskas
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Best Paper For Outstanding Impact
“Kenya Inter-Agency Rapid Assessment Mechanism (KIRA): A Bottom-Up Humanitarian Innovation From Africa”
Minu Limbu, Unicef Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Leticia Wanyagi, Redr Uk, Kenya Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Berryl Ondiek, Unocha East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
Benoit Munsch, Acaps, Geneva, Switzerland
Kioko Kiilu, Kenya Red Cross Society, Nairobi, Kenya

Best Poster Or Technology Demonstration
“Collex: Solving Collective Action Problems In Development Contexts”
Daniel J. Olsher
Integral Mind Technologies, Washington Dc, United States

2014

Best Paper for Technical Excellence
“Climate Change And Infrastructure Impacts: Comparing The Impacts On Roads In Ten Countries Through 2100”
Amy Schweikert, University Of Colorado Boulder
Paul Chinowsky, University Of Colorado Boulder;
Xavier Espinet, Institute Of Climate And Civil Systems
Michael Tarbert, University Of Portland

Best Poster Or Technology Demonstration
“SAFAPANI: A Household Electrocoagulation Arsenic Water Filter For Nepal And Other Developing Countries”
Victoria Tersigni, Julie Ann Haldeman, Aditya Mahara, Scott Gladstone
Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering
Dartmouth College