by The Tech Executive Leadership Initiative Fall 2020 Cohort
Projects
As part of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, our trainees develop innovative, practical projects to impact the policy process. Please explore our current and past projects below.
by MuckRock
COVID-19 DataCollector
Scaling Efforts to Collect and Analyze Data to Inform COVID Policy
by Human Agency
Responsive Messaging for COVID-19 Support
Connecting people with COVID resources seamlessly without broadband
by Human Computation Institute
The CrowdMeter Project
Minimizing Virus Transmissions by Encouraging Behavioral Alternatives with Less Risk
by First Draft
COVID-19 Data Deficits Dashboard
Making the World’s Credible Coverage of the Coronavirus More Useful to Journalists and Researchers
by Nidhi Hebbar and Yusuf Ahmad
Suggestion Box
Helping Educators Communicate Rapidly with Families and Remote Learners
by Michael Peter Edson and Dana Mitroff Silvers
Cultural Engagement To Mitigate Social Isolation
Collaborating to Create Digital Initiatives for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
By Raylene Yung
Combating Climate Change
Outlining Actionable Recommendations for Investors and Startups to Reduce Climate Impact
By Alexander Romero
Helpful Alternative Link Protocol
Allocating Spectrum for Emergency Communication
by Amy Wilson
People Powered Policy
Simplifying Real-Time Feedback from Constituents for Policymakers
By Elizabeth Allendorf and Matthew Volk
Combating Election Disinformation
Increasing Transparency and Regulation of Political Advertising on Social Media
by Jessica Cole
Automated Advocates
Empowering Litigants With Accessible Legal Tools
by Nidhi Hebbar and Madison Jacobs
Edtech Equity
Eradicating Bias in Education Product Design, Development, and Deployment
by Mariah Lichtenstern
Closing the Tech Funding Gap
Dismantling Discriminatory Investor Criteria to Even the Startup Funding Landscape
by Samara Trilling
Fair Algorithmic Housing Loans
Streamlining Mortgage Algorithm Testing and Auditing to Ensure Equity
by Anjana Rajan
Combating Domestic Terrorism
Bolstering Mechanisms for Reporting Suspicious Behavior While Upholding Civil Liberties
by Matthew Schroeder and Matt Sievers
Big Security for Small Business
Providing the Resources Small Businesses Need to Improve Their Cybersecurity
by Olivia Erickson and Cecilia Donnelly Krum
Digital Afterlife Project
Establishing Policies for Posthumous Data Access
by Steven Buccini
Risk Limiting Audits
Implementing Ballot Audits to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Interference in North Carolina
by Sean Ahrens
DemDoc
Democratizing Collaborative Policy Documents
by Ginny Fahs, Anil Dewan, Steven Buccini and Ora Tanner
Protecting Older Users Online
Centralizing Older Users In Government Design
by Brandie Nonnecke
Public Interest Research Alliance
Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Robust Public Interest Investigations
by Steve Weis, Amina Asim, and Aloni Cohen
Classified Threat Sensors
Joining Private and Public Resources to Detect Foreign Nation Cyberattacks
by Neal Parikh, Brandie Nonnecke, and Ginny Fahs
Test Driven Development
Adapting Computer Science Methods for Building Robust and Reliable Software to Policymaking
by Allison Day, Karissa McKelvey and Anil Dewan
Pretrial Risk Assessment
Modernizing Data Systems for Responsible Pretrial Risk Assessment
by Ora Tanner and Erica Greene
Florida Schools
Creating Data-Driven School Safety Systems in Florida
by Erica Greene & Alex Rosenblat
Tech Buzz Words
Demystifying Terminology for the Digital Age
by Amina Asim
Ad Supply Chain
Programmatic Ad Supply Chain Auditing Platform
by Aloni Cohen
California Privacy Act
Rethinking Probabilistic Identifiers for the California Privacy Law
by Liz Ruiz