Jaydon Farao

About

Jaydon Farao is currently a computer science doctoral researcher, specialising in HCI, at the University of Cape Town. He also holds an engineering and MPhil degree from UCT. He has lived in Cape Town, South Africa his whole life. He is an avid reader who maintains a passion for learning while seeking to understand how to make effective change. He loves creative projects, especially those that convey previously unheard and unseen stories. His research interests include the intersection of digital health and the social sciences, specifically how digital technologies and storytelling can enhance healthcare and improve lives. In his spare time he experiments with his film camera, gardens, and reads campus novels.

Work

PUBLICATIONS

Coleman T., Till S., Farao J., Shandu L., Khuzwayo N., Muthelo L., Mbombi M., Bopape M., van Heerden A., Mothiba T., Norris S., Verdezoto N., Densmore M. 2023. Reconsidering Priorities for Digital Maternal and Child Health: Community-centered Perspectives from South Africa. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 7. CSCW2. Article 290 (October 2023). 31 pages.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3610081.

Till S, Mkhize M, Farao J, Shandu LD, Muthelo L, Coleman TL, Mbombi M, Bopape M, Klingberg S, van Heerden A, Mothiba T, Densmore M, Verdezoto Dias NX, CoMaCH Network Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation. J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e42161.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/42161.

Till S., Farao J.,…, Van Heerden A., Mothiba T.M., Norris S., Verdezoto N, Densmore M. 2022. Community-based Co-design across Geographic Locations and Cultures: Methodological Lessons from Co-design Workshops in South Africa. In Participatory Design Conference 2022: Volume 1 (PDC 2022 Vol. 1), August 19-September 1, 2022, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ACM, New York, NY, USA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3536169.3537786.

Farao J., Malila B., Conrad N., Mutsvangwa T., Rangaka M.X., Douglas T.S., 2020. A user-centred design framework for mHealth. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237910.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237910.

Farao J., Burse M., Mthoko H., Densmore M., 2020. Stakeholder Relations and Ownership of a Community Wireless Network: The Case of iNethi. In: Thorn J., Gueye A., Hejnowicz A. (eds) Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas. InterSol 2020. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 321. Springer, Cham.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51051-0_13.

Farao J., 2020. Digital health communication in South Africa during COVID-19. Global Health Innovation, 3(1).
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15641/ghi.v3i1.891.

Conrad N., Farao J., 2020. Emergency remote teaching for design thinking in health innovation. Global Health Innovation, 3(2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/ghi.v3i2.1021

PROJECTS

Master's project: User-interface design and evaluation in a mobile application for detecting latent tuberculosis.

Honour's project: Applying multi-layer perceptron methods to hand gesture control in robotics.

Curriculum Vitae of Jaydon Farao

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