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Aarathi Prasad

Aarathi Prasad, assistant professor of computer science at Skidmore College, discusses what contact tracing entails, privacy concerns and how mobile technology can assist contact tracers during the COVID-19 pandemic with various news outlets and publications. - April 2020-Present 2021

• Aarathi Prasad’s work on reducing problematic smartphone use was featured in the ACM News section of the Communications of the ACM magazine : Reducing Digital Overload, by Sandrine Ceurstemont, July 29, 2021
• The New York Times: Colombia's Coronavirus App Troubles Show Rocky Path Without Tech From Apple, Google
• WAMC: How Contact Tracing Works
• WNYT-NewsChannel13: Skidmore College computer scientist says smartphone apps can help contact tracing
• News10 ABC: Local expert talks COVID-19 contact tracing
• CBS 6 Albany: Skidmore College Professor researching contact tracing technology
• Saratoga Today: Using Contact Tracing to Battle COVID-19
• Saratoga Living: What's It Like Being a Contact Tracer During the COVID-19 Crisis