Research Issues

This page summarizes some of the research issues that we are dealing with and their relationships with the projects and learnings. Also see Learnings and Projects pages.

 

  • Language
    • Language barriers in mobile phone usage
    • Translations in UIs
    • The association of English with technology in India
    • Text input in Indian langauges on mobile phones
  • Literacy
    • Literacy barriers in mobile phone usage
    • Are visual elements such as icons Phonebook for the semi-literate
    • Voice based UI for the mobile phone
    • How does one measure literacy? How do varying levels of literacy affect mobile phone usage?
  • Perceptions about current mobile phones
  • Phone Sharing
  • Meta-issues
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