There are times when people outperform machines. But acquiring human compute cycles can be expensive. Pula Cloud LLC matches the underutilized human compute cycles of economic deserts in rural America and in developing countries with clients tackling wicked problems. We’re leveraging human computation for economic development.
About
To hear more, watch Professor Dan Oerther explain Pula Cloud LLC. Team members include Andy Schriner, Michael Orlando, Quentin Ortega, and Sarah Oerther.
Blog
Art, Design and Science, Engineering and Medicine Frontier Collaborations: Ideation, Translation, Realization: Seed Idea Group Summaries: Harnessing Computers Worldwide to Address Urgent, Global Issues
Read details of the NAKFI conference group project on harnessing human computation to solve global challenges.
Can Pula Cloud be used by a diverse audience?
Watch Professor Oerther answer this question at the 2015 NAKFI conference on YouTube.
#CROWDWORK4DEV: Engineering increases in crowd labor demand to increase the effectiveness of crowd work as a poverty-reduction tool
Download Andy Schriner’s MS thesis.
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