Carlos Bautista: The awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them
کارلوس باتیستا: منطق هراسانگیز مینهای زمینی -- و برنامهای کاربردی که به مردم کمک میکند از آنها اجتناب کنند
TED Resident Carlos Bautista wants to close the information and technology gap for people in developing countries. Full bio
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در آن زندگی میکنید قدم میزنید،
the place where you live,
and comfortable, right?
درست است؟
ممکن است رویشان قدم بگذارید.
when you might step on one.
in my home country, Colombia.
کلمبیا این چنین است.
internal armed conflict,
number of land mines
of the Colombian population.
کلمبیا را تحت تاثیر قرار داده است.
برای معلول کردن طراحی شدهاند
not to kill their targets.
نه برای کشتن افراد.
صرف مراقبت از سربازان مجروح شود
caring for an injured soldier
who has been killed.
آدریانا رودریگرز را دیدم
about five years ago
for the Colombian government
را بغل گرفته بود.
رهاشده بود نه بیرون،
an abandoned house, not outside,
که آدریانا مجبور به ترک آن شده بود.
Adriana was forced to leave.
زندگی میکرد که شاید او یا
with the fear that she, or her children,
has been running for so long
نه مادرم کشور را در صلح ندیدهایم،
have seen our country in peace,
from all this suffering,
with all my heart.
that for almost 30 years,
چیزی درمن تغییر کرد.
when I met my wife.
about the Colombian armed conflict.
روی کشورم اثر گذاشته است.
been affected by land mines and by war.
مهارتهای جدیدی که به ما کمک میکند
to the United States
به جامعهمان کمک کنیم،
in a fair way to our society,
really broad application
خنثی سازی مینها کمک کنم.
to deactivate land mines more safely.
the only country in the world
with any sort of explosive device.
اوکراین ویمن،
Syria, Ukraine and Yemen,
تقریبا دو برابر شد،
در تلاش برای پاک سازی زمینهای
are trying to get rid of land mines,
that involved land mines
به ترک آنجا شدهاند
will start returning to their lands,
to start exploding more often
درنیویورک بپیوندم
called MineSafe.
from the community
as the most transited
مین اعلام شدهاند را به مردم نشان دهد.
caused by a land mine.
can also be used to determine
مناطق استفاده کرد.
در حومه کلمبیا زندگی میکنند.
in the countryside of Colombia.
با جمعسپاری اطلاعات از همه آنها
crowdsource information from all of them
and her children
این کار میتواند بکار رود.
can not only be used for that.
کمک میکند تا موثرترباشند.
to become more productive.
زمینهای پاکسازی شده
from explosive devices,
برای آغاز دوباره کار کشاورزی
to find new, fertile grounds
with the Colombian government
with Cambodia and Somalia as well.
by private money
to every single place
خطر مین قرار دارند بسط دهیم.
is finally coming to an end,
تا سالها زیر پاهای ما مدفون خواهد ماند.
are still buried under our feet.
هم به مردم و هم به زمین کمک کنیم
to help both people and land
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carlos Bautista - Entrepreneur, creative technologistTED Resident Carlos Bautista wants to close the information and technology gap for people in developing countries.
Why you should listen
Carlos Bautista is working to develop MineSafe: a crowd-sourced information system for people in landmine-affected areas around the world. MineSafe aimsto analyze and deliver safe paths and reliable information for their daily commutes.
Bautista in an entrepreneur and creative technologist who has collaborated with other professionals to create a number of companies and research projects, ranging from a tailored shoe company to an augmented reality app that helps military personnel to deactivate landmines. He's worked with start-ups in New York City, helping them to develop and implement technological tools to enhance their educational services, using human-centered design methodologies.
As a professor, Bautista coached a team of young women during the summer of 2017, guiding them through the design thinking process at the Cornell and CUNY Women in Technology in NY (WiTNY) program. This experience allowed students to experiment with the use of empathy to develop successful technological products. Bautista has also taught classes at the Politécnico Grancolombiano in interactive design, 3D design and animation, web design, augmented reality and descriptive geometry. Bautista led the process of opening the Industrial Design program in Politécnico Grancolombiano, which opened in 2015.
Bautista is based in NYC working as a research associate at Tandon School of Engineering's computer science department, under the supervision of professor Claudio Silva, Interim Director of Center for Data Science. Together they are working to develop MineSafe to help people in rural areas of the world to move freely and safely without worrying about landmines.
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