About the Open Data KitOpen Data KitODK_f5b83a00-57f5-11e6-92bd-7a57ad935082ODK DevelopersODK's core developers are researchers at the University of Washington's Department of Computer Science and Engineering department and active members of Change, a multi-disciplinary group at UW exploring how technology can improve the lives of under-served populations around the world.University of WashingtonDepartment of Computer Science and Engineeringgoogle.orgODK began as a google.org sponsored sabbatical project under the direction of Gaetano Borriello in April of 2008 at Google's Seattle offices.Gaetano BorrielloODK TeamThe initial team included Bill Schilit of Google Research, Adam Lerer of MIT (as a Google intern), and Julie Chin of Google.org. UW CSE graduate students Carl Hartung, Yaw Anokwa, and Waylon Brunette joined the team soon thereafter (as Google interns) and were responsible for the first two deployments of the tools in Uganda and Brazil.Bill SchilitGoogle ResearchAdam LererMIT (as a Google intern)Julie ChinGoogle.orgCarl HartungUW CSE graduate studentYaw AnokwaUW CSE graduate studentWaylon BrunetteUW CSE graduate studentMitchell SundtGaetano, Carl, Yaw and Waylon brought ODK back to UW in September of 2009 and Mitchell Sundt joined the team as a software engineer in 2010.Clarice LarsonClarice Larson joined the team as a software engineer in 2013 ...Jeff BeorseJeff Beorse returned as a software engineer in 2015.Richard AndersonRichard Anderson has led ODK since Gaetano passed away in early 2015.ODK ContributorsOther contributors at UW include Brian DeRenzi, Rohit Chaudhri, Nicola Dell, and numerous undergraduates. See our team page for a full list of participants.Brian DeRenziRohit ChaudhriNicola DellGoogle Focused ResearchODK is funded by a Google Focused Research Award and through donations from users.ODK CommunityODK is supported by a growing community of developers, implementers and users.OpenRosa ConsortiumWe are proud members of the OpenRosa Consortium and active participants in the JavaRosa project._f5b83b9a-57f5-11e6-92bd-7a57ad935082To help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions._f5b83c58-57f5-11e6-92bd-7a57ad935082UsabilityData ToolsTo make open-source and standards-based tools easy to try, easy to use, easy to modify and easy to scale._f5b83d0c-57f5-11e6-92bd-7a57ad935082ODK Core Development TeamGaetano Borriello(1959-2015)Richard AndersonWaylon BrunetteClarice LarsonMitch SundtJeff BeorseODK Core Development Team AlumniYaw AnokwaNafundiNathan BreitRohit ChaudhriNicola DellCarl HartungNafundiAdam LererD. E. Shaw ResearchODK Significant Code ContributorsMeletis MargaritisSurveyCTODylan PriceSam SudarClint TsengSocrataHilary WordenODK Code ContributorsRyan AthertonJeff BeorseBrian DeRenziAnton DeWinterDimagiAlex DoreyModi Research GroupNeil HendrickHarvard Humanitarian InitiativeHarlan HileGoogleYoonSung HongDaniel KayiwaOpenMRSAndrew MarderModi Research GroupSam MbugaMindflow SystemsChris RobertSurveyCTODrew RoosDimagiClayton SimsDimagiOther ODK ContributorsCode Patches, Documentation, Translation, and Other ContributionsSean AskayGoogleAndrius BalseviciusCurtis BroderickJulie ChinGoogleSunil GargFrancesc GarreJames HuMark IveyGoogleOwen KimJessica LeungMoon Hwan OhWill PittsTran Hong QuangHSPHSoyong ShinEuzel VillanuevaJimmy Zhang_f5b83dc0-57f5-11e6-92bd-7a57ad9350822008-04-302016-08-01https://opendatakit.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net