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TIER Workshop
Saturday, October 29, 2005


110 South Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Presentations are now available for download.

Opening
08.00Breakfast
09.00Introductions and Overview
-- Eric Brewer
Education
09.30Computer-aided learning for children in multi-user environments
-- Joyojeet Pal		 [PPT] [PDF]
09.50Learning English as a Foreign Language in Developing Regions
-- Matthew Kam		 [PPT] [PDF]
10.10The Social and Political Challenges of Akshaya Rural Kiosks
-- Renee Kuriyan		 [PPT] [PDF]
10.3015 Minute Break
Invited Speaker
10.45Time Equals Knowledge (TEK)
-- Saman Amarasinghe (MIT)		 [PPT] [PDF]
Current and Future Directions 1
11.20 TierStore: Delay-Tolerant Distributed Storage Infrastructure in Cambodia
   -- Michael Demmer 		[PPT] [PDF]
A Speech-Operated Voicemail System: Reactions from the Field
   -- Divya Ramachandran 		[PPT] [PDF]
Speech Recognition in India
   -- Madelaine Plauché (ICSI) 		[PPT] [PDF]
Disconnected Internet Access for Youth in Tijuana
   -- Melissa Ho		 [PPT] [PDF]
Lunch
12.00Lunch (provided)
Long Distance Wireless Technologies
1.00 Project Motivation and Overview
-- Lakshminarayanan Subramanian		 [PPT] [PDF]
1.15 Aravind: A Case Study for Long-distance Wireless Networks
-- Sonesh Surana 		[PPT] [PDF]
1.30 802.11 : MAC Challenges and System Design Issues for Long Distance 802.11 Networks
-- Rabin Patra		 [PPT] [PDF]
1.45 Multihop, Long-Distance 802.11 Networks
-- Michael Rosenblum		 [PPT] [PDF]
2.00 CDMA 450: Channel Characterization
-- Sergiu Nedevschi 		[PPT] [PDF]
2.15 Optimal Antenna Steering in Long-Distance and Energy Constrained Environments
-- Omar Bakr 		[PPT] [PDF]
2.30 Economic Analysis of Networking Technologies for Rural Developing Regions
-- Mubaraq Mishra		 [PPT] [PDF]
02.4515 Minute Break
Invited Speaker
03.00Addressing Healthcare Needs in Africa Through ICTs
-- Theogene Rudasingwa, Former Rwandan Ambassador to the US		 [PPT] [PDF]
Current and Future Directions 2
03.35 Rapidly Deployable Low-cost Telecommunications Tower
   -- Michael Rosenblum, Alan Van Pelt		 [PPT] [PDF]
Using Cell-phones to expand Continuity of Care programs in Zambia
   -- Sonesh Surana 		[PPT] [PDF]
Remote Learning for Aboriginal Tribes in Taiwan
   -- Jane Chiu 		[PPT] [PDF]
Wireless Backbone Infrastructure for Ghana and Rwanda
   -- R.J. Honicky 		[PPT] [PDF]
4.00 Break
Closing
04.15Feedback Session -- Invited Guests
04.45Closing -- Eric Brewer
The TIER Workshop will be immediately followed by a Wine and Cheese Reception.
Latest News

Nov 4: The presentations from this year's TIER Workshop are available online. Thanks to everyone who participated - we welcome any feedback or further questions about our work. For those of you interested in future TIER events, please subscribe to our mailing list.

Oct 11: There will be an all-day TIER Workshop at 110 South Hall on Saturday, October 29. Please contact Melissa if you are interested in being invited.

Sept 27: Results and photos from the Computer Aided Learning Survey done by Joyojeet Pal with Azim Premji and MSR India are available.

Sept 24: Please consider submissions to WWW2006, and its new Developing Regions track.

June 1: Our article, "The Case for Technology in Developing Regions" (PDF) appears in the June 2005 issue of IEEE Computer.

May 10-14: Eric Brewer is a keynote speaker at the 14th International World Wide Web Conference in Chiba, Japan.

May 3, 10: The IS290: ICT4D, Context, Impact and Strategies class, taught by Joyojeet Pal and AnnaLee Saxenian, is presenting their final projects in South Hall.

April 21-23: Thanks to all who came and participated in the ICT and Needs and Opportunities workshops at the Bridging the Divide conference.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582.
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