Workshop:Oct2005
From TIER
TIER Workshop |
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| Opening | ||
| 08.00 | Breakfast | |
| 09.00 | Introductions and Overview -- Eric Brewer | |
| Education | ||
| 09.30 | Computer-aided learning for children in multi-user environments
-- Joyojeet Pal |
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| 09.50 | Learning English as a Foreign Language in Developing Regions
-- Matthew Kam |
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| 10.10 | The Social and Political Challenges of Akshaya Rural Kiosks
-- Renee Kuriyan |
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| 10.30 | 15 Minute Break | |
| Invited Speaker | ||
| 10.45 | Time Equals Knowledge (TEK)
-- Saman Amarasinghe (MIT) |
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| Current and Future Directions 1 | ||
| 11.20 |
TierStore: Delay-Tolerant Distributed Storage Infrastructure in
Cambodia |
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A Speech-Operated Voicemail System: Reactions from the Field | ||
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Speech Recognition in India |
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Disconnected Internet Access for Youth in Tijuana |
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| Lunch | ||
| 12.00 | Lunch (provided) | |
| Long Distance Wireless Technologies | ||
| 1.00 | Project Motivation and Overview -- Lakshminarayanan Subramanian |
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| 1.15 | Aravind: A Case Study for Long-distance Wireless Networks -- Sonesh Surana |
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| 1.30 | 802.11 : MAC Challenges and System Design Issues for Long Distance 802.11 Networks -- Rabin Patra |
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| 1.45 | Multihop, Long-Distance 802.11 Networks -- Michael Rosenblum |
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| 2.00 | CDMA 450: Channel Characterization -- Sergiu Nedevschi |
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| 2.15 | Optimal Antenna Steering in Long-Distance and Energy Constrained Environments -- Omar Bakr |
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| 2.30 | Economic Analysis of Networking Technologies for Rural Developing Regions -- Mubaraq Mishra |
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| 02.45 | 15 Minute Break | </td>|
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| 03.00 | Addressing Healthcare Needs in Africa Through ICTs -- Theogene Rudasingwa, Former Rwandan Ambassador to the US |
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| Current and Future Directions 2 | ||
| 03.35 |
Rapidly Deployable Low-cost Telecommunications Tower |
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Using Cell-phones to expand Continuity of Care programs in Zambia | ||
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Remote Learning for Aboriginal Tribes in Taiwan | ||
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Wireless Backbone Infrastructure for Ghana and Rwanda | ||
| 4.00 | Break | |
| Closing</th></tr> | ||
| 04.15 | Feedback Session -- Invited Guests | |
| 04.45 | Closing -- Eric Brewer | |
