Workshop:Oct2005

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The TIER Workshop will be immediately followed by a Wine and Cheese Reception.

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
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04.15Feedback Session -- Invited Guests
04.45Closing -- Eric Brewer
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