Workshop09
From CATER
The CATER Workshop on Technologies for Development
April 10th, 2009, 9 AM – 6 PM
Venue:
Room 109, Warren Weaver Hall
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York University
251 Mercer Street,
New York, NY 10012
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Lakshmi
Ashlesh
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 9AM - 9.05AM | Welcome Address
Prof. Leslie Greengard
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| 9.05AM - 9.10AM | Opening Remarks
Prof. Daniel Stein
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| 9.10AM - 9.30AM | Introductory Session |
| The CATER Initiative at NYU – a brief overview
Prof. Lakshminarayanan Subramanian
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| 9.30AM - 10.30AM | Session 1: Improving Access to communication in Rural Areas |
| Experiences deploying WiLD Networks and the Aravind Telemedicine System (invited talk)
Dr. Sonesh Surana
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| Challenges extending the Web to the Rural Developing World (short talk)
Jay Chen
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| WiRE: A low-cost communications alternative to Cellular Networks (short talk)
Aditya Dhananjay
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| 10:30AM - 10:45AM | Break |
| 10.45AM - 12.30PM | Session 2: Technologies for Healthcare |
| Experiences with Rural Mobile Healthcare Solutions (invited talk)
Dr. Neal Lesh
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| The Ghana Mobile Tele-consultation Network (short talk)
Brian Levine MD.,
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| SmartTrack: A User Experience Report of Rural HIV-infected patients (short talk)
Giulio Quarta, Phil Smith, John Trahanas
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| SMS-based Mobile Health Records (short talk)
Arvind Kumar
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| Automated Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy (short talk)
Nathan Silberman, Google Inc.
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| 12.30PM - 1.30PM | Lunch (in Warren Weaver Hall 13th Floor Commons) |
| 1.30PM - 3.00PM | Session 3: Enhancing Rural Financial and Commerce Services |
| Experiences deploying Rural Microfinance Solutions (invited talk)
Prof. Tapan Parikh
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| Secure Rural ATM and Branchless Banking Services (short talk)
Michael Paik
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| Secure Supply Chain Management in Rural Settings (short talk)
Ashlesh Sharma
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| Mobile Information Search Services in Rural Contexts (short talk)
Brendan Linn
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| 3.00PM - 3.15PM | Break |
| 3.15PM - 4.15PM | Session 4: Tools for Enhancing Rural Education |
| Experiences deploying Rural Educational Tools (invited talk)
Dr. Joyojeet Pal
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| Educational Teaching Modules: The WiSEMD experience (short talk)
Prof. Mary Ann Hopkins
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| Educational Medical Web Portals (short talk)
Trishank Karthik
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| 4.15PM - 4.30PM | Break |
| 4.30PM - 6.00PM | Session 5: Experiences working in Developing Country Settings |
| Millennium Villages Project (invited talk)
Dr. Patricia Mechael
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| “Doctors without Borders”: On-field Rural Surgery Experiences (invited talk)
Prof. Mary Ann Hopkins
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| Technologies for Emerging Markets at MSR India (invited talk)
Dr. Kentaro Toyama
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| Followup Panel Discussion (30 min)
Moderator: Prof. Bharat Rao, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
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| 6PM - 7PM | Reception (in Warren Weaver Hall 13th Floor Commons) |
