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Umar Saif
http://people.csail.mit.edu/umar
VC Office, ITU,. 6th Floor, Afra Software Technology Park, Lahore,. We built an early warning system for epidemics using Internet surveillance data, called FluBreaks. My article in Express Tribune on how we revamped the Intermediate and Matric exam system in Punjab: Results that matter! My article in the Washington Post on startups and innovation in the developing world: A tale of two tech startup cities. I am currently on sabbatical, working as Chairman of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB).
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NEWT
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NEWT Lab is organising the 1st Pakistan-ICTD Workshop 2013. In January 2013. This workshop will provide a platform where innovation in ICTD breaks its barriers. A forum where you get a chance to meet up with ICTD researchers from all around the globe, sharing their work on exciting technologies, ground breaking applications and state of the art architectures for the developing countries. The workshop is also aimed at gathering people from diverse back ground, not just technologists. ACM Dev 2012: Topic I...
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NEWT
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Shan M. Randhawa. PhD Student - New York University). Software Engineer at Patari. Maaz Bin Safeer Ahmad. PhD student - University of Washington, Seattle). PhD student- University of Washington, Seattle; Co-founder, SMSall). PhD student- Northeastern University; Co-founder, SMSall). PhD Student - Stony Brook). Furqan Baig (PhD Student - Stony Brook). Phd Student- New York University). PhD student, Max Plank Institute, Germany ). Intern, Max Plank Institute, Germany ). MPhil - University of Cambridge).
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NEWT
http://www.newt.itu.edu.pk/projects.php
Almost half of the world currently have limited access to cellular networks. Many rural areas does not have GSM coverage. Conventional cellular operators refrain from covering sparsely populated areas, as the cellular equipment is expensive, and they offer low or no profits. We propose VBTS (Village Base Station) a low cost GSM cellular equipment. Some of its main characteristics are as follows:. Low-cost, Low-power, sustainable network equipment (Solar/wind power compatible). SMS broadcast alerts, and.
telecompk.net
Resources - TelecomPK
http://telecompk.net/resources
A collection of various resources related to telecommunications, technology, business and other related topics. For more about Pakistan’s mobile companies see Service Providers page. Pakistan ICT Related Sites. Report: Telecom Opportunities in Pakistan – Aug2007. Business Recorder: Telecommunications Page. Ministry of Information Technology Pakistan. IT and Telecom Division, GOP. Chairman PTA – Dr. Yaseen’s Blog. ProPakistani – IT and Telecom Talk. In the line of Wire – JehanAra (P@sha President).
khokhar.net
BitMate: Low bandwidth BitTorrent and Open Educational Resources? by Tariq Khokhar
http://www.khokhar.net/2011/03/bitmate-loband-torrents-oer
March 03, 2011. BitMate: Low bandwidth BitTorrent and Open Educational Resources? The folks at DRITTE. Have released BitMate, a low-bandwidth optimised BitTorent. From Dritte – BitMate – BitTorrent for the Less Privileged. BitMate outperforms vanilla BitTorrent by as much as 70% in download performance, while at the same time improving upload contribution by as much as 1000%! In countries with broadband, 70% of internet traffic is BitTorrent. In countries with no broadband it’s 10%. There are plans for a...
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NEWT
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Ghaznavi, I., Heimerl, K.,Muneer, U., Saif, U., Parikh, T. and Hamid, A. In Proceedings of the 5th International conference on Computing for development (ACM DEV '14). Come for the Fun, Stay for the Jobs: Virally Spreading Speech-Based Services for Low-Literate Users. Raza, A.A., Haq, F.U., Tariq, Z., Pervaiz, M., Razzaq, S., Saif, U., Rosenfeld, R. Characterizing Dengue Spread and Severity using Internet Media Sources. Spread and Sustainability: The Geography and Economics of Speech-Based Services.
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NEWT
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Old NEWT Lab in Library Building. New NEWT Lab in SSE Building.
