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�� Sebastian Buettrich works with (low-cost) wireless
technology, open source software and solar energy to
build networks, systems, skills and capacity — as a
manager, developer, architect, consultant and teacher.
This work is focused on (but not limited to) developing
countries and communities, especially in Asia and
Africa. One current focus is to help develop campus
networks for research and education, with emphasis on
global integration and sustainability. His current affiliations are:
http://www.itu.dk – the IT University of Copenhagen, where he runs the
Research Lab http://www.nsrc.org – the Network Startup Resource Center
http://wire.less.dk – NGO and company co-founded with Tomas Krag
http://wirelessU.org – a group of dedicated professionals working towards a
world-wide, people-centered, inclusive Information Society http://wndw.net/
– Co-author of the Wireless Networking in the Developing World book.
Sebastian holds a Ph.D. in quantum physics from the Technical University of
Berlin in Germany, with a focus on optics, radio spectroscopy, photovoltaic
systems and scientific programming. He loves and plays music, is fascinated
and engaged with text, language and poetry in many forms.
�� Dale Smith is the International Networking Coordinator
at the University of Oregon’s Network Startup Resource
Center. Dale is a Principal Investigator for the U.S.
National Science Foundation working to develop
international research network connections, and he also
chairs the Emerging NREN group for Internet2, a
national research and education network in the USA.
Prior to working as the International Networking
Coordinator, Dale was the Director of Networking and
Telecommunications Services at the University of Oregon where he worked
for over 30 years to develop networking facilities for the University of
Oregon and the Pacific Northwest region. He has authored a number of
papers on leveraging networking technology and teaches throughout Africa
and Asia about designing networks to support research and education.
�� Emmanuel Togo is from Abutiakope-Keta, Ghana, and
earned his first degree in Computer Science and Physics
from University of Ghana in 1999. He currently works
as the Head of the Networking Unit of the University of
Ghana’s Computing Systems (UGCS). He is also a
founding member of the Ghanaian Academic and
Research Network’s (GARNET) technical team working
to build the national research and education network in
Ghana. Emmanuel’s current focus is designing and
deploying an affordable, large-scale campus-wide WiFi network in Ghana.
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