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Distinguished Lecture in conjunction with the Computer
Science Department and the Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department Seminar Series Internet beyond packets: network neutrality, rural broadband, spectrum and access for people with disabilities Speaker: Henning Schulzrinne, Julian Clarence Levi Professor, Computer Science Department, Columbia University When: 11:00AM ~ 11:50AM, April 29, 2019 Where: Morgan Library Event Hall Contact: Anura Jayasumana (Anura.Jayasumana@colostate.edu) Abstract: The Internet has become one of the most important core infrastructures. Thus, it has raised important new public policy issues, with three different issues illustrating the range of problem. * Network neutrality, in earlier versions, dates back to 1956. Even though it is often seen as being about packet discrimination, it is really about whether Internet service providers get to capture more of the value generated by their networks. What are the key disputes and how can they be resolved? * While urban areas now routinely get 100 Mb/s access, households in rural areas often only have unreliable DSL or high-latency satellite connectivity. How can we provide broadband to low-density areas? * Applications from radar and satellites to 5G all rely on spectrum, with 100 years of communication history reflected in our allocation of radio spectrum. How can we make more effective use of spectrum for new applications? * People with hearing disabilities should be able to make phone calls even if they rely mainly on sign language. How can we ensure functional equivalence? Bio: Henning Schulzrinne, Levi Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was an MTS at AT&T Bell Laboratories and an associate department head at GMD-Fokus (Berlin), before joining the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments at Columbia University. He served as chair of the Department of Computer Science from 2004 to 2009, as Engineering Fellow, Technology Advisor and Chief Technology Officer at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2010 to 2017. He has published more than 250 journal and conference papers, and more than 70 Internet RFCs. Protocols co-developed by him, such as RTP, RTSP and SIP, are used by almost all Internet telephony and multimedia applications. He is a Fellow of the ACM and IEEE, has received the New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology, the VON Pioneer Award, TCCC service award, IEEE Internet Award, IEEE Region 1 William Terry Award for Lifetime Distinguished Service to IEEE, the UMass Computer Science Outstanding Alumni recognition, and is a member of the Internet Hall of Fame. |