UbuntuNet-Connect 2016

Speaker List

• Iman Abuel Abdelrahman (SudREN)
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    Remarks from the Vice Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance

• Tania Altamirano-Lopez
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    Global Science Communities

• John Paul Anbu
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    Mobile Gateway for Open Educational Resources (OER): A case with University of Swaziland libraries

• Yaovi ATOHOUN
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    Label generation rules for the Internet’s root zone for African scripts

• Roberto Barbera
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    African Science supported by the Sci-GaIA project

• Erik-Jan Bos
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    The Global Network Architecture (GNA) - Shifting Gears on Intercontinental Research Networking

• Rob Bristow
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    Video and Web conferencing-as-a-Service for African NRENs: The route to realisation

• Maximus Byamukama
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    Leveraging Inter-Institutional Connectivity to Facilitate Weather Data Transmission from Automatic Weather Stations in Uganda: A cost-benefit analysis

• Deirdre Carabine
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    How ICT and Collaboration with NRENs are Changing the Face of Higher Education

• Kevin G. Chege
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    The Role for NRENs in Internet Standards Development

• Chifundo Chilivumbo
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    The Case for Digital Spaces at Daeyang University

• Donnex Chilonga
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    Low Altitude Remote Sensing and its Application in Precision Agriculture: A Case Study of Traditional Authority Somba in Blantyre District, Malawi

• collence takaingenhamo chisita
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    Towards parabiotic partnerships for access and discovery: Leveraging access to econtent within the framework of library consortia in Zimbabwe.

• Benjamin Eshun
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    When is it an African NREN: Building a Vibrant and Sustainable National Research and Education Network in Africa

• Margareth Gfrerer
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    EOSC and the Free Riders

• Tatenda Gotora
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    A collaborative research review platform for enhancing project quality in Universities in Zimbabwe

• Benjamin Gyampoh (African Academies of Science)
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    Panelists

• Pascal Hoba (UbuntuNet Alliance)
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    Closing Remarks from CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance

• Pascal Hoba
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    Welcome Remarks from the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance

• Isaac Kasana
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    Introduction and Welcome Remarks from RENU CEO

• Meoli Kashorda (KENET)
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    Panelists

• Joseph M. Kavulya
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    Towards better access to scientific information: The Case for Transforming Scholarly Communication Model in the African Region

• Bonny Khunga (ZAMREN)
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    Conclusion and Way Forward

• Michel Lejeune
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    Closing Remarks - Chairperson of Board of Directors of RENU

• Luis Lopez
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    Responding to the demands of big data scientific instruments through the development of an international software defined exchange point (SDX)

• Duncan Martin
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    NRENs and Schools

• JUDE IYKE NICHOLARS
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    Grid computing, compute and data storage services

• Wilson Okaka
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    Video- Conferencing for Outreach Communication Strategy to Enhance Academic Publishing and Research Communication in Africa

• Elizabeth Ongom
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    Remarks from Representative of the EU Delegation in Uganda

• Ben Ruhinda (Inter University Council of East Africa)
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    Panelists

• Raphael Zozimuzi Sangeda
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    The research performance and citation impact of Tanzanian scholars: a scientometric study

• jennifer schopf
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    Networks for European, American, and African Research (NEAAR)

• Rosenthal T Robert Shoniwa
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    Design of an executable solutions management platform based on virtual machine snapshots

• Thomas Songu
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    Improving quality education and research capacity through advanced ICT Services: Lessons of NREN implementation in Sierra Leone

• LLOYD SSENTONGO
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    Deploying Educational Roaming (eduroam) in a Rural Research Institution in Rakai, Uganda; Challenges and Lessons Learned

• Namatié Traoré
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    Knowledge Intermediation Strategies: Novel Evidence from Canada

• Hugo Verbist (Belgian Ambassador to Uganda)
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    Closing Speech

• Christopher Whalen
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    Using trust federations for Virtual Research Organizations at research centers in Mali and Uganda

• Kudakwashe Zvarevashe
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    A Technical Evaluation of the Performance of Classical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Methods Based on Computational Intelligence (CI) i.e. Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Ensemble and Immune Algorithms in Intrusion Detection Systems.