Dear all,

IEEE Communication Society Lahore Chapter presents a Video Lecture as follows:

STEP, in collaboration with the Computer Science Department and IEEE LUMS Student Chapter is organizing a video lecture by Dr. Sonesh Surana, to be given via video conferencing to the students of LUMS and NUST. The speaker's expertise are in wireless networking , but the problems he has tackled should be of particular interest to those with an interest in rural development. Details of the speaker and topic are given below.

Date: 12th November
Venue: A-16
Time: 8 30 PM sharp

Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198810837811&ref=mf

 

Title:
Enabling Sustainable Rural Wireless Telemedicine

Abstract:
With one ophthalmologist per over 100,000 people in India, there is a critical need to improve the utilization of eye doctors. In this talk, we discuss our work in deploying a long distance wireless network that enables high quality video-based telemedicine between rural eye clinics and centrally located doctors at the Aravind Eye Hospitals. In particular, we take a close look at the issues of financial and operational sustainability.

Speaker Bio:

Sonesh Surana focuses on the design and implementation of low-cost ICT and related power infrastructure for developing regions. He received his PhD in Computer Science with the TIER research group at UC Berkeley in 2009. As part of TIER, he co-developed new WiFi-based long-distance technology enabling inexpensive targeted rural broadband coverage, and demonstrated high bandwidth point-to-point links as long as 380 Kms, a new world record. He also led the deployment of this technology for a live
video-based rural telemedicine network at the Aravind Eye Hospital in South India, managing a range of non-profit, government, university and private stakeholders.  This network, now financially and operationally sustainable, provides coverage to 500,000 people in areas with no other option for eye care. It has enabled over 100,000 remote patient examinations in three years, and 20,000 of those patients have received their sight back due to early diagnosis. In the past, he has also worked on automated/assisted diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy to enable patient triage in areas with a shortage of doctors. He has also worked on the use of mobile phones as shared platforms for accurate and timely health care data collection in rural areas. He has done ICT work in Romania, Rwanda, India and Venezuela.  He advises several non-profit development organizations and is also the co-founder of QVSense Inc, a company focused on building photovoltaic power management hardware solutions.

Regards,

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Thanks and regards

Ishtiaq A Bhatti

Office Manager

IEEE-Lahore Section

C/o CS Dept.

LUMS, DHA, Lahore Cantt.

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