October 2008:
Invited Talk "Reliable Architectures for Next-Generation Broadband
Access Networks (RANGBAN)", presented at
APOC (Asia Pacific Optical Conference),
October 26-30, 2008, Hangzhou, China.
Invited Paper: "Optical Networks -- The Road Ahead,"
presented at the European Conference on Optical
Communications (ECOC'07), Berlin, Germany, September 19, 2007.
Invited Paper: "Architecture, Control, and Management of Optical
Switching Networks,"presented at the
IEEE LEOS Photonics in Switching Conference,
San Francisco, August 21, 2007.
"Implications of Emerging Optical Technologies on Future Internet,"presented at the
International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication (CODEC-06),
Kolkata, India, December 18, 2006.
"Implications of Emerging Optical Technologies on Future Internet,"presented at the
Third TIDIA Workshop, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 17, 2006.
"Creating New Services and Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) in Telecom Networks,"presented at the
Third Workshop on Optimization of Optical Networks (OON),
Concordia University, Canada, April 27, 2006.
"Implications of Emerging Optical Technologies on Future Internet,"presented at the
NSF FIND Informational Meeting, December 5, 2005.
"Optical Networking: Its Inter-Disciplinary
Nature and New Research Challenges,"presented at the Triangle Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series
North Carolina State University, October 31, 2005.
"Fiber Networks (Maps) Around the World and A Proposal for Africa,"presented at the
Third Workshop on Open Access, Maputo Mozambique, May 10, 2005.
"Traffic Grooming (Multiplexing) and Inverse Multiplexing Problems in Telecom
Networks (Data/Ethernet over SDH/SONET over WDM),"presented at the
Second Workshop on Optimization of Optical Networks (OON),
University of Montreal, Canada, April 15, 2005.
Invited Tutorial: "Resilient Mesh Networks,"presented at the International Workshop on Distributed Computing (IWDC),
Kolkata, India, December 27, 2004.
"Designing Survivable Networks (Protection and Restoration),"presented at the IEEE OPTICOS Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica, November 12, 2004.
Invited Paper: "Impairment-Aware Routing in Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks,"presented at the 2004 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting, November 10, 2004.
"Resilient (Mesh) Networks," presented at the
The Girvan Technology Showcase,
Girvan Institute, Santa Clara, April 22, 2004.
"Traffic Grooming in Optical WDM Networks," presented at the
IEEE OPTICOS Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica, August 12, 2003.
"R&D Priorities and Challenges for Optical Networking," presented at the
IEEE Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '02), Miami, FL,
October 16, 2002.
"Optical Networking: The Shifting Research Paradigms," presented at the
Conference on Optical Internet (COIN), Cheju Island, Korea, July 22, 2002.
"Computer Security Research and Education at UC Davis," presented at the
Presidents' Retreat on Critical Infrastructure Protection, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho, June 14, 1999.
"Future High-Performance WDM Networks," presented at the IBC Conference
on Optical Networking: Next Generation Network Planning, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, May 19, 1999.
"Optical WDM Networks: Challenges for the 21st Century,"
presented at the Nokia Research Center, Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 28, 1998.
"Twentyfirst-Century Photonics: Future High-Performance WDM Networks,"
presented at the WDM Forum, London, England, June 25, 1998.