Post-OFC Workshop 2014 | UC Davis Networks Lab

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Biswanath Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA
Marco Ruffini, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Avishek Nag, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Jiawei Zhang,Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), P.R. China
Yongli Zhao,Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), P.R. China
Krzysztof Walkowiak, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
Achille Pattavina, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Lena Wosinska, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Lech Wosinski, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Paolo Monti, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Massimo Tornatore, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Researchers from UC Davis

People who are interested in participating/speaking at the workshop, please contact Massimo Tornatore, tornator AT elet DOT polimi DOT it

Timeslot	Speaker	Topic
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Biswanath Mukherjee	Welcome and Introduction
9:40 am - 10:10 am	Marco Ruffini	The DISCUS FP7 project: ideas, issues and solutions for designing next-generation cost-effective and future-proof optical broadband network
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Avishek Nag	Addressing the Digital Divide: LR-PON Planning for Sparsely Populated Areas
10:40 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Jiawei Zhang	TBD
11:30 am - 12:00 pm	Yongli Zhao	What we have done in transport networks with SDN
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Krzysztof Walkowiak	Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimization of Elastic Optical Networks
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Achille Pattavina	Energy Efficient Resilient Optical Transport Networks
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Lena Wosinska	Energy-efficient data center network architecture
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Lech Wosinski	Plasmonic approach for computer interconnects
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Paolo Monti	Leveraging FTTx Infrastructure for Green Mobile Backhauling: Challenges and Opportunities
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Massimo Tornatore	Fixed/Mobile Convergence for Next-Generation Access and Aggregation Networks

Presentations are 25 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes for questions.

A reception will be held in the evening after the workshop, followed by dinner.

Time: 6:00 PM onwards.
Venue: Solano Park Community Center, 2500 Solano Park Circle, Davis, CA 95616. (Map)

A list of hotels can be found at Daviswiki. Special rates are provided.
The nearest hotels to campus are Aggie Inn ($144), Best Western University Lodge ($125) and Econo Lodge ($72). (Rates are per room per day, and can slighly vary)

Davis is very strategically localted and has easy access to some of the best travel destinations in the United States.

Wine Tasting: As two of the world's most famous wine country destinations, Napa Valley and Sonoma County provide an opportunity to visit premier wineries, stately redwoods, magnificent coastlines, and plenty of shopping. If there is enough interest, a winery tour including wine tasting will be organized by the workshop organizers. Please contact Massimo Tornatore, tornator AT elet DOT polimi DOT it, if you are interested.

Sacramento - California's capital has a host of cultural attractions, exquisite cuisines, rich heritage (Sacramento Old Town), seats of the California Government, and other popular destinations.
Lake Tahoe, Reno and High Sierra - Some of the most popular travel destinations in North America with breathtaking landscapes, snow-capped peaks, crystal clear blue lakes, and high desert valleys. The region provides ample opportunities for activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, etc. in some of the best ski resorts in the country, as well some of the best casinos.