5th International IEEE/EAI Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services
for Developing Countries
Blantyre, Malawi
25-27 November 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
Full paper: 20mn (Presentation + Questions)
Short paper: 10mn (Presentation – No question – see poster session)
Keynote: 45mn (Exchange with Public during Presentation?) Coffee break + Poster session: 30mn
7:30-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:15
Welcome & Opening address
- Welcome by General Chair & Local Chair
- Opening introduction by a representative of the Malawi Education system?
- Highlights of Program & Statistics of conference submissions by Program Chair
9:15-10:00
Keynote #1 – TV White Spaces
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break + Poster session
10:30-12:30
Session #1: Communication Infrastructure
- Exploiting IEEE802.11n MIMO technology for Cost-Effective Broadband Back-Hauling
- Power Line Communication Standards in Africa
- Simulation of wireless sensor node transmission over a multiple access channel (Short paper)
- RPWCN or Roaming Protocol in Wireless Community Network
Communication Costs and Trade in Sub Saharan Africa
- A Survey on Wireless Sensor Networks and Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment in
Smart Grid (Short paper)
- On Software-defined Networking for Rural Areas: Controlling Wireless Networks with
OpenFlow
12:30-13:45
LUNCH
13:45-15:00
Session #2: Brainstorming Panel: Publishing In & For Africa
- African Journal of Information Systems: Topics and priorities of research themes
- Thought Leadership in e-Governance, e-Infrastructure, and e-Business in Africa
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break + Poster session
15:30-17:30
Session #3: Security of Communication
- Towards Securing Communications in Infrastructure-poor Areas
- A Pairing-free Public Key Encryption with Keyword Searching for Cloud Storage Services
- A Pairing based Authentication and Key Establishment Scheme for Remote Patient
Monitoring Systems
- Security analysis of some output of RC4 Cryptosystem (Short paper)
 Hot-topics on Security of Communications in Africa (Discussion among participants)
5th International IEEE/EAI Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services
for Developing Countries
Blantyre, Malawi
25-27 November 2013
Tuesday 26 November 2013
8:30-9:15
Keynote #2 – Innovation Hub
9:15-10:00
Session #4: Brainstorming Panel: The Future of AFRICOMM
- Progressing Services in African Mobile Networks utilizing Big Data Research (Short paper)
- Sustainable ICT4D in Africa: Where Do We Go From Here? (Invited paper)
9:15-9:45
Coffee Break + Poster session
10:00-12:30
Session #5: Emergency & TV White Space
- Improving Rural Emergency Services with Cognitive Radio Networks in Sub-Sahara Africa
- Unified Solution Towards Deployment of TV White Space in Africa (Short paper)
- An Event-driven architecture Approach for Emergency Alert Notification (Short paper)
12:30-13:45
LUNCH
13:45-15:00
Session #6: Health
- Medicines Identification for African Illiterate Patients using Near Field Communication
- Spatial Analysis of Location of Mother’s Choice for Delivery: A Case of Blantyre and Mwanza
Districts in Malawi (Short paper)
- Diabetes Advisor -- A Medical Expert System for Diabetes Management (Short paper)
- Assessing Spatial Distribution of Maternal Health Related Resources in Health Facilities in
Malawi: Case of Skilled Birth Attendants in Zomba District (Short paper)
- Reporting in the Health Systems: Case Study of Ghana (Short paper)
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break + Poster session
15:30-17:30
Session #7: Communication Infrastructure
- Real-time Communication over Wireless Sensor Network – A Prototype for Disaster Areas
- Wireless Sensor Node Mobility and its Effect on Transmission Reliability (Short paper)
- Mobile Sink Wireless Underground Sensor Communication Monitor (Short paper)
18:00 – 22:00
Social Event
5th International IEEE/EAI Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services
for Developing Countries
Blantyre, Malawi
25-27 November 2013
Wednesday 27 November 2013
8:30-9:15
Keynote #3
9:15-10:15
Session #8: Live Implementation of ICT4D
- Consumer Adoption of Mobile Payment Systems in Malawi: Case of Airtel Malawi ZAP in
Blantyre City
- Stakeholder Analysis and Sustainability of Telecenter Projects in Rural Malawi
- The NOAH Project: Giving a Chance to Threatened Species in Africa with UAVs
- Geographic Information System as a Tool for Enriching Drug Logistics Information at District
Level in Malawi: Challenges on Data Quality and Implementation
10:15-10:45
Coffee Break + Poster session
10:45-11:30
Session #9: Collaboration, E-Learning, Oral Languages
- GrAPP&S : A Distributed Framework for E-learning Resources Sharing Unified Solution
- Text-To-Speech Voice Creation for the Shona Language (Short paper)
- Y Nut, a Phonetic-based Learning System for Spoken Languages (Short paper)
11:30-12:30
Session #10: ICT4D Miscellaneous
- Diffusion of Blended Labs for Science Experiments among Undergraduate Engineering
Students: An Empirical Study
- The Impact of Internet Banking on Service Quality provided by Commercial Banks
- Power Instability in Rural Zambia. Case Macha
- Formative Assessment with A-TEST - Amrita Test Evaluation & Scoring Tool
12:30-14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING