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Bill Thies
Researcher
Phone: +91 80665 86023 Contact | Publications | Talks | CV |
My current research focus is in creating appropriate information and communication technologies to promote socio-economic development. I am also interested in programming languages, compiler optimizations, and computer architectures, especially in the context of multicore architectures and microfluidic chips.
Active projects: interactive DVDs for education, low-cost technologies for healthcare, a programming language for biology protocols, and an audio wiki.
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| Automatic technique for direct transformation of compressed video presented at Multimedia'09 (paper, slides) | ||
| Invited paper on computer aided design for microfluidic chips presented at ICCD'09 (paper, slides, download) | ||
| Invited talk on mobile interfaces for novice and low-literate users at USID'09 (abridged slides) | ||
| Programming language for biology protocols presented at IWBDA'09 (abstract, slides) | ||
| Position paper on finding technical problems in ICT4D to appear at CCC workshop (paper) | ||
| Paper on mobile data collection presented at ICTD'09 (paper, slides) |
Select Recent Publications (Full list by subject or by date)
Select Recent Talks (Full list)
- Manipulating Lossless Video in the Compressed Domain. Multimedia 2009.
- Evaluating the Accuracy of Data Collection on Mobile Phones: A Study of Forms, SMS, and Voice. ICTD 2009.
- Stream Programming: Luring Programmers into the Multicore Era. Job Talk 2008.
- Extending the Capabilities of the Internet to the Rural Developing World. Carnegie Mellon 2008.
- Programmable Microfluidics. Stanford / UC Berkeley 2007.
Recent Videos
- Stream Programming: Luring Programmers into the Multicore Era. University of Washington 2008.
- Programmable Microfluidics. Stanford 2007.
- The StreamIt Language (In-class tutorial). MIT 2007.
- Providing Internet Search for Low-Connectivity Regions. Princeton 2007.
Recent Activities (Full list on CV)
- CHI 2010. PC member.
- PLDI 2010. External review committee.
- NSDR 2009. PC member.
- CCC Workshop on Computer Science and Global Development. Organizing committee.
- ICTD 2009. Demo co-chair and PC member.
- STMCS 2008. PC member.
- PLDI 2010. External review committee.
Recent Projects
- StreamIt
- TEK
- ICT4DEV reading group
- Protein structure prediction
- Schedule and storage optimization
- Lecture notes (MIT 6.046, Algorithms)