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IT PC - Sunday April 27, 2008, Room SSB-103

10:30 am to 11:30 am
Better Performance for Your Web Server
Guy Ferraiolo, CNET Networks

Abstract :

Learn to analyze your web server performance issues. The tools and concepts for determining what your performance problems are and how to get better results from your current hardware will be discussed.

Bio :

Guy Ferraiolo has been in the software industry for 28 years. He is currently a Principal Software Engineer with CNET Networks, Inc. where he has been a member of the Performance Measurement and Analysis group for 7 years.

11:40 am to 12:40 pm
Getting a Job as a Visual C#.NET Programmer
Donald Hsu, Dominican College

Abstract :

With outsourcing and downsizing, you may think that there are no programming jobs, but in fact the opposite is true! For financial computing to websites, Java has been the programming language of choice. Four million Java programmers did applications for cell phones, PDAs, web servers and databases. IBM, Bea, Oracle and 20 other firms embraced Java. What is next? Microsoft C# (C sharp) programming! MS Visual Studio 2005 (C++, Visual Basic and C#) and Visual Studio 2005 SQL Server were released. Dice.com listed 1160+ daily jobs in C#.net programming in 2007! There were only 120 C# jobs in 2002. Salary is $75,000 to $150,000. This speaker taught four C# classes since 2005. What is the fuss about? The special features of C# .NET Programming will be addressed and "hands-on" exercises will be demonstrated.

Bio :

Donald Hsu has been a professor and a management consultant. He taught 70 subjects from Accounting to UNIX to 7700+. He is a paid consultant for 5 CEOs on global finance and E-Commerce projects. He has started and sold three firms, and has traveled to 62 countries (37 in Europe). He also has global connections to 1000 managers and chaired the 2008 E-leader Conference in Bangkok ? see http://www.g-casa.com.

12:50 pm to 1:50 pm
Introduction to Searching with Regular Expressions
Christopher Frenz, New York City College of Technology

Abstract :

The explosive rate of information growth and availability often makes it increasingly difficult to locate information pertinent to your needs. These problems are often compounded when keyword based search methodologies are not adequate for describing the information you seek. In many instances, information such as Web site URLs, phone numbers, etc. can often be better identified through the use of a textual pattern than by keyword. For example, many more phone numbers could be picked up by a search for the pattern (XXX) XXX-XXXX, where X could be any digit, than would be by a search for any specific phone number (i.e. the keyword approach). Programming languages typically allow for the matching of textual patterns via the usage of regular expressions. This tutorial will provide an introduction to the basics of programming regular expressions as well as provide an introduction to how regular expressions can be applied to data processing tasks such as information extraction and search refinement.

Bio :

Christopher Frenz is the author of two computer programming books, "Visual Basic and Visual Basic .NET for Scientists and Engineers" and "Pro Perl Parsing", as well as numerous computer programming and research articles. He has extensive experience in the field of computational biology and has an active research interest in the development of machine learning and artificial intelligent approaches to protein engineering. Frenz also researches the application of text mining methodologies to biomedical literature.

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Emerging Technology: Wireless Body Area Networking
Maulin Patel, Philips Research North America

Abstract :

Recent advances in device miniaturization and wireless technology have made it possible to design a wireless network of, in, on and around the body for electronic devices. Body Area Networking (BAN) can unleash a wave of innovative applications in healthcare, lifestyle, gaming, entertainment and consumer electronics, which can improve the quality of our life in an unprecedented way. The wide range of BAN applications and corresponding stringent requirements bring new set of research challenges such as scalability, energy efficiency, security, QoS and co-existence. IEEE 802.15.6 Task Group has recently been formed to lead the initiative of developing a single unifying BAN standard that can enable connected consumer experience. In this presentation, Maulin Patel will discuss the key applications and highlight the core set of technical requirements that must be addressed for BAN to become pervasive and ubiquitous.

Bio :

Maulin Patel received his M.S. degree in Computer Science and his Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2002 and 2006 respectively. Since 2006, he has been a senior member research staff at the Wireless Communication and Networking Department of Philips Research North America where he does research on Body Area Networking. His current research interests include energy efficient protocols for Body Area Networks and Sensor Networks.