2000-09-06
Sureswaran Ramadass Questionnaire 1. Name: Dr. Sureswaran Ramadass 2. Country of citizenship: Malaysia 3. E-mail address: sures@cs.usm.my 4. URL: http://network2.cs.usm.my 5. Current professional position(so): Lecturer, School of Computer Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Activities: Head and Voting Member of TEMAN-USM, a member of the Non-Commercial Domain Name Holders Constituency (NCDNHC) under ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). 1999-present Head of APAN Malaysia (Asia Pacific Advanced Networks). APAN is a high bandwidth ATM network that interconnects the Asia Pacific Countries. APAN Malaysia has 7 active Working Groups involved in APAN. This includes an active IPV6, Multimedia, Agriculture, Satellite, Earth Monitoring & Measurement Working Groups. 1997-present Chairman, Multimedia WG for APAN. The Multimedia WG has already started on numerous ambitious projects, including the incorporation of a multipoint multimedia conferencing system that will support the APAN network, a Virtual Bio-informatic Multimedia Database and a Multimedia Video Streaming System. 1998-present Head of the AI3 Malaysia (Asian Internet Interconnections Initiative). This project is part of the Japanese WIDE project and involves the setting up and commissioning of an earth station for communications and Internet experiments with the other AI3 partners. Currently, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong are connected on the KU-Band and Malaysia and Singapore will be connected on the C-Band. Future members include China, Cambodia, Philippines and Laos. The Malaysian part of this project is currently funded by IRPA (RM 625,000) 1997-present Head of the TEMAN Project for USM. Member of the TEMAN Steering Committee. TEMAN is an ATM Multimedia test-bed network that will link most of the Universities and Telecommunication Research facilities throughout the country. USM's has its specific research roles within this project and is funded by a grant from MIMOS (RM 240,000 for 1997, RM 190,000 for 1998). 1997-present Head of the Network Research Group (NRG). NRG is an internationally known research group which concentrates in the following 4 areas: Multimedia Networks Distributed Systems and Network Entities Network Monitoring Network Simulation NRG consists of about 50 researchers working in the above areas Other Committees: National Level: IRPA (Intensive Research in Priority Areas, Ministry of Science) Evaluation Committee Member IGS (Industrial Grant Scheme) R&D Consultant for applying company (Mlabs) ? Successful R&D Consultant for applying company (Kronos) Evaluation Committee Member MGS (Multimedia Grant Scheme) Main technical consultant for the evaluation committee. University Level: IT (Information Technology) Infrastructure Committee This top level university committee decides on the IT infrastructure needs for the entire university. IT (Information Technology) Innovation Committee This top level university committee formulates and decides on the IT innovations as well as the IT consultancy needs for the entire university. Acculturation of R&D Committee An Advisory committee which consists of selected reserachers in the university to discuss the promotion of R&D within the university. 6. Past professional positions/accomplishment: Vice-President of Engineering: ICON Computer Systems, Coral Gables, Florida. Computer Engineer: Research & Development, MODCOMP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 1990 - June 1991 Technical Support: Computer Service, Computerbanc, Miami. Resident Assistant: Pearson Residential College, University of Miami, Coral Gables. Teaching Assistant: Electrical/Computer Engineering Department, University of Miami Research Assistant: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables. Electrical Engineer: Psychology Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables. 7. Other comments you would like to state: 8. Do you consider yourself a representative of user, technical, business, public interest, academic, governmental, intellectual property, or other interests? (List all that apply) ---I feel that a proper representative must be able to represent everyone who is an Internet user. All groups will need their interests protected and it will be our job as ICANN reps to ensure this. Thus, my answer it "all the groups". 9. What do you hope to contribute to the ICANN Board? And what are the actual plans? ---I have no specific plans of my own. What I plan to do is to protect the rights of all Internet users from Asia and the Asia Pacific countries. In fact, although I feel that the protection should not be regional, I hope that eventually ICANN positions will no longer just defend regional needs but the needs of all Internet users in the world. 10. What do you hope to contribute to the global Internet society as a ICANN representative. And what will be the actual plan? ---In short, I plan the ensure the protected rights of the internet user. The freedom of usage, expression and non-censorship of the net. 11. Other comments such as self-expression. ---I don't think I am the best person for the job above. But if I am accepted, I will do my best. 第7回 インターネット・ガバナンス研究会 9/6(水) $$!"$H9M$($F$$$k 社団法人としての JPNIC の責務であろう。(堀田) - エキスパートはエキスパート同士でわかるようにしか話さない。 今どんな問題があり、解にはどんな選択肢があり、一般ユーザに どのような影響があるのかということを、一般の人にトランスレータ として伝える義務がエキスパートにあるのではないかと考えている。(荒野) ・問題を把握し、日本の意見として何を伝えていくかを認識し、集約する場が インガバ研である。この研究会を通して、是非継続的にインターネット ガバナンスに取り組んでいきたい。(高橋) ・アジアのベンチャーが、アジア各国と協調して日本語や中国語などの ドメイン名を使えるようにした。これは各国の利害を調整しながら インターネットを発展させることができた例である。 このようにアジアで共同しながら問題を解決していくというスタンスを 日本もとっていくべきである。(会津)
