Networked Systems for the Developing World Computer Science research over the past several decades has predominantly focused on addressing important computing problems in the developed world with little focus on the developing world. However, the sad reality is that a large majority of the world's population does not have access to basic digital communications - If this issue is not addressed, the digital divide is bound to significantly grow in the upcoming years.
In this talk, I will elaborate upon how the development of appropriate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has the potential to solve some of the pressing problems in developing countries including improving healthcare, education, financial services, supply-chain services etc. I will elaborate on the computer science research challenges that arise in addressing these problems many of which are motivated by the operational environments in these regions. These challenges are spread across a wide range of topics within computer science.