TPRC42
September 11 - 13, 2014
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Pre-Conference Session
12:00 pm Capitol Hill Lunch and Learn
A luncheon presentation of timely material for Hill and other government agency staff will be held on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Limited space available. Indicate on your registration if you would like to be added to the list for attendance. We will notify you if space is available.
Friday, September 12, 2014
9:00 am - Graduate Student Consortium
12:00 pm - Registration
2:00 pm - Panel and Tutorial
4:00 pm - Panels (click for descriptions)
5:30 pm - Reception and Poster Session (click for poster listing)
6:45 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Why Security is Not Just a Technical Problem. A discussion led by Bruce Schneier, security technologist, Myrna Soto, Comcast, and Steve Chabinsky, CrowdStrike, formerly FBI Cyber Division with David Clark, MIT, moderator. Intorduction by Myrna Soto, Comcast.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
8:00 am - Continental Breakfast
9 -10:40 am - Paper Session I
11:10-12:50 - Paper Session II
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)
12:50-2:00pm - Lunch and Student Paper Awards
2:00- 3:40pm - Paper Session III
4:10-5:50pm - Paper Session IV
5:50 pm - Reception
6:30 pm- Dinner and panel: Policy Challenges for the Future of Internet Governance
Kathy Brown, Internet Society
Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda
Russ Housley, IAB
Theresa Swinehart, ICANN
Doug Sicker, BITAG
Moderator: Ambassador David Gross, Wiley Rein
Sunday, September 14, 2014
8:00 am -Continental breakfast
9:00-10:10am -Paper Session V
10:40-12:50pm - Paper Session VI
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)
Paper Sessions
Saturday, September 13, 9:00 -10:40 am
Privacy and Security 1
Moderator: Brent Rowe, RTI International
Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Network Competition on Cybersecurity, Carolyn Gideon, Tufts University - Fletcher School; Christiaan Hogendorn,* Wesleyan University
Phishing in Smooth Waters: The State of Banking Certificates in the US, Zheng Dong, Indiana University, Bloomington; L. Jean Camp *, Indiana University Bloomington
Analyzing Bug Bounty Programs: An Institutional Perspective on the Economics of Software Vulnerabilities, Andreas Kuehn,* Syracuse University; Milton Mueller, Syracuse University
Governance 1
Moderator: Fiona Alexander, NTIA
Social Justice as an Organizing Principle for Contemporary Media Policy, Amit M. Schejter,* Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Noam Tirosh, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Debatable Premises in Telecom Policy, Justin Hurwitz, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Roslyn Layton,* Aalborg University
Section 10 Forbearance: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers, George S. Ford, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies; Lawrence J. Spiwak,* Phoenix Center for Advanced
Competition & Markets 1
Moderator: David Gabel, Queens College/CUNY
Quality Competition in the Broadband Service Provision Industry, James E. Prieger,* Pepperdine University; Scott Savage, University of Colorado at Boulder; Gabor Molnar, University of Colorado at Boulder
Correlates of Quality Improvement in U.S. Broadband Service, Kenneth Flamm,* University of Texas at Austin
Effects of Public Policy on Fixed and Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Quality, Johannes M. Bauer,* Michigan State University; Hsin-yi S. Tsai, Michigan State University
Internet, Innovation & Effects 1
Moderator: Marvin Sirbu, Carnegie Mellon University
A Framework for Identifying Appropriate Roles for the Public and Private Sector in National Broadband Deployments in Emerging Economies: The National Broadband Plan of India, Rekha Jain,* IIMA-IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence, IIMA
An Evaluation of Funding Decisions and Outcomes from BTOP-Funded Programs, Janice A. Hauge,* University of North Texas; Mofioluwisademi Odunowo, University of North Texass
Private Competition for the Provision of Universal Service Benefits: The Federal Lifeline Program, Thomas Conkling,* University of Wisconsin - Madison
Spectrum & Mobile 1
Moderator: Robert Pepper, Cisco
Is There a Level of Competition Intensity that Maximizes Investment in the Mobile Telecommunications Industry?, François Jeanjean,* Orange; Georges Vivien Houngbonon, Paris School of Economics
Overestimating Wireless Demand: Policy and Investment Implications of Upward Bias in Mobile Data Forecasts, Aalok Mehta,* University of Southern California; J. A. Musey, Summit Ridge Group, LLC
Innovations in Mobile Broadband Pricing, Daniel Lyons,* Boston College - Law School
Saturday, September 13, 11:10 am - 12:50 pm
Privacy and Security 2
Moderator: David Simpson, FCC
Cybersecurity as Metaphor: Policy and Defense Implications of Computer Security Metaphors, Josephine Wolff,* Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Privacy, Security and Surveillance: New Insights into Preferences of European Citizens, Neil Robinson,* RAND Europe; Dimitris Potoglou, RAND Europe; Sunil Patil, RAND Europe – Cambridge; Bhanu Patruni, RAND Europe – Cambridge; Hui Lu, RAND Europe - Cambridge; Fay Dukerley, RAND Europe; James Fox, RAND Europe
Are Designers Ready for Privacy by Design? Examining Perceptions of Privacy Among Information Systems Designers, Tomer Hasson, University of Haifa; Irit Hadar, University of Haifa; Oshrat Ayalon,* Tel Aviv University; Sofia Sherman, University of Haifa; Eran Toch, Tel Aviv University ; Michael D. Birnhack, Tel Aviv University
Governance 2
Moderator: Ellen P. Goodman, Rutgers University School of Law
Federal and State Authority for Network Neutrality and Broadband Regulation, Tejas N. Narechania*, Columbia University Law School
Toward Sustainable Network-Openness Obligations on Broadband in the U.S.: Surviving Providers First Amendment Challenges, Barbara A. Cherry, Indiana University Bloomington; Julien Mailland,* Indiana University,
Neutrality 2.0: The Broadband Transition to Transparency, Justin Brown,* University of South Florida; Andrew W. Bagley, University of Maryland University College
Competition & Markets 2
Moderator: Jim McConnaughey, Independent
Research Building the Broadband Performance Index and Broadband Market Model, Bart Voogt, Ad Fundum Consultancy; Wolter Lemstra, Delft University of Technology; Nicolai van Gorp*, Ecorys
Promoting Competition in the Voice Communications Market: Findings from an Empirical Analysis in the Japanese Setting, Toshiya Jitsuzumi,* Kyushu University
Innovation, Investment and Competition in Broadband and the Impact on America's Digital Economy, Michael Horney,* Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Roslyn Layton, Aalborg University
Internet, Innovation & Effects 2
Moderator: Doug Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University
Market Driven Network Neutrality and the Fallacy of a Two-Tiered Internet Traffic Regulation, Guenter Knieps,* University of Freiburg; Volker Stocker, University of Freiburg (Germany)
The Master Switch and the Hyper Giant: Google's Infrastructure and Network Neutrality Strategy in the 2000s, John H. Stevenson,* University of Toronto
Over the Virtual Top: Implications for Hybrid Hetnet Regulation of Digital Service Value Chain Disintermediation, Lee W. McKnight,* Syracuse University iSchool
Spectrum & Mobile 2
Moderator: Enrique Iglesias, IDB
Emerging Frameworks for Regulation of Over-the-Top Services on Mobile Networks: An International Comparison, Krishna Jayakar,* Pennsylvania State University; Eun-A Park, University of New Haven
Mobile Handset Acquisition Models, Alexia L. Gonzalez Fanfalone, OECD; Agustin Diaz-Pines,* OECD
Universal Service in a Wireless World, Olga Ukhaneva, Georgetown University
Saturday, September 13, 2:00 - 3:40 pm
Privacy and Security 3
Moderator: Nuala O'Connor, CDT
Loopholes for Circumventing the Constitution: Unrestrained Bulk Surveillance on Americans by Collecting Network Traffic Abroad, Axel Arnbak,* Institute for Information Law (IViR, University of Amsterdam); Sharon Goldberg, Boston University
Implications of Security Enhancements and Interventions for Core Internet Infrastructure, Sharon Goldberg,* Boston University; Stephanie Forrest, University of New Mexico
The European Approach to Privacy, Joris van Hoboken, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Governance 3
Moderator: Gigi Sohn, FCC
Net Bias and the Treatment of 'Mission-Critical' Bits, Rob Frieden,* Pennsylvania State University
The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating: Net Neutrality in Practice, the Dutch Example, Nico van Eijk*, Institute for Information Law (IViR, University of Amsterdam)
Towards a Developmental Framework for Net Neutrality: The Rise of Sponsored Data Plans in Developing Countries, Pedro H. Ramos,* FGV - São Paulo Law School
Competition & Markets 3
Moderator:Evan Gee, Department of Justice
Usage-Based Pricing and Demand for Residential Broadband, Aviv Nevo, Northwestern University; John L. Turner, University of Georgia; Jonathan W. Williams, * University of Georgia
Do Three-Part Tariffs Improve Efficiency in Residential Broadband Networks? Jacob B. Malone, University of Georgia; John L.Turner, University of Georgia; Jonathan W. Williams, University of Georgia
Switching Costs and Resale at a Loss in the Internet Industry, Khaireddine Jebsi,* University of Sousse, Tunisia; Besma Labidi, LAMIDED, University of Sousse
Internet, Innovation & Effects 3
Moderator: Stephanie Weiner, FCC
Persisting Effects of Internet Skills on Online Participation, Eszter Hargittai, Northwestern University; Sabrina Connell, Northwestern University; Erin F. Klawitter, Northwestern University; Eden Litt,* Northwestern University
Social Support and ˜Playing Around”: An Examination of How Older Adults Acquire Digital Literacy with Tablet Computers, Hsin-yi S. Tsai,* Michigan State University; Ruth Shillair; Shelia Cotten
Tools Beyond Control: Private Information Intermediaries and the Work of Advocacy Organizations, Luis Hestres, American University
Spectrum & Mobile 3
Moderator: Mike Marcus, Independent
Risk-Informed Regulation: Lessons for FCC Spectrum Management from Nuclear Industry Policy Making, Laura Littman,* University of Colorado Law School; J. P. de Vries, University of Colorado at Boulder Law School
Opportunities and Challenges of Using TV White Spaces: A Comparative Analysis of Approaches Among U.S.A., U.K., and S. Korea, Boonyeon Kim,* The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; Maengjoo Lee, Kangnam University
Assigning Spectrum Fairly: Managing Spectrum Using Long-Term Nationwide and Short-Term Local Spectrum Licenses, Brett Shaw,* University of Auckland; Fernando Beltran, University of Auckland; Kevin W. Sowerby, University of Auckland
Saturday, September 13, 4:10 - 5:50 pm
Privacy and Security 4
Moderator: Julia Horwitz, EPIC
Privacy as a Public Good, Joshua Fairfield,* Washington and Lee University; Christoph Engel, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
The Law and Economics of Data and Privacy in Antitrust Analysis, Geoffrey A. Manne,* International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE); Ben Sperry, ICLE
Disagreeable Privacy Policies: Mismatches between Meaning and Users’ Understanding, Joel R. Reidenberg,* Princeton University; Travis Breaux, Carnegie Mellon University; Lorrie F. Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian French, Carnegie Mellon University; Amanda Grannis, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) ; James T. Graves, Carnegie Mellon University; Fei Liu, Carnegie Mellon University; Aleecia M. McDonald, Stanford University; Thomas B. Norton, Fordham CLIP; Rohan Ramanath, Carnegie Mellon University; N. C. Russell, Fordham CLIP; Norman Sadeh, Carnegie Mellon University; Florian Schaub, Carnegie Mellon University
Governance 4
Moderator: John Breyault, National Consumers League
Indictments Do Not a Common Law Make: A Critical Look at the FTC’s Consumer Protection 'Case Law', Berin M. Szoka,* TechFreedom
Jurisprudential Challenges of FTC and FCC Case-by-Case Adjudication, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz,* University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Consumer Legal Protections Against the Layers of Big Data, Andrew W. Bagley,* University of Maryland University College; Justin Brown, University of South Florida
Competition & Markets 4
Moderator: Jill Moss, USAID
The Future of Online Video: An Economic Perspective, David Waterman, Indiana University; Ryland Sherman,* Yongwoog Jeon
Toward the Next Generation of Media-- Cloud TV: Markets and Policy, Eli Noam, Columbia Business School; Jason A. Buckweitz, Columbia Business School
Aligning Expectations and Reality about IT/Broadband Education: Perceptions of Job Competencies by Students, New Professionals and Employers Jisue Lee, Florida State University; Laura Spears, Florida State University; Chandra Ambapavaru, Jenny Ma, Jon Hollister, Marcia Mardi, Florida State University; Charles McClure
Internet, Innovation & Effects 4
Moderator: Jon Gant, University of Illinois
Current Trends and Controversies in Internet Peering and Transit: Implications for the Future Evolution of the Internet, David P. Reed,* University of Colorado at Boulder; Douglas Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University; Donny Warbritton
Measurement and Analysis of Internet Interconnection and Congestion, David D. Clark,* MIT CSAIL; Amogh D. Dhamdhere, CAIDA/UC; Matthew Luckie, CAIDA; Steven Bauer, MIT (LCS); K.C. Claffy, University of California, San Diego (UCSD); William Lehr, MIT CSAIL; Bradley Huffaker, CAIDA
Do Internet Exchange Points Really Matter? Evidence from Bolivia, Hernan Galperin,* Universidad de San Andres; Maria F. Viecens, University of San Andres; Ignacio Alvarez-Hamelin, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Spectrum & Mobile 4
Moderator: Wayne Leighton, FCC
Enforcement and Network Capacity in Spectrum Sharing:Quantifying the Benefits of Different Enforcement Scenarios, Mohammed Altamimi,* University of Pittsburgh; Martin B. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh
Band Agents: Addressing Collective Action Problems in Fragmented Spectrum Bands, J. P. de Vries,* University of Colorado at Boulder Law School
Ex-Post Enforcement in Spectrum Sharing, Martin B. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Amer Malki,* University of Pittsburgh
Sunday, September 14, 9:00-10:40 am
Privacy and Security 5
Moderator: Hazeen Ashby, National Urban League
The Privacy Paradox: A Facebook Case Study, Vaibhav Garg,* Drexel University; Kevin Benton, Indiana University Bloomington; L. Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington
Privacy Harms and the Effectiveness of the Notice and Choice Framework, Joel R. Reidenberg, Princeton University; N. C. Russell,* Fordham CLIP; Alexander J. Callen, Fordham University; Sophia Qasir, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP); Thomas B. Norton, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP)
Knowledge, Behavior and Opinions Regarding Online Privacy, Carol M. Hayes,* University of Illinois College of Law; Jay P. Kesan, University of Illinois College of Law; Masooda Bashir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kevin Hoff; Gahyun Jeon
Governance 5
Moderator: Karen Rose, Internet Society
Excess Baggage? Regulatory Heritage in New Contexts, Jonathan Cave, RAND Corporation
Towards Global Internet Governance: How to End U.S. Control of ICANN Without Sacrificing Stability, Freedom or Accountability, Milton Mueller,* Syracuse University; Brenden Kuerbis, Syracuse University
Globalizing Internet Governance: Negotiating Cyberspace Agreements in the Post-Snowden Era, Sarah B. Myers West,* University of Southern California
Competition & Markets 5
Moderator: Mark Koenig, USAID
The Impact of ICTs on the Informal Economy, Martha A. Garcia-Murillo,* Syracuse University; Jorge A.Velez-Ospina, Universidad Católica de Colombia
Who Owns the World's Media? Ownership and Concentration Trends of Media Around the World, Eli Noam, Columbia Business School
Internet, Innovation & Effects 5
Moderator:Adarsh Desai, World Bank
The Evolution of the Digital Divides in Canada, Karine M. Landry,* Industry Canada; Anik Lacroix, Statistics Canada
The Impact of Brazil’s 'Broadband at School Program' on Student Achievement, Simone Silva,* Murray State University; Martin I. Milkman, Murray State University; Narine Badasyan, Murray State University
Advancement of Cloud Computing Use and its Impact on Macroeconomics in Japan, Atsushi Ozu,* Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Institute for Information and Communications Policy
Spectrum & Mobile 5
Moderator: Peter Tenhula, NTIA
Trading Wireless Capacity Through Spectrum Virtualization Using LTE-A, Marcela M. Gomez,* University of Pittsburgh; Liu Cui, University of Pittsburgh; Martin B. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh
Sophisticated Wireless Interference Analysis: A Case Study for Spectrum Sharing Policy, Dirk Grunwald, University of Colorado at Boulder; Rob Alderfer,* CableLabs; Kenneth R. Baker, University of Colorado at Boulder
Spectrum Sharing and Privacy: A Research Agenda, Janine S. Hiller,* Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jung-Min Park, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Sunday, September 14, 11:10 am - 12:50 pm
Privacy and Security 6
Moderator: Rahul Simha, George Washington University
Are They Worth Reading? An In-Depth Analysis of Online Advertising Companies’ Privacy Policies, Lorrie F. Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University ; Candice Hoke, Carnegie Mellon University; Pedro G. Leon,* Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Au, University of Pittsburgh
Policy Prose: The Role of Symbolic Language in the VoIP Deregulation Debate, Gwen Shaffer,* California State University Long Beach
An Algorithmic Approach To Evaluating Default Privacy Options, Rony Hirshpung, Tel Aviv University; Hadas Shwartzh-Chassidim, Tel Aviv University - Department of Industrial Engineering; Eran Toch,* Tel Aviv University
Governance 6
Moderator: Jane Coffin, Internet Society
Universal Service in an All-IP World, Jodie Griffin, Public Knowledge
A Comparison of Public Policy Approaches to the IPv4-IPv6 Transition, Lee Howard,* Time Warner Cable; Jesse H. Sowell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - ESD
Multiple Trajectories to Realize the Digital Agenda for Europe, Wolter Lemstra,* Delft University of Technology
Competition & Markets 6
Moderator: Paul Zimmerman, FTC
Protocol Layering and Internet Policy, Christopher S. Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Local Telephony Rates: Has Deregulation Lead to Higher Competition and Lower Rates?, Juan Roldan
Telecommunications Reform in Mexico: Regulation, Market Structure and Social Coverage, Cristina Casanueva-Reguart,* Universidad Iberoamericana; Erik Bacilio-Avila, Universidad Iberoamericana
Internet, Innovation & Effects 6
Moderator: Prabir Neogi, Carlton University
Evaluating the Impact of Financing Structure Decisions on FTTH Deployment. A Comparison between New Zealand and Europe, Marlies Van der Wee,* Ghent University – iMinds; Fernando Beltran, University of Auckland; Sofie Verbrugge
Separation Anxieties: Structural Separation and Technological Diffusion in Nascent Fibre Networks, Bronwyn E. Howell,* Victoria University of Wellington - NZ Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation Inc. and Victoria Management School
Home Hotspots: Neighborly Gesture or Trojan Horse? Ju Young Lee, Pennsylvania State University; Richard D. Taylor, Pennsylvania State University
Spectrum & Mobile 6
Moderator: Coleman Bazelon, Brattle Group
Assessment of Current and Future Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum in the United States, Raul L. Katz,* The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
Is Europe Moving Towards a Strategic Development of Spectrum Policy? A Review of the Connected Continent Legislative Proposal, Maria Massaro, Chalmers University of Technology; Erik Bohlin, Chalmers University of Technology