TPRC52 Past Session Recordings
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Pre-conference Tutorial, “Emerging Cybersecurity Policy for Emerging Technologies”
Playlist of all Friday, September 20, 2024 Recordings
Playlist of all Saturday, September 21, 2024 Recordings
Friday, September 20, 9:00 am
BROADBAND DATA AND ANALYSIS
Discussant: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Analyzing the FCC Broadband Data Collection
Presenter: Jonatas Marques, University of Chicago
Additional authors: Alexis Schrubbe, University of Chicago, Nicole Marwell, University of Chicago and Nick Feamster, University of Chicago
Filling in the Blanks: How Incorporating Rural Community Behavior Data into the National Broadband Map Supports Effective Policy Decisions
Presenter: Erika Heeren-Moon, Virginia Tech
Additional author: Eric Burger, Virginia Tech
Broadband Network Usage Fees: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis Versus Observed Broadband Investment and Content Development. Insight from Korea and the Rest of the World
Presenter: Roslyn Layton, Aalborg University
Additional authors: Toshiya Jitsuzumi, Chuo University; and Dae Keun Cho, Sogang University
SATELLITE & SPACE ECONOMY
Discussant: Erik Bohlin, Ivey Business School
Auctions in Space? Launching Markets in Satellite Spectrum
Presenter: Sarah Oh Lam, Technology Policy Institute
Ground Station Filings to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): the Unsung Link to Space
Presenter: Phillip Post, Olin College of Engineering
Additional authors: Zayn Patel, Olin College of Engineering, and Alex Mineeva, Olin College of Engineering
Assessing Commercialization Strategies for Evolving Network Demand (ASCEND) in the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program
Presenter: Jeffrey Dobereiner, Teltrium Inc.
Additional authors: Edward Oughton, George Mason University, Erica Weir, Teltrium Inc., Phoebe Wetherbee, Teltrium Inc., and Gregory Heckler, NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program
DIGITAL SECURITY AND PRIVACY
Discussant: Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Florida International University
Cross-Border Data Flow: A Trilemma of Mobility, Monetization, and Privacy
Presenter: Moinul Zaber, United Nations University
National Threats and Responses Toward Digital Social Media: The Case of Global TikTok Regulations
Presenter: Le Yang, Tsinghua University
ANTITRUST & COMPETITION
Discussant: Paroma Sanyal, The Brattle Group
Competitive Effects of T-Mobile/Sprint: Analysis of a "4-to-3" Merger
Presenter: Thomas Hazlett, Clemson University
Additional authors: Robert Crandall, Technology Policy Institute
Interoperability for number-independent interpersonal communications services under the DMA: More harm than good?
Presenter: Serpil Taş, WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste
Additional authors: Lukas Wiewiorra, WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste, and Andrea Liebe, WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste
SPECTRUM
Discussant: Mark Walker, CableLabs
First Party Spectrum Rights: The Potential to Expand Indoor-Only Shared Access
Presenter: Michael Calabrese, Open Technology Institute at New America
Additional author: Jessica Dine, Open Technology Institute at New America
Institutional Diversity in Spectrum Sharing: Exclusive and Nonexclusive Property-Rights Regimes
Presenter: Martin Weiss, University of Pittsburgh
Additional authors: Ali Palida, University of Pittsburgh, Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh
The Theoretical and Empirical Relationship Between Spectrum Concentration and Downstream Service Quality
Presenter: Yongjoon Paek, The Brattle Group
Additional authors: Kai Liao, Rice University, Coleman Bazelon, The Brattle Group, Paroma Sanyal, The Brattle Group and Preetul Sen, The Brattle Group
Friday, September 20, 11:00 am
TELECOMS IN EMERGING MARKETS
Discussant: Cole Campbell
Estimating the impact of Value Added Tax exemptions on smartphone penetration in Colombia using the synthetic control method
Presenter: Sindhura Kammardi Sachidananda, University of Pennsylvania
Additional authors: Leon Gwaka, University of Pennsylvania,and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania
5G Telecom Infrastructure Investment in Technology Emergent Markets: An Economic Revision for Vendor Partners Selection
Presenter: Silvia Monica Elaluf-Calderwood, Florida International University
Disaggregating Digital Inequalities: Survey-based Estimates of Ownership and Use of Digital Technologies in Low- and Middle-income Economies
Presenter: Sharada Srinivasan, World Bank and Oxford University
SATELLITE & SPACE ECONOMY
Discussant: Ed Oughton, George Mason University
Dangers From the Regulatory Vacuums in Outer, Inner, and Near Space
Presenter: Rob Frieden, Penn State University
Cyber sovereignty and space sustainability: A case study of mega-constellations
Presenter: Berna Akcali Gur, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London
Additional author: Joanna Kulesza, University of Lodz
Assessing the Impacts of Low-Earth Orbital Satellite Systems in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Case Study in Canada's Northwest Territories
Presenter: Rob McMahon, University of Alberta
Additional authors: Murat Akcayir, University of Alberta, Brenda Norris, Native Women's Association of Canada and Lyle Fabian, KatloTech Communications Ltd.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ALGORITHMIC LITERACY
Discussant: Marjory S. Blumenthal, MSBlumenthal, LLC
A Call for Promoting Algorithmic Literacy
Presenter: Bryan Boots, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Additional authors: Alex Matlack, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Theo Richardson-Gool, Independent
Algorithmic Bias, Marketplaces, and Diversity Regulation
Presenter: Lance Yong Jin Park, Howard University and BKC, Harvard Law
Same goal, different paths: Contrasting approaches to AI regulation in China and India
Presenter: Richard Taylor, Pennsylvania State University
Additional authors: Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University, Chun Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Puxin Zhang, Southwest Jiaotong University
ANTITRUST & COMPETITION
Discussant: Gus Hurwitz, University of Pennsylvania
Regulatory Treatment of Specialized Services
Presenter: Scott Jordan, University of California, Irvine
Antitrust and the Internet Markets: Bork’s Deception
Presenter: James Alleman, University of Colorado – Boulder
Media Ownership and Concentration in the United States of America 1984-2022
Presenter: Jason Buckweitz, Columbia University
Additional author: Eli Noam, Columbia University
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
Discussant: John Chapin, National Science Foundation
Event Detection and Sharing in 6, 7 and 12 GHz bands
Presenter: Prashant Krishnamurthy, University of Pittsburgh,
Additional authors: David Tipper, University of Pittsburgh, and Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh
Automating Spectrum Sharing from the Ground Up
Presenter: William Lehr, MIT
Additional authors: Randall Berry, Northwestern University, Igor Kadota, Northwestern University, Carlos Caicedo, Syracuse University, Kangle Mu, Northwestern University, Zongyun Xie, Northwestern University and Irfan Tamin, Columbia University
Friday, Lunch Keynote Speaker: Prof. Ellen P. Goodman
Friday, 2:05pm Panel Sessions
Policy dimensions to commercialization strategies in NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program
Friday, 4:00pm Paper Sessions
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND RESILIENCE
Discussant: Josephine Wolff, Tufts University
The Economics of DDoS Mitigation and Changing Internet Protocols
Presenter: Samuel DeLaughter, MIT, UCSD CAIDA
Additional authors: Karen R. Sollins, MIT, and William H. Lehr, MIT
The Impact of Internet Connectivity in Navigating Online Social Networks: A Cross-Country Analysis
Presenter: Alex Matlack, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Additional authors: Bryan Boots, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Theo Richardson-Gool, Independent
(Reimagining) Resilience Goals for the Internet
Presenter: Cecilia Testart, Georgia Institute of Technology
Additional authors: Volker Stocker, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, David Clark, MIT CSAIL and William Lehr, MIT CSAIL
SMART CITIES & DATA GOVERNANCE
Discussant: Madelyn Sanfilippo, University of Illinois
Smart Cities and data governance models
Presenter: Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University
Cities, AI and Local Policies: Laboratories of Limitation
Presenter: Sharon Strover, University of Texas at Austin
Additional author: Sheila Lalwani, University of Texas at Austin
Deployment and testing of a Digital Rights Platform that grants smart city residents more agency over their personal data
Presenter: Gwen Shaffer, California State University Long Beach
AI GOVERNANCE & REGULATION
Discussant: Chris Marsden, Monash University
Rethinking AI Governance: The Political Economy of the Digital Ecosystem
Presenter: Milton Mueller, Georgia Institute of Technology, Internet Governance Project
AI governance: Compromising democracy or democratising AI?
Presenter: Mehmet Unver, University of Hertfordshire
Aligned with the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights? An AI Transparency Evaluation of Company Privacy Notices and Explanations
Presenter: Jonathan Obar, York University
Additional authors: Giuseppina (Pina) D’Agostino, York University and Motunrayo Akinyemi, York University
SPECTRUM SHARING AND MANAGEMENT
Discussant: Martin Weiss, US Department of Defense
An open-access market for global communications
Presenter: Peter Cramton, University of Maryland
Additional authors: Erik Bohlin, Ivey Business School, Simon Brandkamp, University of Cologne, Jason Dark, Cramton Associates, Darrell Hoy, Cramton Associates, Albert S. Kyle,University of Maryland, David Malec, University of Maryland, Axel Ockenfels, University of Cologne, Chris Wilkens, Cramton Associates
Dynamical electrospacetime model as a tool for spectrum management
Presenter: Prasanth Prahladan, University of Colorado Boulder
Additional authors: Dirk Grunwald, University of Colorado Boulder, and Sangtae Ha, University of Colorado Boulder
Decolonizing Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
Presenter: Darrah Blackwater, Blackwater Consulting
Additional authors: Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh and Kevin Gifford,Colorado University- Boulder
INTERNET COMPETITION
Discussant: David Reed, University of Colorado Boulder
Who Pays for Internet Traffic? Navigating the Economics of ISP and Content Provider Interconnections
Presenter: Ali Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine
Additional author: Scott Jordan, University of California, Irvine
Does Pricing of Internet Usage Steer Consumers or Meter Usage? Evidence from a Pricing Experiment
Presenter: Zachary Nolan, University of Arizona
Additional authors: Jonathan Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Brian McManus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Aviv Nevo, University of Pennsylvania
Moving Toward a Continuum Model for Broadband Affordability
Presenter: Colby Humphrey, Broadband Access Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Additional authors: Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University and John Horrigan, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Friday, Dinner Keynote Speaker: Dr. Johannes Bauer
Saturday, September 21, 9:00 am Paper Sessions
BROADBAND ACCESS AND DIGITAL EQUITY
Discussant: James Prieger, Pepperdine University
Beyond Access and Infrastructure: Evaluating the Impact of Local Contexts on Digital Equity Strategies through the Lens of the Digital Opportunities Compass
Presenter: Pierrette Dagg, Merit Network/University of Michigan
Additional Authors: Colin Rhinesmith, Digital Equity Research Center, Metropolitan New York Library Council, Megan Knittel, Michigan State University and Joon Oh, University of Michigan
Broadband Affordability: The Metrics that Drive and Divide Us
Presenter: Stacey Baxter, Next Century Cities
Additional author: Corian Zacher, Next Century Cities
The Economics of Universal Service Fund Reform
Presenter: Paroma Sanyal, The Brattle Group
Additional authors: Coleman Bazelon, The Brattle Group and Yong Paek, The Brattle Group
BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT
Discussant: Amit Schejter, Ben Gurion University and Penn State University
The BEAD Challenge Process: A Viable Route to Public Involvement in Improving Broadband Infrastructure?
Alexis Schrubbe, University of Chicago, Matthew Triano, University of Chicago, Henna Zamurd-Butt, University of Chicago, Nicole Marwell, University of Chicago and Nick Feamster, University of Chicago
Police Power and Utilities Law: Regulatory Conflicts between BEAD Funding and State Preemption Statutes Restricting Municipal Broadband
Presenter: Benjamin W. Cramer, Pennsylvania State University
INTERNET MEASUREMENTS
Discussant: Jonathan Liebenau, London School of Economics
Critical Analysis of the Inclusivity of Crowdsourced Internet Measurement Apps
Presenter: Morgan Vigil-Hayes, Northern Arizona University
Additional authors: Italo Santos, Northern Arizona University and Dayra Quiñonez, Northern Arizona University
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
Measurement of Internet access latency: A cross-dataset comparison
Presenter: David Clark, CSAIL/MIT
Additional author: Sara Wedeman, CSAIL/MIT
Investment and Usage of the Subsea Internet Cable Network
Presenter: Marc Rysman, Boston University
Additional author: Jihye Jeon, Boston University
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS STRATEGIES
Discussant: Peter Tenhula, University of Colorado
Evaluating The National Spectrum Strategy
Presenter: Michael Honig, Northwestern University
Additional authors: Randall Berry, Northwestern University and Thomas Hazlett,Clemson University
Winning the 6G sweepstakes: Comparative analysis of national innovation strategies and industrial policy
Presenter: Dongwook Jeong, The Pennsylvania State University
Additional author: Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University
The Impact of Spectrum Set-Asides on Private and Public Mobile Networks
Presenter: Kalvin Bahia, GSMA
Additional authors: Pau Castells, GSMA; and Jakub Zagdanski, GSMA
SUSTAINABILITY IN TECHNOLOGY
Discussant: Graham Dufault, ACT
Twin Transitions Across Enterprises: Do Digital Technologies and Sustainability Go Together?
Presenter: Gretta Mohan, The Economic and Social Research Institute
Additional authors: Iulia Siedschlag, The Economic and Social Research Institute and Weijie Yan, E. CA Economics
ICT Sustainability Reporting Strategies of Large Tech Companies: Changes in Format, Scope, and Content
Presenter: Volker Stocker, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society
Additional authors: Niklas Mariotte, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society, André Ullrich, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society and David Rejeski, Weizenbaum-Institute for the Networked Society
Mapping Cellular Network Evolution and Infrastructure Criticality: A Nationwide Analysis
Presenter: Varshika Srinivasavaradhan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Additional authors: Owen Park, University of California, Santa Barbara and Elizabeth Belding, University of California, Santa Barbara
Saturday, 11:00 am Paper Sessions
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY
Discussant: Roslyn Layton, Aalborg University
Too much fibre, too many companies? An exploratory analysis of altnets in the UK
Presenter: Jason Whalley, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
A Preliminary Impact Evaluation of the ACP Program
Presenter: Hernan Galperin, University of Southern California
Additional authors: François Bar, University of Southern California and Angel Chavez Penate, University of Southern California
Predicting the rate of adoption of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligible households: A diffusion model with panel data
Presenter: Christopher Ali, Penn State University
Additional authors: Ryan Yang Wang, Rochester Institute of Technology, Krishna Jayakar, Penn State University, Dongwook Jeong, Penn State University, Sascha Meinrath, Penn State University and Sydney Forde, Penn State University
BROADBAND AND HEALTH
Discussant: Michael Calabrese, Open Technology Institute at New America
Investigating Health Outcomes Among Recipients of the Affordable Connectivity Program
Presenter: Erezi Ogbo-Gebhardt, North Carolina Central University
Did those most vulnerable to COVID-19 in the U.S. receive timely and accessible public health information?
Presenter: Salimah LaForce, Georgia Institute of Technology
Additional author: Dara Bright, Drexel University
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
INTERNET MEASUREMENTS
Discussant: Dhanaraj Thakur, CDT
PKI Incident Reporting Trends: What Can We Learn From Community Reporting?
Presenter: Jacob Abbott, Indiana University
Additional authors: Skyler Johnson, Indiana University, Katherine Ferro, Indiana University, Phenzi Blasio, Indiana University, Eric Swiler, Indiana University, and L. Jean Camp, Indiana University
Identifying Current Barriers in RPKI Adoption
Presenter: Josephine Wolff, Tufts University
Additional authors: Cecilia Testart, Georgia Institute of Technology, Deepak Gouda, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Romain Fontugne, Internet Initiative Japan
From Connection to Coordination: High-Speed Internet and Protests in Africa
Presenter: Jean-Baptiste Guiffard, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Student Paper Award Finalist
PRIVACY
Discussant: Jon Peha, Carnegie Mellon University
Understanding People’s Personalized and Contextual Choices of Differential Privacy: A Proof-of-Concept Survey
Presenter: Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Additional author: Madelyn Sanfilippo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Incentives for Industry and Benefits for Users: Post-Roe Data Privacy
Presenter: Judith Rector, Michigan State University
Additional author: Ruth Shillair, Michigan State University
Exploring the Limits of Differential Privacy
Presenter: Simson Garfinkel, Harvard University
Additional authors: David Clark, CSAIL/MIT and Kc Claffy, CAIDA/UCSD
DATA AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
Discussant: Sharon Strover, University of Texas at Austin
Unlocking Platform Data for Research
Presenter: Niva Elkin-Koren, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law
Additional authors: Maayan Perel (Filmar), Netanya Academic College and Ohad Somech, Netanya Academic College
The Publication Fate of Conference Papers
Presenter: Janice Hauge, University of North Texas
“Everything is technology”: examining technology access and use among returning citizens
Presenter: Kaelyn Sanders, Michigan State University, Student Paper Award Finalist
Saturday, 2:00pm Panel Sessions
Spectrum Management and Wireless Policy Challenges and Opportunities
The State of AI Governance in the African Union
Saturday, 4:00pm Paper Sessions
RURAL AND REMOTE BROADBAND
Discussant: Sarah Lam, Technology Policy Institute
Analyzing Broadband Reliability: Insights from Alaskan Arctic Communities
Presenter: Karl Grindal, University of New Hampshire
Additional author: Sascha Meinrath, Pennsylvania State University
Mobile Internet Services in Northern Indigenous contexts: Exploring mobile access, usage and dependencies in rural/remote communities in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Presenter: Rob McMahon, University of Alberta Murat Akcayir, University of Alberta
Additional authors: Rob McMahon, University of Alberta; Brenda Norris, Native Women’s Association of Canada and Lyle Fabian, KatloTech Communications Ltd
Rural and Indigenous Broadband: An Analysis of Funding Strategies in the U.S. and Canada
Presenter: Heather Hudson, University of Alaska Anchorage
SOCIAL MEDIA
Discussant: Marcela Gomez, University Pittsburgh
Digital Jurors: Social Media Communal Content Moderation as Civic Participation
Presenter: Kaiyi Yu, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Reporting Image-Based Sexual Violence: Deepfakes, #ProtectTaylorSwift, and Platform Responsibility
Presenter: Martin Riedl, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Additional author: Ariel Newell, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Deepfaking Medical Images: Eroding Trust in Medical Diagnosis
Presenter: Jack Waier, Michigan State University
Additional author: Ruth Shillair, Michigan State University
SECURING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Discussant: Volker Stocker, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society
Modelling the Economic Impact of Cloud for Development: An Analysis of Banking, E-Commerce and Telecoms in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey
Presenter: Jonathan Liebenau, London School of Economics
Additional author: Patrik Karrberg, University College, London
Governance Implications Toward Safer Online Blockchain Communities: A Case Study of Bored Ape NFTs
Presenter: Allison Sinnott, Long Island University Post
Additional author: Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A path forward: Improving Internet routing security by enabling zones of trust
Presenter: kc Claffy, CAIDA/UCSD
Additional authors: David Clark, CSAIL/MIT Cecilia Testart, Georgia Tech, Matthew Luckie, CAIDA/UCSD
DATA PRIVACY AND ALGORITHIMS
Discussant: Robin Mansell, London School of Economics
Algorithmic Profiling and the Threat to Religious Expression: The Case of Muslim Pro
Presenter: Ahmed Alrawi, University of Virginia
The Case for (Meta)data Privacy: Applying Carpenter to Browser Fingerprints
Presenter: Rohan Grover, University of Southern California, Student Paper Award Finalist
Exploring Paths to a U.S. Digital Skills Framework (And Why We Need One)
Presenter: Jessica Dine, Open Technology Institute at New America
BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY
Discussant: Richard Taylor, Penn State University
India’s Digital Divide: A Multivariate and Geospatial Analysis
Presenter: Avijit Sarkar, University of Redlands
Additional authors: James Pick, University of Redlands and Priyanka Somai, University of Redlands
Public Libraries, Digital Equity Coalitions, and The Public Good
Presenter: Colin Rhinesmith, Digital Equity Research Center
The contribution of US broadband infrastructure subsidy and investment programs to GDP using Input-Output modeling
Presenter: Matthew Sprintson, Yale University and George Mason University
Additional author: Edward Oughton, George Mason University