Mel Chua

Location: USA | Chicago
Speaking Topics: olpc | education | engineering | electronics | embedded development | olin | user groups | grassroots | unconferences | hackathons
Spoken Languages: English

Web links / Blogs: 
OLPC Wiki homepage
Blog

what: hacker, teacher, ECE, coder, intermittent journalist/writer/artist, purveyor of randomosity

note: I learn by documenting. For some reason, this makes fellow hackers really happy.

Previous Presentations: 
Linuxfest Northwest 2008, Bellingham WA, USA - One Laptop Per Child track (multiple presentations on software development for the XO stack)
OLPC Chicago meetup, Google Chicago January 2008 - organizer and facilitator
OLPC Game Jam, Boston MA 2007 - coordinator and open space facilitator
Presentation Web Links: 
OLPC Chicago meetup
Game Jam Boston 2007

Sara "Scout" Sinclair

Location: USA | New England
Speaking Topics: computer security | enterprise security | phishing | insider threat | authentication | authorization | human factors | usability | iPhone development | women in technology | education
Spoken Languages: French | English

Photo: 
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Web links / Blogs: 
My homepage

Sara "Scout" Sinclair is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Her research interests include access control and the human factors (both business- and usability-oriented) that constrain or drive authorization systems.

More generally, her work includes a number of projects at the intersection of human systems and secure computer systems, including those involving insider threat, enterprise computer security, phishing, and iPhone application development. Her other professional interests include operating systems, discrete math, and computer science education.

Previous Presentations: 
Attacking and Defending Networked Embedded Devices (WESS 2007)
Analog Components of Secure Distributed Authentication Systems (CCS CSAW, 2007)
PorKI: Making PKI Portable in Enterprise Environments (USENIX Security WIP, 2005)

Kathy Reid

Location: Australia | Geelong | Victoria
Speaking Topics: php | ITIL | problem management | enterprise web development | education

Web links / Blogs: 
PHPWomen
Previous Presentations: 
BarCampMelbourne February 2008
AusWeb 2005 (Poster Presentation)
Presentation Web Links: 
From infancy to enterprise: PHP at Deakin University