NSRC and Internet2 Announce 2 Global Fellowship Recipients for the 2023 Technology Exchange

By Mike Erickson, Associate Vice President for Community Engagement at Internet2

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The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) and Internet2 are pleased to announce the NSRC-Internet2 Global Fellowship recipients for the 2023 Technology Exchange, Sept. 18-22 in Minneapolis. 

Since 2000, NSRC and Internet2 have collaborated internationally with universities, network service providers, industry, and government agencies to support research and education (R&E) communities in countries underserved by the current R&E networking infrastructure. The fellowship sponsors representatives from these communities each year to participate in Internet2’s premier technical event for community leaders, innovators, and experts – offering new opportunities to exchange knowledge and expand their professional networks.

The 2023 NSRC-Internet2 Global Fellowship recipients are from the University of the South Pacific located in Fiji:

• Ravneel Sharma, senior network engineer, has more than 14 years of career experience designing, implementing, and providing support for a broad spectrum of technical domains. These include enterprise networks, wide area networks, telecommunications, unified communications, and contact centers, with roles in the industry and higher ed. He has a degree in electronics and communications engineering and is currently pursuing post-graduate studies in cybersecurity at the University of the South Pacific.

• Niumaia P. Tabunakawai, senior analyst programmer, has more than 12 years of career experience, including roles in e-government, finance, and higher education. His expertise combines enterprise application software development, deployment, and comprehensive support, along with a foundation in ASP.NET and SQL/Oracle database programming. Tabunakawai has a master’s degree from the University of the South Pacific.