A professor of Electrical Engineering at L’École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal and the chair holder of the Richard J. Marceau Chair on Wireless IP Technology for Developing Countries, François Gagnon has begun a project to bring the Internet to the most sparsely populated areas of the developing world. InterDigital sat down with Gagnon to discuss this project and the impact that access to technology can have on humans.
Francois Gagnon: Professor of Electrical Engineering, ÉTS
Francois Gagnon: Professor of Electrical Engineering, ÉTS

Francois Gagnon: Professor of Electrical Engineering, ÉTS
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