Etuate Cocker: Difference between revisions

Line 40:

While working at the South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission (SOPAC) in 2007 as part of the Tonga Government/European Union Geographical Information System (GIS) internship program, he applied for and was awarded the '''Australian Overseas Development Aid Scholarship (AUSAID ODA) under the open category.''' This scholarship was awarded in 2009 and it supported Etuate with his studies towards a Master of Science in Internet-working at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia. It was during his time at UTS, that Etuate was awarded another casual scholarship ('''UTS Dean's award''') and the '''Faculty of Engineering and IT Cisco Academy scholarship''' to complete additional studies towards the Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) program at UTS. In November 2009 he completed the CCAI program and became a part-time Lecturer at UTS. In relation he also taught at the University of Auckland Cisco academy and was instrumental in the creation of the Cisco Academy at Unitec Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree he also applied for a place to further his study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.

In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority of completed courses were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree he also applied for a place to further his study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.

In order to fulfill requirements of his AusAID and NZAID scholarships, Etuate returned to Tonga in August 2010 where he worked as a '''Systems Analyst for the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources in Tonga'''. While working in Tonga he applied for and was awarded the '''University of Auckland Doctoral scholarship''' under the Pasifika/Pacific category to further his studies towards a '''PhD at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand'''. He started his PhD journey in February 2011 and successfully defended his '''thesis''' '''entitled: [https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/29689 Active longitudinal measurement in global networks and goodput recovery with network coding over high latency satellite links]''' in 2016. Later that year (July 2016) he became the '''first Tongan''' to graduate with a '''PhD in Computer Science''' from the '''University of Auckland'''.

@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 While working at the South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission (SOPAC) in 2007 as part of the Tonga Government/European Union Geographical Information System (GIS) internship program, he applied for and was awarded the '''Australian Overseas Development Aid Scholarship (AUSAID ODA) under the open category.''' This scholarship was awarded in 2009 and it supported Etuate with his studies towards a Master of Science in Internet-working at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia. It was during his time at UTS, that Etuate was awarded another casual scholarship ('''UTS Dean's award''') and the '''Faculty of Engineering and IT Cisco Academy scholarship''' to complete additional studies towards the Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) program at UTS. In November 2009 he completed the CCAI program and became a part-time Lecturer at UTS. In relation he also taught at the University of Auckland Cisco academy and was instrumental in the creation of the Cisco Academy at Unitec Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.
-In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree he also applied for a place to further his study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.
+In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority of completed courses were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree he also applied for a place to further his study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.
 In order to fulfill requirements of his AusAID and NZAID scholarships, Etuate returned to Tonga in August 2010 where he worked as a '''Systems Analyst for the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources in Tonga'''. While working in Tonga he applied for and was awarded the '''University of Auckland Doctoral scholarship''' under the Pasifika/Pacific category to further his studies towards a '''PhD at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand'''. He started his PhD journey in February 2011 and successfully defended his '''thesis''' '''entitled: [https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/29689 Active longitudinal measurement in global networks and goodput recovery with network coding over high latency satellite links]''' in 2016. Later that year (July 2016) he became the '''first Tongan''' to graduate with a '''PhD in Computer Science''' from the '''University of Auckland'''.