WACREN - ICTP IoT Workshop

Name: WACREN - ICTP IoT Workshop
Start: 2023-03-13T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-03-16T18:00:00+00:00
Location: IAC, University of Ghana

13 Mar 2023, 09:00 → 16 Mar 2023, 18:00 Africa/Accra

Information Access Centre [Seminar Room] (IAC, University of Ghana)

Information Access Centre [Seminar Room]

IAC, University of Ghana

Legon

Omo Oaiya (WACREN), Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))

Description

This hands-on workshop is a side event of the WACREN 2023 Conference and part of a developing program to boost the deployment of sensor networks and LoraWAN gateways in WACREN NRENs for climate and weather research services.

Target Participants: Researchers, Wireless Network Administrators, Meteorology Agency Officers

Language: English
Logistics:

Full sponsorship (travel and welfare) for the first participant from WACREN members in good standing, and welfare only for an additional participant.
Welfare only for participants from other WACREN Members.
Allowances for dinners and expenses for GARNET participants.
Lunches and coffee breaks will be provided during the workshop

Applications from ASREN and Ubuntunet Alliance welcome and encouraged.

Participants

Amadou COULIBALY
Amos Tiereyangn Kabo-bah
Babajide Shari
Belko Abdoul Aziz DIALLO
Caleb Mensah
Effiom Oku
Estanislau Lima
Frederick Otu-Larbi
Gandome Mayeul Leger Davy Quenum
Gilles Florent SORO
M'koumfida Bagbohouna
Naomi Kumi
Olabanji Oguntuase
Oyewale Oyegoke
+10

Secretariat

secretariat@wacren.net

Monday, 13 March
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  Welcome and Introductions 30m
  
  Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
- 09:30 → 10:15
  
  Introduction to Internet of Things 45m
  
  Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
- 10:15 → 11:00
  
  Introduction to LoRaWAN 45m
  
  Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
- 11:00 → 11:30
  
  Coffee Break + Group Photo 30m
- 11:30 → 12:30
  
  Lab 1: Installing the Barani Weather Station 1h
  
  Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lab 2: Installing the Barani Rain Sensor 1h
  
  Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 13:30 → 14:30
  
  Lunch 1h
- 14:30 → 15:30
  
  Lab 3: Installing the Barani Wind Sensor 1h
  
  Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Dr Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 15:30 → 16:30
  
  Lab 4: Installing the Milesight Gateway 1h
  
  Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
Tuesday, 14 March
- 09:00 → 12:00
  
  Deployment 3h
  
  Deployment of weather stations and gateways in pilot locations in Accra
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 16:30
  
  Deployment 3h
  
  Deployment of weather stations and gateways in pilot locations in Accra
Wednesday, 15 March
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  Lab: Installing the MQTT, Visualization server 1h 30m
  
  Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Coffee Break 30m
- 11:00 → 13:00
  
  Lab: Installing the MQTT, Visualization server 2h
  
  Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Lab: How to analyze the data 2h
  
  Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
- 16:00 → 16:30
  
  Coffee break 30m
- 16:30 → 17:30
  
  Lab: Maintenance of the system 1h
  
  Speaker: Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
Thursday, 16 March
- 09:00 → 09:45
  
  Data Analytics 45m
  
  Speaker: Clement Onime (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
- 09:45 → 10:30
  
  TinyML 45m
  
  Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))