WACREN - ICTP IoT Workshop

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
    • 1
      Welcome and Introductions
      Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
    • 2
      Introduction to Internet of Things
      Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
    • 3
      Introduction to LoRaWAN
      Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
    • 11:00
      Coffee Break + Group Photo
    • 4
      Lab 1: Installing the Barani Weather Station
      Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 5
      Lab 2: Installing the Barani Rain Sensor
      Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 13:30
      Lunch
    • 6
      Lab 3: Installing the Barani Wind Sensor
      Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Dr Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 7
      Lab 4: Installing the Milesight Gateway
      Speakers: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 8
      Deployment

      Deployment of weather stations and gateways in pilot locations in Accra

    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 9
      Deployment

      Deployment of weather stations and gateways in pilot locations in Accra

    • 10
      Lab: Installing the MQTT, Visualization server
      Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 10:30
      Coffee Break
    • 11
      Lab: Installing the MQTT, Visualization server
      Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 13:00
      Lunch
    • 12
      Lab: How to analyze the data
      Speakers: Clement Onime (ICTP), Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 16:00
      Coffee break
    • 13
      Lab: Maintenance of the system
      Speaker: Rytis Paskauskas (ICTP)
    • 14
      Data Analytics
      Speaker: Clement Onime (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))
    • 15
      TinyML
      Speaker: Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP))