Name: AfricaConnect Meeting and Workshop on IoT-Based Acquisition of Research Data for Scientific Computing
Start: 2024-10-21T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-10-25T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Italy

AfricaConnect Meeting and Workshop on IoT-Based Acquisition of Research Data for Scientific Computing

from Monday, October 21, 2024 (8:30 AM) to Friday, October 25, 2024 (5:00 PM)

Monday, October 21, 2024
9:15 AM Welcome message - S. Scandolo (ICTP)
Welcome message
- S. Scandolo (ICTP)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Overview/participants introduction - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Overview/participants introduction
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM BREAK
BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM IoT sensors kit for monitoring pollution of surface water bodies - E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
IoT sensors kit for monitoring pollution of surface water bodies
- E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Introduction to IoT - M. Zennaro (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT
- M. Zennaro (ICTP)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM General introduction to Arduino programming - M. Baruzzo (ICTP)
General introduction to Arduino programming
- M. Baruzzo (ICTP)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM BREAK
BREAK
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM 3D printing for rapid prototyping in environmental monitoring - C. Fonda (ICTP)
3D printing for rapid prototyping in environmental monitoring
- C. Fonda (ICTP)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

9:00 AM RECAP of Day 1
RECAP of Day 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Introduction to IoT communications - E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT communications
- E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM BREAK
BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Introduction to MQTT protocol - R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Introduction to MQTT protocol
- R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Introduction to IoT gateways - R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT gateways
- R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Hands-on: Installing an IoT platform for MQTT data collection - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Hands-on: Installing an IoT platform for MQTT data collection
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM BREAK
BREAK
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM Hands-on: From sensors to gateway to IoT platforms - Clement Onime (ICTP) R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Hands-on: From sensors to gateway to IoT platforms
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
- R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
4:20 PM - 5:50 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

9:00 AM Recap of Day 2
Recap of Day 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Advance tasks and exercise on IoT platforms: high availability, data archival and extracting data from archival DB - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Advance tasks and exercise on IoT platforms: high availability, data archival and extracting data from archival DB
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM BREAK
BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Powering IoT sensors, kits and gateways - E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
Powering IoT sensors, kits and gateways
- E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Introduction to tinyML - M. Zennaro (ICTP)
Introduction to tinyML
- M. Zennaro (ICTP)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Basic Data Science: Introduction and best practices, data protection and ethical use of data - S. Gizaw (ICTP)
Basic Data Science: Introduction and best practices, data protection and ethical use of data
- S. Gizaw (ICTP)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM BREAK
BREAK
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Hands-on: Working with data: cleanup, deduplication & scaling - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Hands-on: Working with data: cleanup, deduplication & scaling
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

9:00 AM Recap of Day 3
Recap of Day 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Hands-on: Working with data: tools for graphing, A.I models - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Hands-on: Working with data: tools for graphing, A.I models
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM BREAK
BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Introduction to Machine Learning and neural networks - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Introduction to Machine Learning and neural networks
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Empowering Climate Research: Enhancing NREN Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration, and Open Data
Empowering Climate Research: Enhancing NREN Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration, and Open Data
2:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Leonardo Building - Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

2:00 PM AfricaConnect and NREN Infrastructure for Climate - Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

2:20 PM Leveraging Regional Climate Data for Actionable Research: WASCAL’s Role in Strengthening NREN Collaboration and Climate Resilience in West Africa - Kehinde Ogunjobi (Research Director, WASCAL)

2:40 PM Advancing Earth Observation for Climate Research: AfriGEO’s Vision for Strengthening Data Sharing and Regional Collaboration - Ken Kasera (Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) /AfriGEO Secretariat)

3:00 PM Group Discussion
4:15 PM Co-designing funding for climate research data infrastructure in Africa
Co-designing funding for climate research data infrastructure in Africa
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Leonardo Building - Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

4:15 PM Welcome and framing

4:25 PM Building a landscape view of climate data infrastructure needs in Africa - Kaitlin Thaney (Executive Director, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI)) Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

5:05 PM Exploring funding models and sources

5:55 PM Conclusion
Friday, October 25, 2024

9:00 AM Recap of day 4
Recap of day 4
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Forum discussion on open data: Publishing and sharing data - All participants (WACREN & ICTP)
Forum discussion on open data: Publishing and sharing data
- All participants (WACREN & ICTP)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Forum Discussion: Addressing IoT security multi-layers - All participants
Forum Discussion: Addressing IoT security multi-layers
- All participants
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Feedback session and closing remarks - All participants
Feedback session and closing remarks
- All participants
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM