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, 21 October 2024 (08:30) to Friday, 25 October 2024 (17:00)

Monday, 21 October 2024 ¶
09:15 Welcome message - S. Scandolo (ICTP)
Welcome message
- S. Scandolo (ICTP)
09:15 - 09:30
09:30 Overview/participants introduction - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Overview/participants introduction
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
09:30 - 10:45
10:45 BREAK
BREAK
10:45 - 11:20
11:20 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 - 12:30
12:30 LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Introduction to IoT - M. Zennaro (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT
- M. Zennaro (ICTP)
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 General introduction to Arduino programming - M. Baruzzo (ICTP)
General introduction to Arduino programming
- M. Baruzzo (ICTP)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00 BREAK
BREAK
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 3D printing for rapid prototyping in environmental monitoring - C. Fonda (ICTP)
3D printing for rapid prototyping in environmental monitoring
- C. Fonda (ICTP)
16:30 - 18:00
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 ¶

09:00 RECAP of Day 1
RECAP of Day 1
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Introduction to IoT communications - E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT communications
- E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
09:30 - 10:45
10:45 BREAK
BREAK
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Introduction to MQTT protocol - R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Introduction to MQTT protocol
- R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
11:15 - 12:30
12:30 LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Introduction to IoT gateways - R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Introduction to IoT gateways
- R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 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)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00 BREAK
BREAK
16:00 - 16:20
16:20 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)
16:20 - 17:50
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 ¶

09:00 Recap of Day 2
Recap of Day 2
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 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)
09:30 - 10:45
10:45 BREAK
BREAK
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Powering IoT sensors, kits and gateways - E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
Powering IoT sensors, kits and gateways
- E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
11:15 - 12:30
12:30 LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Introduction to tinyML - M. Zennaro (ICTP)
Introduction to tinyML
- M. Zennaro (ICTP)
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 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)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00 BREAK
BREAK
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 Hands-on: Working with data: cleanup, deduplication & scaling - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Hands-on: Working with data: cleanup, deduplication & scaling
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
16:30 - 18:00
Thursday, 24 October 2024 ¶

09:00 Recap of Day 3
Recap of Day 3
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 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)
09:30 - 10:45
10:45 BREAK
BREAK
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Introduction to Machine Learning and neural networks - Clement Onime (ICTP)
Introduction to Machine Learning and neural networks
- Clement Onime (ICTP)
11:15 - 12:30
12:30 LUNCH
LUNCH
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 Empowering Climate Research: Enhancing NREN Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration, and Open Data
Empowering Climate Research: Enhancing NREN Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration, and Open Data
14:00 - 16:15
Room: Leonardo Building - Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

14:00 AfricaConnect and NREN Infrastructure for Climate - Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

14:20 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)

14:40 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)

15:00 Group Discussion
16:15 Co-designing funding for climate research data infrastructure in Africa
Co-designing funding for climate research data infrastructure in Africa
16:15 - 18:00
Room: Leonardo Building - Oppenheimer Meeting Room
Contributions

16:15 Welcome and framing

16:25 Building a landscape view of climate data infrastructure needs in Africa - Kaitlin Thaney (Executive Director, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI)) Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

17:05 Exploring funding models and sources

17:55 Conclusion
Friday, 25 October 2024 ¶

09:00 Recap of day 4
Recap of day 4
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 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)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Forum Discussion: Addressing IoT security multi-layers - All participants
Forum Discussion: Addressing IoT security multi-layers
- All participants
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 Feedback session and closing remarks - All participants
Feedback session and closing remarks
- All participants
11:30 - 12:30