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

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

21 Oct 2024, 08:30 → 25 Oct 2024, 17:00 Africa/Accra

Italy

ICTP, Trieste

Clement Onime (ICTP), Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

Description

This event in Trieste will build on the successes of the Accra (2023, 2024) and Ile-Ife (2024) IoT Workshops, expanding its impact on African climate scientists and IT engineers. At the Euro-Africa High-Level Meeting, WACREN, ICTP, and other key funders will engage with African and European researchers to explore deploying a regional climate data infrastructure, leveraging NREN infra and High-Performance Computing (HPC) centres, as part of the next phase of the AfricaConnect project.

Know more about this activity here - https://indico.ictp.it/event/10787

WACREN Secretariat

secretariat@wacren.net

Monday, 21 October ¶
- 1
  
  Welcome message¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. S. Scandolo (ICTP)
- 2
  
  Overview/participants introduction¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
- 10:45
  
  BREAK
- 3
  
  IoT sensors kit for monitoring pollution of surface water bodies¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
- 12:30
  
  LUNCH
- 4
  
  Introduction to IoT¶
  
  Speaker: Mr M. Zennaro (ICTP)
- 5
  
  General introduction to Arduino programming¶
  
  Speaker: Mr M. Baruzzo (ICTP)
- 16:00
  
  BREAK
- 6
  
  3D printing for rapid prototyping in environmental monitoring¶
  
  Speaker: Mr C. Fonda (ICTP)
Tuesday, 22 October ¶
- 7
  
  RECAP of Day 1¶
- 8
  
  Introduction to IoT communications¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
- 10:45
  
  BREAK
- 9
  
  Introduction to MQTT protocol¶
  
  Speaker: Dr R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
- 12:30
  
  LUNCH
- 10
  
  Introduction to IoT gateways¶
  
  Speaker: Dr R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
- 11
  
  Hands-on: Installing an IoT platform for MQTT data collection¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
- 16:00
  
  BREAK
- 12
  
  Hands-on: From sensors to gateway to IoT platforms¶
  
  Speakers: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP), Dr R. Paškauskas (ICTP)
Wednesday, 23 October ¶
- 13
  
  Recap of Day 2¶
- 14
  
  Advance tasks and exercise on IoT platforms: high availability, data archival and extracting data from archival DB¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
- 10:45
  
  BREAK
- 15
  
  Powering IoT sensors, kits and gateways¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. E. Pietrosemoli (ICTP)
- 12:30
  
  LUNCH
- 16
  
  Introduction to tinyML¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. M. Zennaro (ICTP)
- 17
  
  Basic Data Science: Introduction and best practices, data protection and ethical use of data¶
  
  Speaker: Mr S. Gizaw (ICTP)
- 16:00
  
  BREAK
- 18
  
  Hands-on: Working with data: cleanup, deduplication & scaling¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
Thursday, 24 October ¶
- 19
  
  Recap of Day 3¶
- 20
  
  Hands-on: Working with data: tools for graphing, A.I models¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
- 10:45
  
  BREAK
- 21
  
  Introduction to Machine Learning and neural networks¶
  
  Speaker: Prof. Clement Onime (ICTP)
- 12:30
  
  LUNCH
- AfricaConnect High-level Meeting: Empowering Climate Research: Enhancing NREN Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration, and Open Data¶
  
  AfricaConnect High-level meeting on broader participation and opportunities for enhancing regional infrastructure for data acquisition and scientific computing.
  
  In the second part of this session, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) will explore with participants collective funding models and approaches to center and support African climate data and infrastructure needs. The session will showcase learnings from IOI’s engagement in Africa and experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder funds, and explore intersections with current needs from research communities served through the AfricaConnect program and beyond.
  
  Convener: Omo Oaiya (Chief Strategy Officer, WACREN)
  - 22
    
    AfricaConnect and NREN Infrastructure for Climate¶
    
    Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
    
    AfricaConnect and NREN Infrastructure for Climate.pdf
  - 23
    
    Leveraging Regional Climate Data for Actionable Research: WASCAL’s Role in Strengthening NREN Collaboration and Climate Resilience in West Africa¶
    
    Speaker: Prof. Kehinde Ogunjobi (Research Director, WASCAL)
  - 24
    
    Advancing Earth Observation for Climate Research: AfriGEO’s Vision for Strengthening Data Sharing and Regional Collaboration¶
    
    Speaker: Ken Kasera (Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) /AfriGEO Secretariat)
    
    AfriGEO Trieste - Presentation Oct2024.pdf
  - 25
    
    Group Discussion¶
  - 15:45
    
    Networking break
- AfricaConnect High-level Meeting: Co-designing funding for climate research data infrastructure in Africa¶
  
  AfricaConnect High-level meeting on broader participation and opportunities for enhancing regional infrastructure for data acquisition and scientific computing.
  
  In the second part of this session, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) will explore with participants collective funding models and approaches to center and support African climate data and infrastructure needs. The session will showcase learnings from IOI’s engagement in Africa and experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder funds, and explore intersections with current needs from research communities served through the AfricaConnect program and beyond.
  
  Convener: Kaitlin Thaney (Executive Director, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI))
  - 26
    
    Welcome and framing¶
  - 27
    Building a landscape view of climate data infrastructure needs in Africa¶
    
    Speakers: Kaitlin Thaney (Executive Director, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI)), Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
    
    IOI_AfricaConnect_HL_Trieste2024.pdf
    
    a) Data infrastructure for climate¶
    
    b) Group Discussion¶
    
    What are some of the data infrastructures that are heavily relied upon in climate research (Africa or outside of Africa)?
    
    What are some of the most pressing climate data needs in Africa?
    
    What are some of the key individuals, research groups and networks doing climate research in Africa?
    
    What questions do we have as we answer the above 3 questions - what do we not know, especially in the African context?
    
    c) Reporting out¶
  - 28
    Exploring funding models and sources¶
    
    a) Modelling collective funding¶
    
    IOI fund as a model of collective funding
    
    Why diversified types of contributing funders
    
    Why focussing on networks and network adoption
    
    Importance of strategic support and peer-to-peer learning beyond funding
    
    b) Exploring Current Funding Models for Climate Research and Data Infrastructure in Africa¶
    
    c) Group discussion¶
    
    d) Share out and report to group¶
  - 29
    
    Conclusion¶
    
    Next steps on working together, building an understanding and shaping a climate fund
Friday, 25 October ¶
- 30
  
  Recap of day 4¶
- 31
  
  Forum discussion on open data: Publishing and sharing data¶
  
  Speaker: All participants (WACREN & ICTP)
- 32
  
  Forum Discussion: Addressing IoT security multi-layers¶
  
  Speaker: All participants
- 33
  
  Feedback session and closing remarks¶
  
  Speaker: All participants