2nd TANDEM Workshop

Wednesday 16 Mar 2016, 09:00 → 22:50 Africa/Dakar

Saly 1 (Hotel Novotel)

With a particular focus on specific thematic topics (health, food security, environment), TANDEM workshops present the opportunity to: (i) spread awareness and (ii) debate with national and regional stakeholders (governmental authorities, regulatory bodies, deciders of research and education institutions, donors).

09:00 → 09:10 Welcome Remarks

Welcome remarks from snRER, WACREN, TANDEM

09:10 → 10:30 Setting the Scene

Presentations and updates from snRER, WACREN, TANDEM

09:10 snRER Update

Speaker: Dr Ibrahima NIANG (snRER)

09:40 WACREN Update

Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (WACREN)

10:10 TANDEM Update

Speaker: Mr Damien Alline (IRD)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee, Networking & Group Photo

11:00 → 13:00 National: TANDEM in snRER

11:00 TANDEM Survey Preliminary Findings

Speaker: Dr Simon Taylor (Brunel University London, UK)

11:30 Computational Complexity and Resource needs in Genomic Data Analysis

Speaker: Dr Chiekh Loucoubar (l'Institut Pasteur de Dakar)

Slides TANDEM_WACREN_Talk_Cheikh_Loucoubar.pdf

12:00 Spatialisation et suivi de phénomènes environnementaux à partir d'images satellitaires.

Spatial and monitoring environmental phenomena from satellite images

Speaker: Dr Dah DIENG (Université Gaston Berger)

12:30 A Regional Research Platform on Climate Change, Environment and Rural Societies

Speaker: Dr Jean-Luc Chotte (IRD)

Slides 2016_03_16_SREC_Tandem.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Regional: TANDEM in WACREN

14:00 NRENs and e-Infrastructure as a Rescue for the Atmospheric Sciences

How NRENs and e-infrastructure address some of issues facing atmospheric science research.

Speaker: Prof. Gbenga Jegede (Atmospheric Physics Research Group, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)

Slides Enabling_collaborative_research__TANDEM_jegede.pdf

14:30 WiABox 2507: Project Initiative for an Open Wireless Access Technology alternative for Broadband Internet access in rural areas

WiABox 2507 is a multi-band and broadband wireless access technology able to operate in a range instead of dedicated frequencies for delivering reliable and sustainable ubiquitous services in rural areas, mainly in developing countries.

Speaker: Prof. Thomas Djotio Ndié (Inria IoT4D Associate Team's International Principal Investigator)

Slides ThomasDjotio_WiABOx_TandemWorkshop_Dakar_March_16_2016.pdf

15:00 WACREN Focal Point Network

Speaker: Dr Eyouléki T. G. Venant PALANGA (WACREN)

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee & Networking

16:00 → 18:00 TANDEM Community Workshop

For TANDEM Focal Points and NREN Managers only

Conveners: Ms Carmen Gloria Labbé (RedCLARA), Mr Chris Rohrer (UbuntuNet Alliance), Dr Eyouléki T. G. Venant PALANGA (WACREN)

16:00 Welcome

16:15 Workplan (goals and impact)

16:30 Report on the activities of the Focal Points

16:50 Presentation of revised workplan

17:20 Discussion on challenges, opportunities, support and resources

17:50 Next steps and follow-up