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- [Results] Asi@Connect Webinar Series #2.Environments The Second round of Asi@Connect Webinar Series successfully finished on 21 April 2022. Around 70 R&E community members joined this webinar via Zoom platform and Facebook live streaming. This webinar opened its second topic with Environments based on TEIN network. Among the 88 sub-granted projects under Asi@Connect project, three (3) projects presented their activities and achievements during this event.□ Speakers session (Introduction of sub-granted project) 1. Sustainable Aquatic Resource Management in Mangrove Ecosystems via IoT Application (MEITA) 2. Towards a Cost-Effective and Sustainable Spatiotemporal Air Quality Monitoring System 3. Asian Soundscape Listening to the Ecosystem□ The panel discussion with questions from audiences.TEIN*CC thanks to all participants of this webinar and special gratitude to the moderator Mr. Douglas Harre, Speakers Natrah Ikhsan(Universiti Putra Malaysia) , Naveed Arshad(Lahore University), and Eric Yen(Academia Sinica)* TEIN*CC is planning to arrange Next topic is "Medicine". we encourage you to join in our events!Full recording is available: https://youtu.be/8Y_YdpO5HIoPresentations were attached: 1. Sustainable Aquatic Resource Management in Mangrove Ecosystems via IoT Application (MEITA) 2. Towards a Cost-Effective and Sustainable Spatiotemporal Air Quality Monitoring System 3. Asian Soundscape Listening to the Ecosystem
- Ais@Connect Webinar Series #2. Environments (21 April)
- [Results] The 11th Asi@Connect Project Meeting (8 March 2022) The 11th Asi@Connect Project Meeting was successfuly finished by your support and attendance on 8 Mar. 2022.Chaired by Louis Hyunho Choi (TEIN*CC)Speakers- TEIN NOC & Network update : Zhonghui Lee (TEIN NOC)- Asi@Connect NREN Needs Assessment Report : Roshan Ragel(LEARN)- Introduction of the Targeted Call for Proposals : Sanggyun Kim(TEIN*CC)- Asi@Connect Sub-granted Projects activity results (3rd and 4th calls) Network Security Trainings and workshops across selected women University in Pakistan : Syed Muhammad Sajjad (Riphah Int'l University, PK) Expansion of TEIN connectivity in Nepal : Bhushan Raj Shrestha (NREN, NP) Platform of Agricultural Best Management Practices and Technologies : Ando Radanielson (Univ. of Southern Queensland, AU)- Introduction of the New Sub-granted Projects (5th Call) Building a High Bandwidth distribution HPC : Jeonghoon Moon (KISTI, KR) Cross-Disciplinary Training for Biologist : Bimo Ario Tejo (University Putra Malaysia, MY) Space Infrastructure, Know-How and Applications : Shielo N. Muta (Philippine Space Agency, PH)Special thanks to the speakers.
- Greater networking collaboration between Asia-Pacific and Europe with renewal of AER agreement Greater networking collaboration between Asia-Pacific and Europe with renewal of AER agreement Renewal of MoU expands collaboration between Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, new members added 7 March 2022, Bangladesh. After three years of successful collaboration on the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER), the underlying Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is today extended and expanded in a virtual signing ceremony at the APAN53 conference held in Bangladesh. The initial AER MoU, signed in July 2019, set up a co-operative arrangement for leading-edge Research and Education Networks (RENs) with 100G connectivity between Europe and Asia to provide back up for each other in the event of any link failure, thereby creating an extremely robust and resilient 100G network ring. Today’s news will see the original members (AARNet, GÉANT, NICT, NII, NORDUnet, SingAREN, SURF, and TEIN*CC) joined by HARNET (Hong Kong) and KAUST (Saudi Arabia) to not only create an extended membership but to add significant further resilience to the global research and education network system. The new MoU potentially doubles the bandwidth of the Asia-Pacific Europe ring and expands the scope of collaboration. In addition to enabling multiple network paths and providing backup connectivity in case of network outages, the agreement includes the coordination of engineering and management activities, cooperation on deployment of emerging network technologies and services, and the development of applications with high bandwidth demands. It will also facilitate shared routing practices, and the sharing of measurement data. By agreeing to work jointly towards the development and ongoing delivery of a highly resilient, high-speed network services delivery system for research and education, the extended and expanded agreement showcases the benefits of collaboration not only for researchers and academics in these regions, but worldwide. Quotes: “It’s exciting to see this partnership grow and continue for a further three years. Diversity and resilience in our global network of research and education networks is vital for enabling life-changing research and education globally,” said Steve Maddocks, Director International, AARNet. “At GÉANT we see an increase in collaborative research between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. To facilitate this, we are pleased that we are now increasing the 100G paths between Europe and Asia-Pacific from two to four through the extension of this collaborative back-up agreement,” said Erik Huizer, CEO, GÉANT. “HARNET is pleased to join this partnership and be part of the robust and resilient network across Europe and Asia. We are sure this collaboration will further contribute to the academic and research advancement and excellence,” said John Hui, Director, JUCC. “Global collaborative research is at the heart of the KAUST mission and the exponential growth in scientific data means that reliable and resilient high-capacity connectivity is a fundamental requirement for leading-edge research in today’s world. With the Arabian Peninsula being well-positioned geographically between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, we are well placed to contribute to the AER, and we are excited to be part of the global community of high-performance networks enabling science and education at global scale,” said Jason Roos, CIO, KAUST. "NICT has been enhancing its high-speed network testbed for research and development on advanced information and communication technology towards the Beyond 5G era. As we expand and enrich our collaboration across ten networks in the Asia-Pacific and Europe, we look forward to conducting further collaborative experiments and research activities with the partner institutions around the world," said Ibaraki Hisashi, Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors, NICT. “I expect that this enhanced partnership for a highly robust and resilient network ring will foster more collaboration in various research and education activities, as well as in advanced networking technologies among the regions,” said Shigeo Urushidani, Deputy Director General, NII. “The expanded collaboration, building on the previous work of the AER partners, is proof that collaboration in the Global R&E Network brings benefits. I welcome our new partners KAUST and HARNET to AER. This next step in AER's development will strengthen the network interconnect with the Asia-Pacific region and the Arabian Peninsula from Europe, for the joint benefit of users in science, research, and higher education,” said Valter Nordh, CEO, NORDUnet. “The continuation and expansion of the AER arrangement underscores the strong cooperation among the MOU partners in fostering cutting-edge research and education collaboration made possible with a highly resilient network coupled with cooperative network performance management, “said Lawrence Wong, President, SingAREN. "Working with institutes in the Asia-Pacific region is extremely important for SURF's members. We are excited that this group of world leading R&E network organisations is showing the power of collaboration by making another step in bringing the two continents digitally closer" said Jet de Ranitz, CEO, SURF. “This MOU contains a lot of efforts and will of the partners. We sincerely welcome our new partners, JUCC and KAUST. I’m confident that this Asia-Pacific Ring will ensure the R&E Networks’ sustainability and tie-up the R&E communities more closely,” said Louis Hyunho Choi, Executive Officer of TEIN*CC. About the partners: AARNet is Australia’s National Research and Education Network. AARNet is a licensed telecommunications carrier, owned by the Australian Universities and CSIRO. The AARNet network connects more than two million users: researchers, faculty, staff and students, to the commercial internet and to their peers around the world through its own extensive national and international network. For more information, visit aarnet.edu.au or follow @aarnet on twitter. GÉANT is Europe’s leading collaboration on network and related infrastructure and services for the benefit of research and education, contributing to Europe's economic growth and competitiveness. The organisation develops, delivers and promotes advanced network and associated e-infrastructure services, and supports innovation and knowledge-sharing amongst its members, partners and the wider research and education networking community. For more information, visit www.geant.org HARNET (the Hong Kong Academic and Research NETwork) is operated by Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC), which is a wide area network that links up the campus networks of the eight tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and connects them to the global Research and Education community. JUCC is a non-profit making organization founded in 1970 to promote the development, deployment, operation and technology transfer of advance network infrastructure for innovation, research and education excellence in Hong Kong. Please visit https://www.jucc.edu.hk/ for more information. KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology advances science and technology through distinctive and collaborative research integrated with graduate education. Located on the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia, KAUST conducts curiosity-driven and goal-oriented research to address global challenges related to food, water, energy, and the environment. Established in 2009, KAUST is a catalyst for innovation, economic development and social prosperity in Saudi Arabia and the world. The University currently educates and trains master’s and doctoral students, supported by an academic community of faculty members, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists. With over 100 nationalities working and living at KAUST, the University brings together people and ideas from all over the world. NICT is Japan’s sole National Research and Development Agency specializing in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). NICT is charged with promoting ICT sector as well as research and development in ICT, which drives economic growth and creates an affluent, safe and secure society. NII, National Institute of Informatics (NII) operates the Science Information Network (SINET), that connects about 1,000 universities and research institutions throughout Japan via nationwide access points. SINET also has international lines to Europe, Asia, and USA to facilitate global collaboration in research and education. NORDUnet is the Nordic Gateway for Research and Education, a joint collaboration by the 5 Nordic National Research & Education Networks in Denmark (DeiC), Finland (Funet), Iceland (RHnet), Norway (Sikt), and Sweden (SUNET). SingAREN is Singapore's National Research and Education (R&E) Network and the sole provider of local and international networks dedicated to serving the R&E community in Singapore. SingAREN facilitates high-speed transfers of large datasets, both domestically and across international boundaries, for scientific research and enables advanced network technology demonstrations through its resilient links and high-speed fibre network. The SingAREN Open Exchange (SOE) interconnects Singapore’s R&E community to the R&E networks in other countries, including Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. For more information, please visit singaren.net.sgSURF is a cooperative association of Dutch educational and research institutions in which the members combine their strengths to enable reliable and innovative ICT facilities. SURF encourages the formation of the ecosystems in which members and their stakeholders collaborate, innovate and share knowledge, based on shared values and agreements. SURF forges strong coalitions for procurement and service development. SURF provides infrastructure, services, and expertise that are essential to the sovereignty and international standards of education and research.TEIN*CC is a non-profit foundation for managing Asi@Connect, a co-funded project of the EU and Asia-Pacific Partners. Asi@Connect provides a dedicated regional high capacity and high-quality internet network, Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN), for research and education (R&E) communities across Asia-Pacific and Europe, and leverages e-infrastructures developed for public service projects. TEIN*CC actively collaborates with other regional R&E network organisations around the world to provide better opportunities for research and education to the TEIN community.
EVENTS
- 2022.04.21 ~ 2022.04.21
- 2022.03.07 ~ 2022.03.08 The 11st Asi@Connect Meeting will held in virtual conference on 7~8 March 2022. When & Where 7~8 March 2022, GMT +09:30 (15:30 at Bangladesh Time) Venue: Virtual Conference (with APAN53) Meeting Schedule - The 11th Asi@Connect Governors' Meeting: 7 March 2022 (GMT +09:30 ~11:00 / 15:30~17:00 at Bangladesh Time) - The 11th Asi@Connect Project Meeting: 8 March 2022 (GMT +09:30 ~11:00 / 15:30~17:00 at Bangladesh Time) * (Special event) AER MOU signing ceremony on 7 March 2022 at GMT +09:00 (15:00 at Bangladesh Time) Meeting Venue - Virtual conference by APAN53 (Virtual meeting room: TBD) The meeting agenda : TBD - Will be updated soon Asi@Connect meeting will be held in conjunction with APAN53. Please register APAN53 at the following link: (https://whova.com/portal/registration/apan_202203/). The registration fee is free. For meeting preparation, please let us know your attendance. The meeting agenda and meeting room connection information will be updated later. If you have any inquiries, please contact Ms. Eunjin HU (eunjinhu@teincc.org).
- 2021.12.06 ~ 2021.12.06
- 2021.11.01 ~ 2021.11.05 ㅇ Event Title: Routing Infrastructure Security Operations Virtual Workshop ㅇ When: 1 – 5 November 2021 ㅇ Where: Islamabad, Pakistan (Virtual Event) ㅇ Organizer: Pakistan Education & Research Network ㅇ Detailed information about the event The RISO Workshop will help the NREN engineers and system staffs working at universities, academic networks and R&E networks especially involved with campus routing operations, security operations and troubleshooting. The target audience to be addressed will be able to examine the key concepts, protocols and the policies involved in establishing and maintaining security for a network and building an understanding and familiarity with their operation. The Workshop topics include, but are not limited to: · IS-IS design and best practices for Service Provider networks · BGP Protocol, Attributes and Policy · BGP Scalability (including Route Reflectors and Communities) · BGP Best Practices, including Aggregation · BGP Multihoming techniques (redundancy and load balancing) · BGP Communities as used by Network Operators · BGP Security Operations Best Practices · Remote Trigger Black Hole Filtering · Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding · Route Origin Authorisation and Validation · Troubleshooting BGP & Related Tools ㅇ Web link for further information: https://nsrc.org/workshops/2021/nsrc-hec-riso/index.html
- 2021.10.25 ~ 2021.10.28 ㅇ Event Title : Software Defined Optical Networking, Islamabad, Pakistanㅇ When : October 25 – 28, 2021ㅇ Where : SEECS, NUST, Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistanㅇ Organizer : Asi@Connect Project: SDON Research and Training Lab SEECS, NUST Islamabad, Pakistan and TeCIP Institute SSSA Pisa, Italy, PERN ㅇ Detailed information about the event We are pleased to announce that the Software Defined Optical Networks (SDON) training event will be held virtually on 25th – 28 th October 2021 at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad H-12 campus, Pakistan. This training is designed for engineers, academic researchers and system staffs working at universities, academic networks and R&E networks especially involved with optical transmission network design & planning, network monitoring & management. This event is organized in a hybrid mode (virtual for international participants & on-site for participants from Pakistan).The training content will be focused on the notion and importance of open networking principles and practices. After a primer on software defined networking (SDN) and optical networking/communication, we will delve into advanced concepts like open optical networks. The training will also cover a module on core optical network planning and short presentations on latest research trends in this domain. This training also includes a hands on portion on SDN emulators like Mininet and SDN controllers like POX and ONOS. International invited speakers including Prof. Vittorio Curri, Prof. Luca Poti & Prof. Fillipo Cugini will be delivering talks/tutorials on topics related to open optical networking.Invited engineers shall be those working currently in each NREN’s NOC or an academic researcher or postgraduate research student. The NREN nominees should be familiar with fundamentals of optical communications/networks and should have high level knowledge of his/her own network, with minimum three (3) years of experience in the field.The Workshop will create a chance of better collaboration within Asian Countries.
- 2021.10.13 ~ 2021.10.15 ㅇ Event Title : System Administration and Network Monitoring (www.cst.edu.bt)ㅇ Target audience : School Lab assistants and ICT Officers. ㅇ When : October 13-15, 2021, Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ㅇ Where : Thimphu, Bhutan ㅇ Organizer : College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Phuentsholing ㅇ Details Information about the Event: The workshop on “System Administration and Network Monitoring” is supported by Asi@Connect which will be held from October 13th -15th, 2021 from 9 AM to 5.00 PM organized by the College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan in collaboration with Ministry of Education and Department of Information Technology and Telecom. This workshop is designed for school lab assistants and ICT officers working at schools, district office and Ministry of Education especially involved with system management, network monitoring and management, troubleshooting and Moodle LMS. The main objective of the program is to train the IT lab assistants and ICT officers who will be responsible for management of systems and networks for supporting e-Learning in schools. The Expected Outcomes of the training programme: At the end of the program, the participants are expected to be able to. ● Learn basics of computer networking and implement campus network ● Use basic and useful command-line commands for managing and troubleshooting network ● Setup and manage network systems in the campus network ● Operate and monitor a campus network ● Act as an administrator for Moodle as the learning management system
- 2021.10.13 ~ 2021.10.15 ㅇ Event Title : e-Learning/LMS/VLE Content Development (www.cst.edu.bt) ㅇ Target audience : School teachers and education technologists. ㅇ When : October 13-15, 2021, Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ㅇ Where : Thimphu, Bhutan ㅇ Organizer : College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Phuentsholing ㅇ Details Information about the Event : The training programme on “e-Learning/LMS/VLE Content Development” is supported by Asi@Connect which will be held from October 13th -15th, 2021 from 9 AM to 5.00 PM organized by the College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan in collaboration with Ministry of Education and Department of Information Technology and Telecom. The main objective of the program is to train the school teachers and education officers to create content for the e-Learning/Learning management system/Virtual Learning Environment. The Expected Outcomes of the training programme: At the end of the program, the participants are expected to be able to. · Identify the different types of e-learning platforms with an understanding of different terminologies such as e-learning, Learning Management System (LMS), Virtual Learning Management (VLE) and Content Management System (CMS). · Use Moodle LMS system with different roles: Moodle as a student, Moodle teachers and Moodle as administrator. · Customize the course by designing and developing the page to give an aesthetic view. · Enrol students into the course[s] by auto-enrolment and manual enrolment methods. · Manage and monitor courses (subjects) by adding activities and resources. · Design quizzes and lessons for students to learn lessons through adaptive learning. · Use collaborative learning tools such as chat, message, forum and wikis. · Create interactive e-content using H5P, SCORM and IMS packages. · Create different types of assignments incorporating peer feedback and rubrics. · Create different types & levels of questions and save them in the question bank by categorizing them. · Create a grade book and apply advanced grading methods using rubrics. · Perform import and export of questions, grades and take backup of the course[s] for future use and restore it. · Provide the accessibility of various resources to specific groups of students by dividing the students into different groups using the concepts of group and grouping. · Identify and add the required plugins in order to manage and add additional functionalities to the course.
- 2021.10.07 ~ 2021.10.08 ㅇ When : Oct 7-8 2021 ㅇ Where : Online event ㅇ Organizer : SEARCA ㅇ Detailed information about the event This e-workshop will be a venue for presentation, discussion and consultation of the AgPractices&Domains tool aiming to • Promote the use of AgPractices & Domains tool to advance agricultural research in delivering technologies and practice improving cropping systems productivity and adaption to climate variability; • Train to targeted potential end users of the tool; and • Generate feedback on the web-based application interface for further development. AgPractices&Domains tool is a web based platform developed by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). It aims to provide integrated pest and disease management options in rice based cropping systems. Use of the platform will allow researchers to carry out rice cropping systems’ monitoring and evaluation and create a network of community of practices that will further facilitate learning and exchanges between institutions and countries.
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