APAN59

The Disaster Mitigation Working Group, and Open and Sharing Data Working Group, in cooperation with the Philippine Space Agency, is organizing this session to share the current state and future plans for disaster monitoring and mitigation in the region, and the role of NRENs in this important function. The session will also feature the Copernicus programme in the Philippines, and how the ASEAN region can benefit from this programme.

Speakers:
1. Denis Villorente, Deputy Director General, Philippine Space Agency, <denis.villorente@philsa.gov.ph>
2. Bayani Lara, Network Engineer, PREGINET, <bani@asti.dost.gov.ph>

The Disaster Mitigation Working Group, and Open and Sharing Data Working Group, in cooperation with the Philippine Space Agency, is organizing this session to share the current state and future plans for disaster monitoring and mitigation in the region, and the role of NRENs in this important function. The session will also feature the Copernicus programme in the Philippines, and how the ASEAN region can benefit from this programme.

Speakers:
1. Denis Villorente, Deputy Director General, Philippine Space Agency, <denis.villorente@philsa.gov.ph>
2. Bayani Lara, Network Engineer, PREGINET, <bani@asti.dost.gov.ph>
3. Dr. Casper Fibaek, CopPhil Project Manager, European Space Agency, <Casper.Fibaek@esa.int>

This session includes a presentation that introduces BGPWatch, a comprehensive platform for BGP routing and analysis, developed through the APNIC Foundation and Tsinghua University cofunded project. It offers a detailed overview of BGP routing, highlights incidents such as route hijacks, and identifies victims and attackers, along with key statistics like hijack data, routing paths and Bogon information. The platform’s main objective is to enhance network operators' responsiveness through event severity assessments, automated warnings, and event replay features. It also provides tools to help operators monitor and manage their networks. After the presentation, project partners will share their feedback and insights, followed by a review meeting to assess the project's progress and discuss future steps.

Agenda:
1. Introduction to the BGPWatch Platform and Project Progress Updates
Speaker: Changqing An, Professor, Tsinghua University, changqing.an@gmail.com

2. Partner Perspectives: Feedback and Insights on BGPWatch
Speaker 1: Chalermpol Charnsripinyo, Senior Research Specialist, NECTEC and ThaiREN, chalermpol.cha@nectec.or.th
Dr. Chalermpol Charnsripinyo is currently a senior research specialist at National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. He is also the Committee Chair of Thailand Research Education Network (ThaiREN) Association. His research work and projects are related to Internet technology, network infrastructure, Internet of Things, cloud services, AI, smart city and data platform.

Speaker 2: Md. Ariful Islam, Manager (Data and Transmission), BdREN, arif@bdren.net.bd
Md. Ariful Islam is a seasoned network professional with over 17 years of experience in the information technology sector, including 12 years at Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN)—the country's National Research and Education Network (NREN). Ariful specializes in advanced networking technologies, including BGP, MPLS, and complex network infrastructures, ensuring seamless connectivity for Bangladesh’s education and research community. 

Speaker 3: Yahya Khan, Network Engineer, PERN, yahya.khan@pern.edu.pk
Mr. Yahya Khan is associated with PERN for over a decade as part of the O&M team.

3. Project Review Meeting with Partners

The role of NRENS in accelerating the achievement of the global Open Science goals should not be underestimated. The NRENs, as providers of the main digital research infrastructure to institutions, through network connection and trust and identity services (e.g. eduroam) are perfectly positioned to support researchers with their need to access, store, publish, share research and scientific data. In collaboration with dedicated university and institutional support services, NRENs can offer data services e.g. Researchdrive, Data Management Planning (DMP) tools, Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) etc., as well as help to broker service contracts.
This 90-minute session will outline the value of NRENs to the global Open Science goals, with concrete illustrations of use cases, and opportunities for global collaborations. Furthermore, it will outline the value of the global Research Data Alliance (RDA) community in developing guidelines, best practices and standards to support research data management for Open Science.

Guest presentations:

"RAID - a new PID service in Europe", Giacomo Cannizzaro, Technical Advisor, SURF (Netherlands)

"The crucial role of NRENs in data management and Open Science: Philippine perspective", Jelina Tetangco, Supervising Science Research Specialist, DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute (Philippines)

"HEAnet supporting Open Science", Jenny O'Neil, Research Engagement Officer, HEAnet (Ireland)

"REANNZ Update", Amber McEwan, CEO, Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (New Zealand)

"Introduction to NII Research Data Cloud", Prof Kazu Yamaji, NII Director of Research Centre for Open Science and Data Platform, and

Mikiko Tanifujii, Deputy Director of Research Centre for Open Science and Data Platform, National Institute of Informatics (NII) (Japan)

Omics technologies including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics are thought to be the most important enablers for precision medicine and comprehension of biological systems. However, omics data is sensitive and immutable which raises significant security and ethical issues about data ownership and access control. This proposal highlights the
vulnerability of this unique data and the need to secure it through an innovative method that combines cutting-edge encryption, privacy-preserving protocols and blockchain technology. This work focuses on robust encryption to safeguard patient DNA, secure data-sharing platforms for collaboration, and blockchain-based solutions for transparency and regulatory compliance. The
noise addition technique is one of the privacy-enhancing methods that securely analyze the data without violating individual privacy. Blockchain technologies ensure the immutability of data management, active tracking of patient consent in a dynamic manner, and higher levels of encryption techniques in data storage and transmission. Interdisciplinary approaches have been sought that bring together bioinformaticians, IT professionals, and healthcare providers to
collaboratively deliver omics data security solutions. This BOF group will involve researchers, bioinformaticians and software developers working together. It ensures that sensitive biological data is handled responsibly and ethically, thereby building trust and fostering innovation in healthcare and research.

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI

This is the first official workshop of the AP-GAINED project, which is funded by APNIC's ISIF Asia Impact Grant.

This workshop series aims to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) to bolster the efficiency and expand the services of NRENs, addressing the capacity gaps that limit their ability to support research and education effectively.

The pilot program was held during APAN58, and it was exceptionally well received.

For this workshop, we will provide ~16 all-inclusive fellowships (through the ISIF Asia grant).

Key activities:
- Introduction to and hands-on training on GenAI
- Tailor GenAI applications to NREN-related activities in Technical, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
- Fostering a network for knowledge sharing.

The focus is on practical skills that allow NREN staff to use GenAI to automate tasks, analyze data, and innovate in their service offerings.

Goals and Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increase the efficiency of NRENs through automation and better data insights.
- Expand NRENs' services, enhancing their role in research and education.
- Build a skilled technical workforce adept in GenAI technologies.

This workshop series is co-hosted with WG on HPC/AI