Final programme for eResearch Africa 2019

Monday, 15 April 2019 Tuesday, 16 April 2019 Wednesday, 17 April 2019 Thursday, 18 April 2019

 

Monday, 15 April 2019
Time Venue:
Library Learning Lounge
Level one
Snape Building

Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
08:00- 09:00 Registration (tea and coffee on arrival)  
  Venue:
LT 3B
Snape Building
Venue:
LT 3C
Snape Building
Venue:
LT 1
Snape Building

 

09:00-10:30

Artificial intelligence and machine learning for data science development
Presenters: Innocent Mamvura

Software carpentry: teaching computing skills to researchers - Day 1
Presenters: Adrianna Pinska; Martin Dreyer; Malahlela Mojalefa; Meghan Sinclair-Black

Workshop title TBC

Data wrangling

The Unix shell: automating tasks and creating pipelines to process data on the commandline

10:30-11:00 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
 

11:00-12:30

Unsupervised learning

The Unix shell: automating tasks and creating pipelines to process data on the commandline

 
12:30-13:30 Lunch
(Library Learning Lounge)

13:30-15:00

Supervised learning

Plotting and Programming in Python: an introduction to programming and data analysis in Python, a popular high-level language

Clarivate Analytics User Group Meeting
Vicki Ricart

15:00-15:30 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)

15:30-16:30

Supervised learning

Plotting and Programming in Python: an introduction to programming and data analysis in Python, a popular high-level language

Clarivate Analytics User Group Meeting
Vicki Ricart

 

Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Time Venue:
Library Learning Lounge
Level one
Snape Building

Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
08:00-09:00 Registration (tea and coffee on arrival)
  Venue:
LT 3B
Snape Building
Venue:
LT 3C
Snape Building
Venue:
LT 1
Snape Building
  Research data systems – help or hindrance in data sharing?
Presenters: Dale Peters; Paolo Manghi; Mark Hahnel; Vicki Ricart; Nabil Ksibi
Chairperson: Nikki Crowster
Software carpentry: teaching computing skills to researchers - Day 2
Presenters: Adrianna Pinska; Martin Dreyer; Malahlela Mojalefa; Meghan Sinclair-Black.
Large data transfer: can we help you move your large data sets?
Presenters: Kasandra Pillay, Sakhi Hadebe, Renier van Heerden, Johann Hugo
09:00-10:30 Introduction of key stakeholders, including software vendors, service providers, publishers and funders. Plotting and programming in Python: an introduction to programming and data analysis in Python, a popular high-level language Topic 1: Networking challenges and data transfer architecture: the science DMZ model
Topic 2: Large data transfer tools: Globus, SCP, Filesender
10:30-11:00 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
11:00-11:30 Development of the research infrastructure in the next 3-5 years Plotting and Programming in Python: an introduction to programming and data analysis in Python, a popular high-level language Topic 3: Perfsonar and other bandwidth measuring tools.
11:30-12:00 Open Science case studies Topic 4: SANReN data transfer pilot service proof of concept: progress, results, next steps
12:00-12:30 The way forward – a roadmap for research support services Q&A
12:30-13:30 Lunch
(Library Learning Lounge)
  Figshare Fest Africa
Presenter: Kayleigh Lino
Version control with Git: an introduction to backing up work and collaborating with other researchers using Git and GitHub Science communication workshop
Presenter: Natalie Simon
13:30-14:00 Figshare update: new released features, roadmap plans Communicating in plain English
14:00-14:30 Figshare as an IR: a focus on adaptation, migration, and integration Finding the news hook
14:30-15:00 Open data curation: towards a shared framework for the review of non-traditional research outputs
15:00-15:30 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
15:30-16:30 Institutional use cases: client presentations on engagement and other user experiences Version control with Git: an introduction to backing up work and collaborating with other researchers using Git and GitHub Using social media effectively
18:00-20:00 Social Event
Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome

 

Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Time Venue:
Library Learning Lounge
Level one
Snape Building

Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
08:00-09:00 Registration (tea and coffee on arrival)
  Venue:
LT1
Level one
Snape Building
09:00-10:30 Plenary One
Official opening: DVC Research and Internationalisation, UCT
Sponsored NPO: Emma Kaye, Cape Digital Foundation
  Keynote plenary: Distributed scientific computing for open science
Tiziana Ferrari, EGI Foundation
10:30-11:00 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
  Venue:
LT 3B
Snape Building
Venue:
LT 3C
Snape Building
11:00-12:30 Session 1A: The next generation of data scientists: education models from universities, summer schools, bootcamps and hands-on training programmes
Chairperson: Titziana Ferrari
Session 1B: eResearch case studies
Chairperson: Renate Meyer
11:00-11:30 An Update: Establishment of a National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS)
Daniel Adams
Steps towards harmonising data from multiple health and demographic surveillance systems in South Africa: creating a national research infrastructure
Taurayi Mudzana, Kobus Herbst
11:30-12:00 The role of national infrastructures in promoting the re-use of data and scientific software and empowering the next generation of researchers
Attie de Lange, Juan Steyn
Put the researcher first: reporting on an enabling journey
Martin Dreyer, Zine Sapula
12:00-12:30 Astronomy as a platform for data skills development
Vanessa Mc Bride, Kevin Govender, Ramasamy Venugopal
Dimensions: Building a search experience for today's researcher
Sara Grimme
12:30-13:30 Lunch
(Library Learning Lounge)
13:30-15:15 Session 2A: The next generation of data scientists: education models from universities, summer schools, bootcamps and hands-on training programmes
Chairperson: Associate Professor Freedom Gumedze 
Session 2B: eResearch case studies
Chairperson: Nikki Crowster
13:30-14:00 The case for NREN's
Duncan Greaves
 Relevance and Responsibility in Research Information Management 
Caroline Birkle
14:00-14:30 Strategic positioning of a multidisciplinary data science curriculum for graduate employment prospects
Carolina Ödman
Catalysing African research: the strategic imperative to optimise shared facilities
Renate Meyer
14:30-15:00 mGenAfrica, an online tool for genomics education: tackling the STEM shortage in our youth
Verena Ras
Using a knowledge management tool to facilitate engaged scholarship for societal impact: the case of Stellenbosch University
Joanne Williams
15:00-15:30 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
15:30-16:30 Session 3A: The next generation of data scientists: education models from universities, summer schools, bootcamps and hands-on training programmes
 
Chairperson: Niklas Zimmer
Session 3B: The dark side of data: threats to privacy and confidentiality, misinformation, cybersecurity
Chairperson: Lyn Horn
15:30-16:00 Implementation and evaluation of a blended learning training model for African bioinformatics education
Paballo Chauke, Verena Ras, Shaun Aron
Exploring the influence of organisational, environmental, and technological factors on information security policies and compliance at South African higher educational institutions, with focus on implications for biomedical research
Oluwafemi Abiodun, Dominique Anderson, Alan Christoffels
16:00-16:30 Towards an educational model for data scientists in higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa
Patricia Chikuni
Digital health data governance to protect vulnerable populations in low and middle income countries  
Nicki Tiffin
16:30-17:00 CODATA/RDA Schools in research data science: teaching responsible and open data science practices
Louise Bezuidenhout
 

 

Thursday, 18 April 2019
Time Venue:
Library Learning Lounge
Level one
Snape Building

Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
08:00-09:00

Registration (tea and coffee on arrival)

 

  Venue:
LT1
Level one
Snape Building
09:00-09:45 Plenary Two
Has decision-making changed in the 21st century? A reflection on the link between ICT, Our Gut and Big Data
Ulrike Rivett, School of Information Technology, UCT
09:45-10:45 Session 4A: Big data analytics and the impact of technology on society
Chairperson: Ulrike Rivett
Session 4B: AfriGEOSS meeting (by invitation)
09:45-10:15 The role of big data, analytics, technology and impact on society
Progress Mtshali, Sibusiso Moyo
10:15-10:45 Evaluation of clustering techniques for generating household energy consumption patterns in a developing country
Wiebke Toussaint
10:45-11:15 Break
(Library Learning Lounge)
11:15-12:45 Session 5A: Big data analytics and the impact of technology on society
Chairperson: Taariq Surtee
Session 5B: Missing maps mapathon: Cyclone IDAI
Chairperson: Renate Meyer
11:15-11:45 Remote sensing data, machine learning and citizen science for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Tawanda Chingozha, Dieter von Fintel
11:45-12:15 The Data2Dome initiative at the Iziko Planetarium and the IDIA visualisation lab
Lucia Marchetti
12:15-12:45 A deep reinforcement approach to autonomous driving among human drivers
Zenzo Ncube, Nontokozo Mpofu, Armstrong Kadyamatimba
12:45-13:45 Lunch
(Library Learning Lounge)
13:45-15:15 Session 6A: Big data analytics and the impact of technology on society
Chairperson: Wiebke Toussaint
Session 6B: Missing maps mapathon: Cyclone IDAI
Chairperson: Renate Meyer
13:45-14:15

Galaxy for accessible, reproducible bioinformatics on the Ilifu research cloud
Peter van Heusden, Alan Christoffels

14:15-14:45 Registree: using blockchain technology to connect universities, students and employers
Allan Davids
14:45-15:15 Starting up an eResearch office: supporting researchers with varying degrees of experience
Jonathan Padavatan, Taariq Surtee
15:15-15:30 Closing session and lucky draw

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