In this edition of the GARR Workshop 2024, we provide updates on the state of the new GARR-T network, enhanced by the European TeRABIT and ICSC projects. Attendees learn about the latest GARR services and the innovative use of fibre infrastructure for no-data services, including time-frequency signal transmission, sensing, and quantum communication. We also focus on security, especially on NIS2, digital identities, cloud technology, and the many applications and services supporting researchers in Italy and across Europe.

The GARR Workshop has long been a crucial gathering for networking experts from the university, education, and research sectors, offering a valuable platform for discussion, exchange, and professional development on the latest technological trends.

Additionally, on 4th November, we will host an event dedicated to training opportunities, featuring in-person courses tailored for GARR user community.

The Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition is the European event that makes innovation accessible to everyone, connecting businesses, academia, people, and ideas in a simple and direct way. This event serves as a key meeting point for industry experts, makers, and innovators, who share their projects with a wide and curious audience.

GARR is participating with a dedicated stand, where experts are showcasing a miniature yet fully operational network, using the same hardware employed in the GARR infrastructure. This showcase allows visitors to explore the various layers of connectivity up close and discover the mechanisms that make the GARR network so resilient and efficient.

To make the experience even more interactive, GARR has created the activity “Network Invaders”: participants can simulate real-world scenarios, such as the breakage of a link, while practically and engagingly exploring how a complex network functions. The aim is to offer an immersive experience, allowing the public to dive into the world of networks and technological innovation in a stimulating and interactive way.

NPAPW24 aims to explore the use of cutting-edge network technologies for distance learning, research, and the production of artistic performances. The goal is to bring together an international community of engineers, network experts, and artists who share a common interest in the new applications of advanced networks in the performing arts.

The event, organized by Internet2 and GÉANT in collaboration with New World Symphony, GARR, and other European national research and education networks, takes place annually in a different city, alternating between Europe and the United States. The 2024 edition is being held in Lithuania.

"Networks, HPC, and Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Challenges Created by National Research Infrastructures": this is the title of the public conference taking place on 25th June in Bologna.

The program includes the participation of Michele Mazzola, Head of the General Directorate of Internationalization and Communication at the Ministry of University and Research, and Carlo Cavazzoni, Head of Leonardo Lab dedicated to HPC and Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board of ICSC National Research Center in HPC, Big Data, and Quantum Computing.

During the day, there will be presentations by project partners on use cases and contributions regarding the evolution of national research infrastructures and federated services for users, as objectives of the TeRABIT project.

For years, TNC has been a gathering point for decision-makers, networking and security experts, identity and access management specialists, researchers, academics, and students from national and regional research and education networks, schools, and universities.

The 2024 edition is hosted by RENATER, the French national research and education network. TNC24 provides an opportunity for a rendezvous in Rennes—a moment to meet, share experiences and successes, unite diverse expertise, and actively discuss future perspectives.

The GARR Conference the annual gathering of users and contributors of the Italian research and education network.

The meeting unites those who use the network for study, teaching, and research, alongside those actively contributing to its development and improvement, ensuring that services align with user needs.

During the event, experiences and reflections on digital infrastructures and services across different disciplines and contexts are shared.
In this 2024 edition, we will delve into topics related to the complexity of challenges we face within and outside the network. Exploring resources and tools supporting research to address major scientific, social, and environmental questions, we'll cover themes like digital sovereignty, the use of artificial intelligence, data security, and access to digital infrastructures on both national and global scales, among others.

From 16th to 21st April 2024, the Rome Science Festival returns to the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone for its 19th edition.

"Errori e meraviglie - Errors and Wonders” is the theme of this edition dedicated to the wonder that accompanies every discovery, the driving force pushing scientists to explore, to ask questions, and to challenge established knowledge, always pushing boundaries.

More than 100 guests, over 150 events including conferences, workshops, exhibits, performances, and family events.

GARR will be present at the Festival by participating in some important scheduled events.

Saturday 20th April at 16:30

Conference: "Reale o artificiale? IA e il futuro tecnologico che ci attende… adesso
Real or Artificial? AI and the technological future awaiting us... now" with Massimo Carboni, coordinator of the GARR Infrastructure Department, Giovanni Ponti, Head of the Division for System Development for Informatics and ICT at ENEA, Florian Jug, Group Leader of Computational Biology at Human Technopole. Moderated by Rai journalist, Patrizia Angelini.

Sunday 21st April at 15:30

Conferenza: “L’errore dell’uomo, l’errore della macchina”
Human Error, Machine Error" with Simona Venuti, Security Manager at GARR, Sara Colantonio, CNR researcher, Franco Raimondi, Professor of Informatics at GSSI, Giancarlo Ruocco, Coordinator of the Center for Life NanoScience at IIT.
Moderated by science journalist Leonardo De Cosmo.

Tuesday 16th April at 17:00

Webinar “Cosa sono le risorse educative aperte (oer) e dove trovarle”
What are Open Educational Resources (OER) and where to find them" dedicated to teachers, presented by Gabriella Paolini, responsible for GARR training.

The Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition is the European event that facilitates and tells the story of innovation in a simple and accessible way, connecting businesses, academia, people, and ideas. This event serves as a meeting point for industry experts, makers, and innovators who share their projects with the general public.

GARR participated in the event with a dedicated stand, where experts created a minimal network using hardware actually employed in the GARR infrastructure. This demonstration allowed participants to explore the various layers of connectivity and discover the mechanisms that make the GARR network so resilient.

To actively engage the audience, the activity “Network Invaders” was devised: spectators could interact by performing actions such as simulating the breaking of a link. The aim was to make the visitor experience more exciting and engaging, offering them the opportunity to practically and interactively explore the complex world of networks and technological innovation.

Il backstage della partecipazione di GARR alla Maker Faire 2023

Since the beginning of GARR history, the technical workshop has been an important meeting for experts in networking in the research and education community: an opportunity to receive professional updates and discuss about the trend topics of this domain.

Main focus of this edition is the interconnection of knowledge. The world of research and education is gearing up for an extraordinary season filled with exciting and demanding challenges, thanks in part to the NRRP investments, and is in greater need than ever of interdisciplinary exchange and advanced skills to exploit and operate digital services to the best of their abilities. In this context, it is important to create research infrastructures to support the activities that regularly handle vast amounts of data and demand high performance for their processing, transmission, and storage.

Since the beginning of GARR history, the technical workshop has been an important meeting for experts in networking in the research and education community: an opportunity to receive professional updates and discuss about the trend topics of this domain.

The 2022 edition of the GARR Conference focuses on the new challenges faced by the research community, which can only be addressed with a collaborative and open approach.