BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Webinar: MS Azure and OCRE - How The Swiss Data Science Center an d FCCN are using Azure to empower research DTSTART:20260114T120000Z DTEND:20260114T130000Z DTSTAMP:20260428T073000Z UID:indico-event-2023@events.geant.org DESCRIPTION:In this Webinar\, The Swiss Data Center (SDC) and FCCN will be sharing how they have used MS Azure services including  Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI to develop services for their Research and Education use rs.AgendaIntro from Deepa Shinde - Senior Director\, Industry Advisor - Re search & Innovation (EMEA) at  Microsoft (10m)Swiss Success Story – Ren ku(20m)Portuguese Success Story FCNN - (20m)Q&A (10m)Swiss Success StoryRe nkuSpeaker :Rok  Roskar BIO: Rok is the Chief Sy stems Scientist and Head of Engineering at the Swiss Data Science Center. He leads the team behind Renku\, an open-source collaborative data scienc e platform. Previously\, he tackled big data challenges at ETH Zürich's S cientific IT Services. A physicist by training\, Rok holds a PhD in Theore tical Astrophysics (University of Washington) and completed postdoctoral r esearch at the University of Zürich before pivoting to research software engineering.   Synopsis : Renku is an open-source (Apache 2.0) data sc ience platform from the Swiss Data Science Center. It allows researchers t o build collaborative and fully reproducible projects by acting as a conne cting hub for data\, code\, and compute resources which can come from a va riety of providers and infrastructures. Users can add project members for collaboration\, manage group research assets\, and use the platform to sho wcase interactive demos of their data or models.  In this presentation\, we will discuss the current state of the project and illustrate its poten tial with success stories from the crossroads of academia and industry.Por tuguese Success StoryFCNNSpeaker :  Fábio Cosme & Diogo MatosBIO: Fábi o Cosme is a Systems Administrator at FCCN\, the digital services unit of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Since 2018\, h e has worked in the Advanced Infrastructure / Corporate ICT Services area\ , focusing on AI solution configuration\, Active Directory administration\ , workstation management\, and VoIP systems. He has contributed to key pro jects such as the VoIP infrastructure renewal and the IAedu initiative. Kn own for an analytical\, calm\, and problem‑solving mindset\, he brings a practical\, innovation‑driven approach to maintaining and improving cri tical national research and education digital services.BIO: Diogo Matos. Passionate about technology from an early age\, Diogo always knew this was the field he wanted to pursue. He enjoys tackling challenges and finding solutions\, regardless of the tools or technologies involved. He is curren tly part of the IAedu project team and collaborates on other initiatives a t FCCN\, maintaining a strong focus on innovation and problem-solving.   Synopsis : FCCN’s IAedu portal is a national AI platform built on Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI\, designed to empower Portuguese universities and research institutions with secure\, multimodal AI capabilities for ed ucation and research. The solution integrates GPT models\, API Management\ , and Content Safety\, ensuring privacy\, compliance\, and responsible AI practices while supporting interoperability with local LLMs like Amália. Phase 1 is complete\, enabling pilot use cases and scaling capacity for br oader adoption\, marking a milestone in Portugal’s digital transformatio n\, and setting a benchmark for academic AI innovation across Europe.\n\nh ttps://events.geant.org/event/2023/ URL:https://events.geant.org/event/2023/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR