9-11 September Copenhagen
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SM - Nordic Network monitoring WG

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Jonny Lundin
Sunet
Session Chair
TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Side meeting M4

Description

By invitation only from 14:00 - 18:00

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Lightning Talks 2

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Lars Fischer
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Everest 1
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Plenary

Description

2nd part of the Lightning Talks experience. Feel free to submit a proposal for a 5-minute talk. ncw2025@nordu.net

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Network 1 -Clocks are ticking

Everest 1
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 1

Description

Time distribution has traditionally relied on satellite-based synchronization via GNSS. Over the past decade, dedicated optical links have been deployed, enabling ultra-precise time and frequency transfer over fiber. In today’s evolving security landscape, the need for resilient and independent timing infrastructure is more critical than ever. This session explores the development of national R&E time and frequency networks and efforts to interconnect the Nordic region—and eventually the rest of Europe. We also present the future outlook of the ongoing incubator project driving this initiative forward.

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SM SIG-AI

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Leonie Schäfer
DFN
Session Chair
TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 09:00 - 12:30
Track
Side meeting M2
Register
https://events.geant.org/event/1926/

Description

Please see more details here https://wiki.geant.org/x/CQBeQ.
Register at https://events.geant.org/event/1926/

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Media Group - closed meeting

TBD
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Side meeting T3

Description

N/A

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Network 3 -Future-proof NREN and campus networks

Everest 1
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 1

Description

This session explores how NRENs are evolving toward next-generation networks, without losing sight of the ongoing journey toward automation to support ever-growing demands. We also highlight emerging technologies such as Wi-Fi 7 and the 6 GHz spectrum for wireless connectivity, alongside AI/ML-driven intelligence embedded in network management systems.

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Security 3

Everest 3
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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Education 1 - Media Services

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Erik Kikkenborg
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Everest 2
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 2

Description

N/A

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Service Strategy & Communication 1

Everest 3
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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Education 2 - Media Services Technial focus

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Erik Kikkenborg
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Everest 2
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 2

Description

N/A

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Welcome & Lightning Talks 1

Everest 1
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Plenary

Description

Welcome by NORDUnet CEO Valter Nordh followed by a session of Lightning Talks Please feel free to submit a proposal for a Lightning Talk. You have 5 minutes You can e-mail us here ncw2025@nordu.net

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Service Strategy & Communication 2

Everest 3
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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Network 5 -Nordic collaboration

Everest 1
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 1

Description

Collaboration has been the cornerstone of the NORDUnet community since the very beginning, and this long history is still reflected in some of the systems we use today. Over the past two years, the Nordic NRENs have worked together to modernize monitoring systems, enabling cross-domain visibility across both optical and packet layers. This includes the collaborative support provided between NRENs, especially when resources are scarce.

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Trust & Identity 1 -The building blocks of eduroam: Wi-Fi and geteduroam

Everest 2
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 2

Description

This session will start from exploring the Wi-Fi world, and then will move on to the T&I infrastructure at the heart of eduroam. The session will also explore the latest developments related to the Wi-Fi standard - Wi-Fi 7 and WPA3 - and then dive into the geteduroam portal which will be presented, including related piloting experiences.

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Network 6 -Security is not binary

Everest 1
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 1

Description

Security has become increasingly important in backbone networks. While protecting our infrastructure from attacks is part of daily operations, we are also preparing for the new technologies that the quantum era will introduce. This collaboration will extend across the Baltic Sea, as EuroQCI cross-border projects are set to begin.

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EOSC 2 - State of Play

Everest 2
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 2

Description

This session will focus on providing an overview on the latest developments in the EOSC area. The session will provide an overview about the EOSC EU node and the build up of the EOSC Federation. Representatives of the Nordic NRENs will provide an overview about national driven initiatives and strategies related to FAIR/EOSC.

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Security 1

Everest 3
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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SM Joint SIG-AI and TF-EDU

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Gyöngyi Horvath
GÉANT
Session Chair
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Leonie Schäfer
DFN
Session Chair
TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Side meeting M2

Description

N/A

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AI 1

Everest 3
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 3

Description

AI session

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AI 2

Everest 3
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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SM TF-EDU

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Gyöngyi Horvath
GÉANT
Session Chair
Lake Garda
Monday, Sep 08 2025 09:00 - 12:30
Track
Side meeting M1
Register
https://events.geant.org/event/1915/

Description

N/A
Register at https://events.geant.org/event/1915/

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Service Strategy & Communication 3

Everest 3
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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SM - Nordic Time and Frequency cont'd

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Lars Fischer
NORDUnet
Session Chair
TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Side meeting M3
Register
https://nordunet.nemtilmeld.dk/134/

Description

Distribution of high-precision time signals over wide area networks is an area of growing importance, and has seen significant technology evolution in recent years. In this workshop, we will discuss two key aspects of high-precision time distribution: synchronisation of national time sources ("atom clocks") of dedicated optical fibre networks Provision of high-precision time services, a matter if significant important for both research instruments and national security The focus will be on reports on activities in the nordic countries from NRENs, National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), and other stakeholders discussion of opportunities, goals, and strategies for Nordic collaborations and alignment with and connection to similar activities in the EU. The workshop is primarily intended for staff from NRENs, NMIs, and other providers, as well as technology experts from the Nordic countries and elsewhere. A program will be published towards the end of August. This meeting will run from 10:00 - 16:00
Register at https://nordunet.nemtilmeld.dk/134/

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Storage / Compute Platforms 2

Everest 1
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 1

Description

N/A

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Security 2

Everest 3
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Track 3

Description

N/A

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Storage / Compute Platforms 1

Everest 1
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 1

Description

N/A

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TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 08:00 - 08:30
Track
Info on side meetings

Description

Side meetings do not necessarily follow the same time slots during Monday. Please check the individual side meeting for specific timing in the description.

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Network 2 - Feel the vibrations

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Kaisa Haapala
CSC
Session Chair
Everest 1
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 1

Description

Research networks have developed expertise in optical networking since the early 2000s. Light properties such as phase and scattering have traditionally supported data transport and fiber monitoring, but these phenomena can also be harnessed to extract environmental changes. Over the past five years, fiber optic sensing has rapidly evolved from concept to practice, with multiple NRENs now actively engaged in the field. This session presents researchers' experiences, outlines requirements for NREN network planning, and explores data analysis approaches using machine learning and AI.

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SM -Nordic Time and Frequency

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Lars Fischer
NORDUnet
Session Chair
TBD
Monday, Sep 08 2025 09:00 - 12:30
Track
Side meeting M3
Register
https://nordunet.nemtilmeld.dk/134/

Description

Distribution of high-precision time signals over wide area networks is an area of growing importance, and has seen significant technology evolution in recent years. In this workshop, we will discuss two key aspects of high-precision time distribution: synchronisation of national time sources ("atom clocks") of dedicated optical fibre networks Provision of high-precision time services, a matter if significant important for both research instruments and national security The focus will be on reports on activities in the nordic countries from NRENs, National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), and other stakeholders discussion of opportunities, goals, and strategies for Nordic collaborations and alignment with and connection to similar activities in the EU. The workshop is primarily intended for staff from NRENs, NMIs, and other providers, as well as technology experts from the Nordic countries and elsewhere. A program will be published towards the end of August. This meeting will run from 10:00 - 16:00
Register at https://nordunet.nemtilmeld.dk/134/

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CERT - closed meeting

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Søren Skou
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Everest 3
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Side meeting T1

Description

This meeting is by invitation only

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Trust & Identity 2 - From national federations to wallets

Everest 2
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 2

Description

As the large-scale pilots on wallets are coming to an end, it would be valuable to understand which infrastructure is needed to use ID wallets in parallel to what is needed for research and education. The aim is to start a Nordic pilot to reuse as much as possible what is being used in the large scale pilot. The first aspect of the pilot would be to design an architecture; this architecture should allow each Nordic country to use their ‘preferred’ wallets. The main output of the pilot would be: - give NRENs an understanding on how the the wallets will work - assess how to use national infra for research - understand how much synergy there could be with the gov wallets - understand what kind of credential we can be used - start to look at interop aspects across countries from the wallet perspective and credential perspective. - agree on a timeline for the pilot.

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Trust & Identity 3 -Federating via OpenID Federation

Everest 2
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Track 2

Description

For over two decades, SAML has been a cornerstone of our community, and it will continue to serve us for some time. However, as the protocol is now considered legacy, it's time to explore its successor. OpenID Connect and OAuth2 have dominated discussions for the past decade, yet they have primarily relied on bilateral configurations rather than the federated approach our community is accustomed to. With the introduction of OpenID Federation (OIDF), this is set to change, enabling scalable implementations of OpenID Connect and OAuth2. This session will introduce the new kid on the block and explore how we might integrate it into eduGAIN as a parallel solution, coexisting with the established SAML federation.

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Network 4 - Nordic terabit networks

Everest 1
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 1

Description

The terabit era is approaching fast—and it's better to be prepared than caught off guard. While initiatives like EuroHPC AI Factories and Hyperconnectivity are driving this shift, it's essential not to overlook traditional user communities such as high-energy physics. This session explores the requirements, implementations, and strategies needed to step into the terabit era—without forgetting the critical role of security.

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EOSC/Data 1

Everest 2
Wednesday, Sep 10 2025 15:30 - 17:00
Track
Track 2

Description

This session focuses on presenting NREN strategies on data and cloud related activities. Attendees are invited to present updates on related activities ongoing in the GÉANT project (GN5), OCRE as well as national projects.

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Operations Forum

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Jonny Lundin
Sunet
Session Chair
TBD
Tuesday, Sep 09 2025 09:00 - 10:30
Track
Side meeting T2

Description

Operations Forum - closed meeting

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SM - Nordic Trust & Identity

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Licia Florio
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Lake Garda
Monday, Sep 08 2025 13:30 - 15:00
Track
Side meeting M1

Description

This is a closed meeting by invitation only

Talks

EOSC/Data 3 -The Role of NRENs in EOSC: Nordic Perspective

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Licia Florio
NORDUnet
Session Chair
Everest 2
Thursday, Sep 11 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Track
Track 2

Description

This session will focus on the role of (Nordic) NREN in EOSC. It will offer an opportunity for all attendees to discuss "what can we do", "what is unique", "what is the Nordic angle if any", "what can we do together" to align strategies and support each other.

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Sessions for NCW2025

SM - Nordic Network monitoring WGLightning Talks 2Network 1 -Clocks are tickingSM SIG-AIMedia Group - closed meetingNetwork 3 -Future-proof NREN and campus networksSecurity 3Education 1 - Media ServicesService Strategy & Communication 1Education 2 - Media Services Technial focusWelcome & Lightning Talks 1Service Strategy & Communication 2Network 5 -Nordic collaborationTrust & Identity 1 -The building blocks of eduroam: Wi-Fi and geteduroamNetwork 6 -Security is not binaryEOSC 2 - State of PlaySecurity 1SM Joint SIG-AI and TF-EDUAI 1AI 2SM TF-EDUService Strategy & Communication 3SM - Nordic Time and Frequency cont'dStorage / Compute Platforms 2Security 2Storage / Compute Platforms 1Please click to get more info about side meetingsNetwork 2 - Feel the vibrationsSM -Nordic Time and FrequencyCERT - closed meetingTrust & Identity 2 - From national federations to walletsTrust & Identity 3 -Federating via OpenID FederationNetwork 4 - Nordic terabit networksEOSC/Data 1Operations ForumSM - Nordic Trust & IdentityEOSC/Data 3 -The Role of NRENs in EOSC: Nordic Perspective