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Archives and Data Management Systems in the Big Data Era

26–28 Feb 2025
CNR Bologna
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  1. 2. Towards a data platform providing a holistic support to AtLAST operations
    Francisco Miguel Montenegro Montes (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
    26/02/2025, 09:30

    AtLAST (Atacama Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope) is a project that aims at building and operating the next large single-dish facility observing at sub-mm wavelengths in Chile. In addition to pursuing transformational science and expanding technological limits, we put a strong emphasis on sustainability aspects. Among the many outcomes from the recently completed EU-funded design study...

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  2. 6. ALMA Archive towards the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade Era
    Marcella Massardi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 09:50

    ALMA is undergoing the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU), that will result in an increase of the instantaneous spectral bandwidth, spectral scan speed, and sensitivity for all observations. However, this will also brings some technical and data management challenges. I will present the major consequences of the upgrade for the data flow and the ALMA Science Archive development. I will also...

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  3. 16. The Gaia mission: towards a whole-sky Legacy Data management and archive infrastructure at OPS4 INAF-ASI facility
    Deborah Busonero (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 10:10
  4. 17. SSDC
    Matteo Perri (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 11:00
  5. 18. IA2 INAF Data Center
    Cristina Knapic (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 11:20
  6. 3. The AGILE data archive and data management system c/o the ASI Space Science Data Center
    Dr Carlotta Pittori (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 11:40

    AGILE (Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero) has been a unique and successful space mission of the scientific program of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) focused on high-energy astrophysics, built and operated with the programmatic and technical support of INAF and INFN. During almost 17 years of observations in orbit (from April 23, 2007, to January 18, 2024), AGILE contributed in...

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  7. 1. Toward a Public MAGIC Gamma-Ray Telescope Legacy Data Portal
    Michele Doro (University of Padova)
    26/02/2025, 12:00

    The MAGIC telescopes are one of the three major IACTs (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes) for observation of gamma rays in the TeV regime currently operative. MAGIC operates since 2003, and has published data of more than 80 sources, mostly blazars, in several emission states. MAGIC already distributes astronomical .fits files with basic final scientific products such as spectral energy...

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  8. 19. ASTRI Horn, ASTRI Mini-Array and CTA Observatory a new Archival Perspective Design
    Dr Stefano Gallozzi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 12:20
  9. 20. SKA SRC - an international effort
    Claudio Gheller (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 12:40
  10. 43. The Sardinia Radio Telescope data management, from observing to archiving
    Antonietta Angela Rita Fara (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 14:30
  11. 21. Overview Data Lakes Spoke 3 and IDL
    Giacomo Coran (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Massimo Costantini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 14:50
  12. 22. The GAIA use case in Spoke 3 and Innovation Grants
    Enrico Licata (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Sara Gelsumini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    26/02/2025, 15:10
  13. 35. Round table
    26/02/2025, 15:30
  14. 14. Advanced archival solutions
    Mr Sandro De Santis (IBM)
    26/02/2025, 16:30

    IBM illustrerà le soluzioni di memorizzazione ed archiviazione per ambienti complessi e multipiattaforma: on premise, distribuiti e cloud oriented.
    Partendo dalle soluzioni storiche (come le librerie robotizzate) arriveremo alle soluzioni software defined (come Storage Scale/GPFS, Ceph e Cloud Object Storage), che possono utilizzare sia appliance IBM che HW standard.

    Big Internationa...

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  15. 23. QStar Tape as NAS: sicurezza e affidabilità per l’archiviazione a lungo termine di immagini satellitari e dati scientifici
    Dr Raffaele Persico (QStar)
    26/02/2025, 16:50

    Nel panorama della gestione dei dati, la crescita esponenziale delle informazioni impone soluzioni di archiviazione che siano non solo scalabili, ma anche sicure e sostenibili.
    QStar Tape as NAS risponde a queste esigenze offrendo un’alternativa strategica ai tradizionali sistemi di storage su disco, particolarmente adatta per la conservazione di immagini satellitari, dati provenienti da...

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  16. 45. Soluzioni Quantum per l'Archiviazioni a Lungo Termine
    Mr Stefano Chiappella
    26/02/2025, 17:10

    Le organizzazioni necessitano sempre più di soluzioni moderne e facili da usare che le aiutino a memorizzare, gestire, proteggere, archiviare e analizzare enormi quantità di dati.
    Quantum ActiveScale Cold Storage è una soluzione di archiviazione cloud ibrida progettata per offrire uno storage a lungo termine altamente scalabile, sicuro e conveniente per dati ad alta e bassa frequenza di...

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  17. 46. How to handle Multi PB Environments for years, easily - The Pure Storage Way
    Umberto Galtarossa (Pure Storage)
    26/02/2025, 17:30

    Pure Storage offers robust archiving solutions, prominently featuring the Evergreen architecture, high density, and lower costs. The Evergreen architecture allows Pure Storage to deliver continuous, non-disruptive upgrades, ensuring that the storage infrastructure remains modern and efficient over a 10+ year lifespan without the need for disruptive migrations or re-buys. This architecture...

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  18. 47. VSP ONE Object Storage
    Cristian Magro (Hitachi Vantara)
    26/02/2025, 17:50
  19. 42. Workflow Management Systems
    Andrea Bignamini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 09:00
  20. 10. The QUBRICS database for machine learning: architecture and performance.
    Giorgio Calderone (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 09:20

    The QUBRICS project aims to identify new, bright and high-redshift QSOs in the Southern Hemisphere using photometric data from several astronomical surveys, and machine learning methods for classification and redshift regression.

    I will briefly describe the architecture and performance of our internal database, and its role within the QUBRICS ecosystem.

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  21. 31. INAF Open Science
    Riccardo Smareglia (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 09:40
  22. 44. Mining Archives: needs for Machine Learning
    Giuseppe Riccio (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Stefano Cavuoti (INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte Napoli)
    27/02/2025, 10:00
  23. 38. Round table
    27/02/2025, 10:20
  24. 24. Data Management: best practices
    Dr Stefano Gallozzi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 11:00

    How to build an on-demand system to meet the challenges of large projects and big data

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  25. 25. Archive as a Service: A Microservices-Based Hyperconverged Infrastructure
    Federico Fiordoliva (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 11:20
  26. 26. Web-based approach to Data Management
    Luciano Nicastro (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 11:40
  27. 36. Round table
    27/02/2025, 12:00
  28. 9. The Central Role of Database Technology in Astronomical Archives
    Dr Stefano Gallozzi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 14:00

    The common modus operandi in astrophysical research is to recycle knowledge already acquired and shared within a single team. Too little attention is given to the discovery of new technologies to better fulfill project specifications and requirements unless a technological limit is reached during any testing use-case.
    Although the Database Management System (DBMS) is the backbone on which...

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  29. 11. RUCIO Data Management System: a Simple Archive or just a Distributed Storage System?
    Georgios Zacharis (INAF/OAR))
    27/02/2025, 14:20

    In this talk we will present the features of RUCIO DM.
    This software, developed and maintained by CERN on which the storage of different national and international research projects is based, represents a technological solution capable of federating together different pools of storage distributed in various locations and, through the use of a centralized catalog, provides the most common...

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  30. 37. Round table
    27/02/2025, 14:40
  31. 28. The origin of RAP
    Franco Tinarelli (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 16:30
  32. 29. Effortless Identity Management
    Massimo Costantini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    27/02/2025, 16:50

    In this presentation, we will explore how to quickly and efficiently implement authentication, authorization, and Single Sign-On (SSO) using Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. Through a video demo, we will show how easy it is to set up a secure authentication system, manage user permissions, and enable login across multiple applications.

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  33. 30. Round table
    27/02/2025, 17:10
  34. 41. Open Data Long Term Data Preservation for HEP: the CNAF Experience
    Stefano Dal Pra (INFN-CNAF)
    28/02/2025, 09:30

    In this talk, we quickly remind the FAIR data principles, the importance and need for Long Term Data Preservation (LTDP) solutions in High Energy Physics (HEP). We present a case study of the CDF experiment. We showcase how CNAF addressed the preservation challenges highlighting both technical solutions and broader implications for open science and data fairness. We finally share the insights...

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  35. 4. Updates on the IVOA standards ecosystem
    Marco Molinaro (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    28/02/2025, 09:50

    Big data and the dynamic software infrastructure landscape are challenges also for the interoperability ecosystem defined by the IVOA standards.
    This contribution reports on the current status of the IVOA activities and on how the VO faces the change in software paradigms and data analysis challenges keeping a eye continuously focused on open standards, preservation and interoperability.

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  36. 15. Towards FAIRness of radio data in the SKA era
    Vincenzo Galluzzi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    28/02/2025, 10:10

    The increasing importance of Science Archives and archive mining in defining the ultimate productivity of an observing facility motivated the Italian Centre for Astronomical Archives (IA2) to develop and maintain the INAF Radio Data Archive. Such a geographically-distributed archival facility flexibly handles different data models and formats aimed at data discovery/access through Virtual...

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  37. 32. DAL implementations
    Robert Butora (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    28/02/2025, 11:00
  38. 33. The IVOA ExecutionBroker, an overview
    Sara Bertocco (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
    28/02/2025, 11:20
  39. 40. Discussion
    28/02/2025, 11:40
  40. 12. ASTRI-Horn, ASTRI-Miniarray and CTA Observatory a new Archival Perspective Design
    Dr Stefano Gallozzi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

    In the framework of the international Cherenkov Telescope Array gamma-ray Observatory (CTAO), the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) has developed an end-to-end prototype of the CTA small-size class of telescopes in dual-mirror (SST-2M) Schwarzschild-Couder configuration. The prototype, named ASTRI-Horn, is located at the INAF "M.C. Fracastoro" observing station in Serra La...

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  41. 8. Astronomical Archive as a Service: A Microservices-Based Hyperconverged Infrastructure
    Federico Fiordoliva (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

    The explosion of astronomical data necessitates innovative solutions for archiving, accessing, and processing these vast datasets.

    This abstract presents "Astronomical Archive as a Service" (AAaaS), a novel approach built upon a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and leveraging microservices technology.

    AAaaS aims to provide a scalable, resilient, and cost-effective platform for...

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  42. 39. Discussion
  43. 13. Overview Data Lakes Spoke 3 and IDL
    Giacomo Coran (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Massimo Costantini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

    The following presentation will illustrate the Spoke 3 WP4 and IDL projects and the work done in creating a data lake for each project and in developing the infrastructure capable of managing data and metadata ingestion and retrieval, respecting interoperability and FAIR and Open Science principles.

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  44. 34. TBD
    Martina Vicinanza (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
  45. 5. The IVOA ExecutionBroker, an overview
    Sara Bertocco (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

    IVOA provides data models and tools to build data access and transfer services.
    Size and complexity of the datasets available in the Virtual Observatory are increasing, thanks to the last generation of astronomical tools, and requires new solutions. In the VO community, Science Platforms to bring together the datasets co-located with the compute resources needed to analyse them are deployed...

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  46. 48. Updates on the IVOA standards ecosystem
    Marco Molinaro (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

    Big data and the dynamic software infrastructure landscape are challenges also for the interoperability ecosystem defined by the IVOA standards.
    This contribution reports on the current status of the IVOA activities and on how the VO faces the change in software paradigms and data analysis challenges keeping a eye continuously focused on open standards, preservation and interoperability.

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  47. 7. Web-based approach to Data Management
    Luciano Nicastro (INAF-OAS Bologna)

    Web-based services make astronomical data, such as images and object catalogs, easily queryable and accessible via a browser or script.
    Nowadays the size of the data underlying these services does not impose any restriction on their usability. Relational or schema-less database management systems can be employed to manage both data and metadata. Furthermore, web tools can also include...

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  48. 27. Workflow management Systems
    Andrea Bignamini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))