DAFNI Conference 2021
Virtual Event, 5 July 2021
09:00 – 16:00 BST
Following 4 years of intense development effort, we unveiled to the wider community the exciting advancements within the facility and how it will relate to and revolutionise infrastructure business and research nationwide.
We would like to share the outputs from this conference with the DAFNI community. Full details are on this page.
Welcome and introduction
DAFNI the Facility – bridging the physical and digital divide
Professor Jim Hall, Chair of the DAFNI Governance Board, University of Oxford
Keynote presentation
UKRI transforming technologies: the context in which DAFNI sits
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, UKRI Chief Executive
Presentation
Keynote presentation
Meeting the UK’s Infrastructure investment agenda
Professor Gordon Masterton, University of Edinburgh, Deputy Convenor of UKCRIC
Presentation
The DAFNI facility: opening introduction to DAFNI
Dr Brian Matthews, DAFNI Project Lead, STFC
Presentation
DAFNI facility demonstrations
Data discovery – Alex Kemp, DAFNI, STFC
DAFNI facility demonstrations
Modelling at your fingertips – Rose Dickinson, DAFNI, STFC
DAFNI facility demonstrations
Visualisation capabilities -Tom Gowland, DAFNI, STFC
Morning session Q&A panel
Keynote presentation
Climate change modelling and DAFNI’s role in the OpenCLIM project
Kathryn Brown, Head of Adaptation at the Committee on Climate Change
Presentation
OpenCLIM project – modelling services at your fingertips
Professor Robert Nicholls, University of East Anglia
Presentation
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OpenCLIM Q&A session
UKRI and Digital Twins
Mark Gaskarth, Head of Digital Twins, EPSRC
Presentation
Data Ontology for Digital Twins – supporting research and operations
Professor Liz Varga, UCL
Presentation
Digital Twin and Urban Observatories – how DAFNI is supporting the
national Digital Twin Agenda
Professor Daniel Coca, University of Sheffield
Presentation
UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment and DAFNI’s Role
Professor David Wallom, University of Oxford
Presentation
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Afternoon Session Q&A Panel
Closing Remarks
Professor Jim Hall, Chair of DAFNI Governance Board
DAFNI Showcase – Speakers
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DAFNI, STFC
Partnership Manager
Agenda
DAFNI Launch Event
The programme below may be subject to alteration
| Time | Session |
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction DAFNI the Facility – bridging the physical and digital divide
Professor Jim Hall, Chair of the DAFNI Governance Board, University of Oxford |
| 09:15 | Keynote Presentation UKRI Transforming Technologies: The context in which DAFNI sits
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, UKRI Chief Executive |
| 09:45 | Meeting the UK’s Infrastructure investment agenda
Professor Gordon Masterton, University of Edinburgh, Deputy Convenor of UKCRIC |
| 10:00 | 10 mins comfort break |
| 10:10 | The DAFNI Facility: Opening Introduction to DAFNI
Dr Brian Matthews, DAFNI Project Lead , STFC |
| 10:25 | DAFNI Facility Demonstration:
Data Discovery: Alex Kemp, DAFNI, STFC |
| 11:00 | Q&A panel session
Chaired by Professor Jim Hall |
| 11:40 | Introduction to the afternoon session
Professor Jim Hall, Chair of DAFNI Governance Board |
| 11:50 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 | Welcome back and introduction to the afternoon session
Dr. Brian Matthews, DAFNI Project Lead, STFC |
| 13:05 | Keynote Presentation Climate Change Modelling and DAFNI’s role in the OpenCLIM Project
Kathryn Brown, Head of Adaptation at the Committee on Climate Change |
| 13:25 | OpenCLIM Project – Modelling services at your fingertips
Professor Robert Nicholls, University of East Anglia |
| 13:40 | Q&A Session |
| 13:50 | UKRI and Digital Twins
Mark Gaskarth, Head of Digital Twins, EPSRC |
| 14:05 | Data Ontology for Digital Twins – supporting research and operations
Professor Liz Varga, UCL |
| 14:20 | 10 mins comfort break |
| 14:30 | Digital Twin and Urban Observatories – how DAFNI is supporting the national Digital Twin Agenda
Professor Daniel Coca, University of Sheffield |
| 14:45 | UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment and DAFNI’s Role
Professor David Wallom, University of Oxford |
| 15:00 | Questions and Panel session
Chaired by Professor Jim Hall Panel: |
| 15:40 | Closing Remarks
Professor Jim Hall, Chair of DAFNI Governance Board |
| 15:50 | Close of the event |
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