GÉANT's SIG AI Meeting
Themes: Agentic AI & AI for Networking
Timing CEST | Topic & Presenter |
|---|---|
Tuesday 10 March | |
12:00- | Preparation, come and meet the organisers over lunch. |
13:00 - 13:10 | Welcome & Intro |
| 13:10 - 14:00 | Session I - Community Showcases |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Coffee Break |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Session 2 - Network Analysis, Automation & AIOps (Chair: Albert Hankel, SURF) AI Agents for GARR Network Analysis and Troubleshooting Network Visibility in the Era of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) Reimagining Network Operations: Autonomous Networks Powered by AIOps |
16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee Break |
16:15 17:15 | Session 3 - AI Training & Capacity Building From Virtual Assistants to Smart Recommendations: Agentic AI at CARNET Network eAcademy: Scaling AI Training through Metro Maps Scaling NREN GenAI Capacity Building: Lessons from AP-GAINED |
Closing - Day 1 | |
20:00 - 23:00 | Joint Dinner (kindly sponsored by RedIRIS) |
Wednesday 11 March | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Session 4 - LLMs, RAG & AI Tools (Chair: Marcin Wolski, PCSS) LARA: Latent Representation for Adaptive Tasks Towards Reliable RAG Systems for Institutional Knowledge Bases Local LLMs (ILaaS) and Semantic Similarity (Proxi-tickets) Technical Software/AI Implementation in the GÉANT Ecosystem |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Session 5 - Governance and Coordination Feedback from the AI NREN Coordination Group AI Services and the GÉANT Compendium GÉANT AI Guidelines |
12:30 - 13:00 | Community Pulse: Shaping the Next Phase of SIG-AI (Chairs: Daniela Brauner, GÉANT & Leonie Schäfer, DFN) |
13:00 | Closing |
Date
The meeting will take place in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, 10th March to Wednesday, 11th March 2026.
The meeting wil be kindly hosted by RedIRIS.
Venue/Location
Edificio Bronce
Plaza Manuel Gómez Moreno, s/n - 2ª planta
28020 Madrid
España
Getting There
From Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD): Take the Cercanías train (Line C1 or C10) or Metro Line 8 directly to Nuevos Ministerios. The journey takes approximately 20–30 minutes.
Local Transport: The venue is a short walk from the Santiago Bernabéu (Line 10) and Nuevos Ministerios (Lines 6, 8, 10 and Cercanías) stations.
Accommodation/recommended hotels
The RedIRIS office is located in the AZCA business district, which is very well-served by public transport (Metro stations: Santiago Bernabéu and Nuevos Ministerios).
| Hotel | Style & Category | Distance | Website |
| AC Hotel Aitana | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modern & Professional | 5 min walk | Link |
| Canopy by Hilton Castellana | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Trendy & Boutique | 8 min walk | Link |
| Holiday Inn Madrid - Bernabéu | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Business | 6 min walk | Link |
| NYX Hotel Madrid | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lifestyle & Eclectic | 10 min walk | Link |
| Hostal Los Angeles | ⭐⭐ Budget-friendly & Clean | 12 min walk | Link |
| H10 Tribeca | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Industrial-Chic & Tech-Friendly | 16 min walk | Link |
Remote participation
Will be possible. Details will follow after registration.
Registration
Please register HERE!
For any questions, please email schaefer@dfn.de