3–7 Nov 2025
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  1. Martin Barisits (CERN)
    03/11/2025, 13:00
  2. 03/11/2025, 13:05
  3. Rosie Bolton (SKA Observatory)
    03/11/2025, 13:15
  4. Martin Barisits (CERN)
    03/11/2025, 13:35
  5. Anna Scaife (University of Manchester)
    03/11/2025, 14:30

    Pre-trained representations from large volumes of unlabelled data, known as foundation models, are rapidly emerging as a key AI technology in scientific research. I will review some of the recent applications of these models in astrophysics, highlight their advantages, and some of the potential challenges. I will also describe our recent work looking at recovering calibrated uncertainties from...

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  6. Dr Carl-Fredrik Enell (EISCAT AB)
    03/11/2025, 15:15

    EISCAT has operated high power large aperture radars for upper atmophere and near-Earth space studies since 1981, and has so far collected a dataset of about 100 TB.
    At present, EISCAT is in the process of deploying EISCAT_3D, EISCAT's next generation imaging radar. EISCAT_3D data volumes and processing requirements will be more similar to those of high energy physics and radio astronomy, and...

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  7. Alastair Dewhurst (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
    03/11/2025, 16:00

    Recently the UK government has published a variety of computing strategy documents to take advantage of artificial intelligence and the way it is transforming the way we do research. New large scale facilities are being built to house AI super computers while other data centres will provide complimentary services. This talk will cover the high level UK strategy as well as the approach the...

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  8. Hasan Ozturk (CERN)
    03/11/2025, 16:20

    This presentation will provide an overview of the Rucio instance deployed by the CMS Experiment. The focus will be on the operational challenges encountered over the past year, including issues affecting performance and reliability. We will also discuss the ongoing efforts and developments aimed at addressing these challenges to ensure robust and efficient data management for CMS.

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  9. Dennis Lee (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))
    03/11/2025, 16:40

    In this presentation, we will explore the Rucio experience with the Rubin Observatory experiment. Our discussion will cover several key areas:
    Scalability Tests: Insights into the performance and scalability evaluations of Rucio in the context of Rubin's data needs and what we have learned, especially with many small files.
    Role in Rubin's Data Curation: Rubin's Data Butler: An overview of...

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  10. Hugo Gonzalez Labrador (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 09:00

    CERN IT is extending Rucio to support Small and Medium Experiments (SMEs) through a centrally managed, ready-to-use Rucio data management service. Leveraging best practices from large-scale deployments, the service offers reproducible, one-click setups with SME-specific enhancements. In this session, we will present early pilot projects, share lessons learned, and demonstrate how SMEs can...

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  11. Luca SCOTTO LAVINA
    04/11/2025, 09:20

    We present how the XENONnT experiment handles data with the help of Rucio as data management tool. We focus mainly on the way how we distribute data and the strategies adopted to fix transfer issues. Finally, we conclude with some remarks on the needs for next generation experiments.

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  12. James Perry
    04/11/2025, 09:40

    The DUNE collaboration has been making heavy use of Rucio for several years. The past few months have brought two particular challenges, namely transitioning from x509 certificates to token based authentication using CILogon tokens, and dealing with scalability problems connected with uploading files to Rucio. As DUNE is the first large experiment to attempt to use a token provider other than...

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  13. Dr Francisco Vazquez de Sola Fernandez (Nikhef)
    04/11/2025, 10:00

    The KM3NeT collaboration is building a neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean sea, to study both the intrinsic properties of neutrinos and cosmic high energy neutrino sources. Once fully constructed, our computing needs will rise to an eventual data volume of ~500TB of new data per year, and computing needs of ~2000 cores on average. This will require a transition towards distributed...

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  14. Dimitrios Xenakis (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 10:20

    DaFab AI leverages Rucio to bridge the gap between EO mission realities and advanced analytics. This session breaks down Rucio’s metadata evolution, from fixed metadata columns and “key:value” attributes, to a schema-governed catalog.

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  15. Luis Antonio Obis Aparicio (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 11:00

    We are extending Rucio with native support for open data to better serve interdisciplinary research an sharing and re-use of results. The current approaches to open data require costly data duplication to comply with FAIR principles. The work we have been doing since the last workshop is to integrate open data support natively into Rucio. In this session, we will present the development...

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  16. Federico Stagni (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 11:20

    This contribution presents the current status of DIRAC and DiracX, with a focus on the following topics:
    - how DIRAC interfaces to Rucio
    - how DiracX will interface to Rucio
    - integration testing

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  17. Mr Karanjot Singh (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 11:40

    Ever committed code and then waited forever for the build to finish? You’re not alone. CI can quickly become a bottleneck if pipelines aren’t optimized. In this session, I’ll share proven techniques to cut build and test times, with real-world examples from my work on Rucio, where long pipelines directly impacted developer productivity. We’ll also look at handy plugins, actions that automate...

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  18. Mayank Sharma (University of Michigan (US))
    04/11/2025, 12:00

    This presentation will introduce the Rucio WebUI with a focus on helping communities get up and running quickly. We will also showcase the key features currently available and the upcoming developments, offering insight into how the WebUI will continue to evolve to support the Rucio community.

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  19. Mihai Patrascoiu (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 12:20

    The File Transfer Service (FTS)is and has been a key component for large-scale data movement across distributed scientific infrastructures. This presentation provides an overview of the current status of FTS, highlighting recent developments, performance improvements, and operational experiences that support data-intensive collaborations worldwide. It then outlines the strategic roadmap toward...

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  20. 04/11/2025, 13:00

    At the entrance of SKAO /inside the Council Chamber (weather dependent)

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  21. Luis Antonio Obis Aparicio (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 14:00

    CERN IT’s Rucio-as-a-Service for Small and Medium Experiments (SMEs) introduces a modern infrastructure based on ArgoCD and Kubernetes, Vault, automatic DNS manipulation, etc ... moving beyond traditional Flux-based deployments seen in the community. This tutorial will demonstrate how new Rucio clusters can be created in minutes and explain why this approach should become the default for all...

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  22. Matthias Fuessling (CTAO), Maximilian Linhoff (TU Dortmund | CTAO)
    04/11/2025, 15:00

    This presentation gives an overview on the CTAO use case for intended and potential usage of Rucio in the operational and data management lifecycle.

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  23. Angela Hernandez (IAC)
    04/11/2025, 15:20

    The EST Data Centre presentation will analyse its current state and evaluate how the proposed tool aligns with our specific needs. One of the main challenges the EST Data Centre faces is the massive volume of data generated by the telescope, which must be processed, distributed, and accessed efficiently.
    Rucio has been identified as a critical component in addressing this challenge, playing...

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  24. Berk Balci (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 16:00

    This talk will be about the deployment of WLCG IAM at CERN, focusing on aspects like architecture, high availability, monitoring, user synchronization, etc. It will also include a view from the developers of upcoming/important changes.

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  25. Dimitrios Christidis (CERN)
    04/11/2025, 16:20

    The transition from X.509 certificates to OAuth 2.0 tokens is an ongoing effort attracting universal interest. This talk aims to offer a status update since the previous Rucio workshop and outline the expected short- and medium-term developments.

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  26. Maximilian Linhoff (TU Dortmund | CTAO)
    05/11/2025, 09:00
  27. James William Walder (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
    05/11/2025, 09:25

    This talk presents findings from recent test campaigns within SRCNet v0.1, focusing on how Rucio was exercised across realistic science workflows. These results highlight emerging challenges and opportunities, prompting key questions around future policy decisions—such as data lifecycle rules, access control, and science artefact mapping—that will shape the evolution of data management practices.

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  30. James Collinson (SKAO), Rob Barnsley
    05/11/2025, 11:00

    This talk explores the deployment of Rucio across SRCNet for SKA data, highlighting infrastructure choices, deployment, integration environments and developments with cloud providers.

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  32. Cedric Serfon (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
    05/11/2025, 12:00

    The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider in Japan is a next-generation B-factory with a large international collaboration and demanding computing needs. Belle II has been using Rucio as its data management system since early 2021, supporting global distribution and access to physics data. The experiment is now transitioning to Rucio as its primary metadata service, tightly integrating...

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  33. Dijana Vrbanec
    05/11/2025, 12:20

    The interTwin project, funded by Horizon Europe, developed a Digital Twin Engine (DTE) to support interdisciplinary Digital Twins (DTs). It brought together infrastructure providers, technology experts, and scientists from fields such as High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, Radio Astronomy, Climate Research, and Environmental Monitoring.

    Our presentation focuses on the design and...

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  34. Alexey Konak
    05/11/2025, 12:40

    The Spin Physics Detector (SPD) is a new experiment under construction at the second interaction point of the NICA collider, JINR. Its primary goal is to test fundamental aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) by studying the spin structure of the nucleon. This will be achieved through collisions of longitudinally and transversely polarized protons and deuterons, reaching a center-of-mass...

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  35. Tim Chown
    05/11/2025, 16:00

    This presentation will detail the current state of the Scitags initiative, including the evolving framework and its implementations alongside the tried and tested technologies they are built on including eBPF and IPv6 Extension Headers. The roadmap towards production deployments in both R&E networks and Storage Element implementations such as XRootD will also be discussed. By providing a...

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  36. Diego Davila Foyo (Univ. of California San Diego (US))
    05/11/2025, 16:20

    On this talk we will give an update about the Rucio/SENSE Integration Project. We will talk about the production-ready site deployments, new developments to simplify enabling support for SENSE from the site's point of view, and the next steps towards having the first End-to-End-Rucio-SENSE workflow in production.

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  37. Dr Maria Girone (CERN), Giovanni Guerrieri (CERN)
    05/11/2025, 16:40

    This contribution provides updates and news about the EuroHPC initiative.

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  38. Jesus Salgado
    06/11/2025, 09:00

    We explore the architecture of SRCNet, highlighting its design principles for scalable and interoperable access to scientific data. We examine how Rucio integrates within this framework to provide policy-driven data management, replication, and movement. Together, their architectural synergy enables efficient, reliable, and sustainable large-scale scientific workflows.

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  39. Giovanni Guerrieri (CERN)
    06/11/2025, 09:45

    This contribution focuses on the recent updates to the Jupyter extension, its use throughout the community, and future plans.

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  40. Alessandra Forti (The University of Manchester (GB))
    06/11/2025, 10:05

    A summary of the data access and sharing problem raised by the HEP user community.

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  41. Dimitrios Christidis (CERN)
    06/11/2025, 10:25

    Rucio supports different RSE protocol implementations (essentially acting as scheme handlers). With GridFTP and SRM being phased out, and GFAL support expected to cease in the future, now is the time to gather the requirements of our communities and plan ahead.

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  42. Ahmad Alkhansa (INFN - CNAF), Diego Ciangottini (INFN, Perugia (IT))
    06/11/2025, 11:00

    The INFN (the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics) operates, since more than two decades, one of the italian largest distributed computing infrastructure, providing computing and storage resources for more than 100 scientific collaborations. A sizable fraction of the computing capacity integrates with the WLCG (Worldwide LHC Computing Grid) infrastructure, while others are...

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  43. Giovanni Guerrieri (CERN)
    06/11/2025, 11:20

    With the ESCAPE project, Rucio demonstrated its flexibility in delivering efficient, production-ready solutions for communities beyond high-energy physics.
    Within EOSC, the emerging Federation will consist of multiple interconnected Nodes designed to share and manage data, knowledge, and resources across thematic and geographical research domains.
    Building on the achievements of ESCAPE,...

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  44. Nikita Avdeev (INFN Torino)
    06/11/2025, 11:40

    Large-scale experiments, such as those in gravitational-wave (GW) science, generate massive datasets stored in isolated Data Lakes, which hinders collaboration and efficient data analysis. The MADDEN (Multi-RI [Research Infrastructure] Access and Discovery of Data for Experiment Networking) project aims to overcome this by extending Rucio to enable read-only access to data for users of other...

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  45. James Perry, Riccardo Di Maio (CERN)
    06/11/2025, 12:00

    An overview on how to create, use and maintain a policy package in Rucio

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  46. Xuantong Zhang (Institute of High Enegry Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
    06/11/2025, 14:00

    This report will introduce the application of Rucio at IHEP in last year, including running status, upgrading, plugins development for experiments at IHEP.

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  47. Anil Panta
    06/11/2025, 14:20

    ePIC is an international collaboration for the primary experiment at the upcoming Electron-Ion Collider. The collaboration is currently co-designing the detector and computing for the experiment and preparing a Preliminary Design Report.

    We present the use of Rucio within the ePIC experiment, focusing on Monte Carlo production, and plans for distributed computing. In production, Rucio...

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  48. Mario Lassnig (CERN)
    06/11/2025, 14:40
  49. Francesc Torradeflot
    07/11/2025, 09:00

    This talk will provide an overview of the status of Rucio at the Port d'Informació Científica (PIC). We'll detail our current and future plans for our different Rucio instances, which are used to manage data for experiments like MAGIC. The presentation will also highlight our latest developments within the Rucio ecosystem.

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  50. Lia Lavezzi (INFN Torino (IT))
    07/11/2025, 09:20

    The Einstein Telescope is the third-generation ground-based observatory for Gravitational Waves in preparation phase in Europe. It is expected to observe a sky volume one thousand times larger than the (current) second generation observatories and this will be reflected in a higher observation rate. The physics information contained in the strain time series will increase, while on the machine...

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  51. Marvin Gajek (CERN), Marvin Gajek (CERN)
    07/11/2025, 09:40

    RI-SCALE develops secure, large-scale data management and AI-driven analysis platforms for European Research Infrastructures. The project addresses the challenge of unlocked scientific value in massive, underutilized datasets by providing Data Exploitation Platforms with integrated AI/ML capabilities. We are deploying a Rucio test instance to serve as our core data orchestration layer,...

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  52. Mayank Sharma (University of Michigan (US))
    07/11/2025, 10:00

    This tutorial will guide operators through deploying the Rucio WebUI in a Kubernetes cluster and understanding its requirements. It will also show developers how to set up the development environment and contribute to the WebUI’s pages, client, and API layers.

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  53. Julien Leduc (CERN)
    07/11/2025, 11:00

    Archive metadata will be used during Run-4 to improve data collocation on tape by grouping files logically close sequentially on tape media.

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