{"id":179,"date":"2026-06-16T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ia2.inaf.it\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:22:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IA2<\/strong> \u00e8 l&#8217;e-infrastructure end-to-end dell&#8217;INAF (con sede principale e coordinamento presso l&#8217;Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste) dedicata alla gestione dell&#8217;intero ciclo di vita del dato astrofisico, osservativo e simulato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andando oltre lo stoccaggio passivo, IA2 opera come un ecosistema integrato di risorse hardware, stack software e competenze di dominio. L&#8217;obiettivo \u00e8 abbattere le barriere informatiche, applicare i principi <strong>FAIR<\/strong> (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) e massimizzare il ritorno scientifico dei dati astronomici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Servizi e Architettura dell&#8217;Infrastruttura<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La nostra architettura si articola su tre livelli operativi interconnessi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Infrastruttura Hardware &amp; Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Storage Gerarchico su scala Petabyte:<\/strong> Architettura multilivello che integra <em>Hot Storage<\/em> su disco per l&#8217;accesso rapido e <em>Cold Storage<\/em> automatizzato su nastro magnetico per la <em>\"Long-Term Preservation.\" The latter refers to saving data to a<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data-Proximate Computing:<\/strong> Risorse di calcolo dedicate (Macchine Virtuali, nodi CPU\/GPU, cluster Kubernetes) collocate direttamente adiacenti ai dati. Consente di eseguire workflow e pipeline di riduzione <em>in-situ<\/em> senza necessit\u00e0 di download locali.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrazione HPC:<\/strong> Supporto al trasferimento ad alte prestazioni dei dataset tra IA2, la rete GARR (a 10 Gbps e oltre) e i centri di calcolo ad alta prestazione (INAF, CINECA).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Ecosistema Software, Interoperabilit\u00e0 &amp; Sicurezza<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nodo Italiano del Virtual Observatory (VO):<\/strong> Pubblicazione dei dati con validazione rigorosa dei metadati secondo i protocolli IVOA. Garantisce l&#8217;interoperabilit\u00e0 semantica con strumenti di terze parti (es. TOPCAT, Aladin) e la federazione automatica con gli archivi ESA e NASA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ambienti di Analisi &amp; Workflow:<\/strong> Piattaforme interattive e web-based (es. YABI) per il discovery e l&#8217;elaborazione dei dati.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gestione Accessi (AAI) &amp; Embargo:<\/strong> Autenticazione federata (IDEM\/GARR) per la protezione dei dati durante il <em>proprietary period<\/em> riservato ai Principal Investigator e successiva automazione del rilascio in Open Data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Curatela del Dato &amp; Supporto Metodologico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data Management Plan (DMP):<\/strong> Consulenza tecnica ai team di ricerca e di missione fin dalla fase di <em>proposal<\/em> per dimensionare le risorse, modellare i metadati e strutturare i flussi di ingestione\/calibrazione.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persistent Identifiers (DOI):<\/strong> Assegnazione di DOI alle release scientifiche per garantire la citabilit\u00e0, la tracciabilit\u00e0 e la riproducibilit\u00e0 delle collezioni di dati.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Progetti e Strumentazione Supportata:<\/strong> Repository istituzionale dei dati di strutture nazionali e internazionali (es. TNG, LBT, Osservatorio di Asiago, progetti SKA e CTA).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per questioni riguardanti i nostri campi di attivit\u00e0 vi invitiamo a contattarci via mail all&#8217;indirizzo <a href=\"mailto:ia2@inaf.it\"><strong>ia2@inaf.it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per maggiori informazioni sul gruppo e sulle attivit\u00e0 IA<sup>2<\/sup> vi invitiamo a visitare le seguenti pagine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-elements-818ec4a4d4e90c84ed07c684224d1742 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2bce7d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized round-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0006_Livello-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0006_Livello-6.png 546w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0006_Livello-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0006_Livello-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0006_Livello-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-link-color wp-elements-3d70f442281889f31ff955324040f912\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1\">il gruppo 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0005_Livello-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0005_Livello-5.png 546w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0005_Livello-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0005_Livello-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0005_Livello-5-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-link-color wp-elements-2263347bab29e6e6bd743bcfc4560765\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1\">archivi <a 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0007_Livello-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0007_Livello-7.png 546w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0007_Livello-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0007_Livello-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green-galaxy-rocks-circles_0007_Livello-7-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-link-color wp-elements-39778087421e5c611ff848f3b73a0389\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1\">software <a href=\"https:\/\/ia2.inaf.it\/en\/software\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"181\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-right fa-fade\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M502.6 278.6c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3L402.7 224 32 224c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32l370.7 0-105.4 105.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0l160-160z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2bce7d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized round-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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Andando oltre lo stoccaggio passivo, IA2 opera come un ecosistema integrato di risorse hardware, stack software e competenze di dominio. 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