Australia & New Zealand Workshop on SKA Data and Signal Processing
The Australian/New Zealand Workshop in SKA Data and Signal Processing provides a forum for the professionals from New Zealand and Australian academia and industry to discuss the issues and challenges in data and signal processing as well as other topics of advanced computing and networking related to the SKA and radio astronomy in general. The workshop aims establishing a framework for New Zealand research and industry in engaging with Australian SKA Research and Development related to data and signal processing.
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Feb 15, 2010 from 10:00 am to 05:15 pm |
| Where | AccessGrid Room (WO211), Auckland University of Technology |
| Contact Name | Contact Dr Slava Kitaev: |
| Contact Phone | +64 (0)9 921 9999 ex 8158 |
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The format for the workshop will be for presentations in the morning and early afternoon with a brief panel discussion to conclude.
Presentations included:
- iVEC and the Pawsey Centre: A petascale computer focussed on radio astronomy: Prof Andrew Rohl
- SKA Research & Development Consortium: Data & Signal Processing Interests & Capabilities: Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt
- NZ SKA Industry Consortium: Dougal Watt
- BeSTGRID: Developing New Zealand's Research Infrastructure: Nick Jones
- Information Intensive Science: From OO to Model Driven and Ontology Driven Engineering Approaches: Dougal Watt
- Computational challenges in Transient Radio Emission Array Detectors: Dr Kitaev
Confirmed speakers include:
Professor Peter Quinn, Director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Western Australia
Professor Steven Tingay, Director, Science and Operations, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy & Deputy Director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Dr Tim Cornwell, CSIRO Research Program Leader for Software Development & Project Lead and Engineer for computing for the Australian SKA Pathfinder
Nick Jones, Director BeSTGRID, Co-Director eResearch Centre, University of Auckland
Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, Chair NZ SKARD, Victoria University of Wellington
Dougal Watt, Chair NZSKAIC, IBM New Zealand
Professor Andrew Rohl, CEO iVEC 'the hub of advanced computing in Western Australia'
Program: Download final here .
Venue: City Campus of Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ. Map showing location on campus here.
AccessGrid: Interactive participation via AccessGrid will be available for people not able to attend in person. Please use the following details:
- Venue Server = https://agvenue.sges.auckland.ac.nz:8000/Venues/default
- Virtual Room = Karen Room One
Please make sure that your microphone is mute when you initially enter the room.
The meeting is generously sponsored by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science & Technology and registration has been waived, however participants are asked to indicate their attendance by Monday 8th of February for catering purposes.
For all enquiries and to indicate attendance or request a presentation slot please contact Dr Slava Kitaev.
Please note that this is a separate workshop timed to take best advantage to the international participants attending the broader over-view meeting "Pathways to the SKA Science in Australasia" being held from Tuesday to Thursday of the same week at AUT.
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