The next generation Big Data Radio Telescope for Astronomy, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Keynote Theatre (2B09) | Wed 21 Jan 4:40 p.m.–5:40 p.m.
Presented by
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JC Guzman is the Head of Computing and Software for the SKA-Low Telescope. He has Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Digital Systems. He started his career in Software Development for Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation at European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile in 1998 and moved to Australia in 2004. In 2007 took the position of Software Engineer at CSIRO to design and develop the computing and software system for the ASKAP telescope, and in 2013 moved to Lead the ASKAP Computing Group. He has been contributing to the SKA Software project for over a decade and in 2022 took the role of Head of Computing and Software for SKA-Low telescope. He is based in Perth, Australia.
JC Guzman is the Head of Computing and Software for the SKA-Low Telescope. He has Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Digital Systems. He started his career in Software Development for Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation at European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile in 1998 and moved to Australia in 2004. In 2007 took the position of Software Engineer at CSIRO to design and develop the computing and software system for the ASKAP telescope, and in 2013 moved to Lead the ASKAP Computing Group. He has been contributing to the SKA Software project for over a decade and in 2022 took the role of Head of Computing and Software for SKA-Low telescope. He is based in Perth, Australia.
Abstract
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the next generation radio telescope for astronomy. Its two telescopes, under construction in Australia (SKA-Low) and South Africa (SKA-Mid), will be the two most advanced radio telescopes on Earth. Together with other state-of-the-art research facilities, the SKAO’s telescopes will explore the unknown frontiers of science and deepen our understanding of key processes, including the formation and evolution of galaxies, fundamental physics in extreme environments and the origins of life. The telescopes will generate an unprecedent volume of data, nearly 1 Terabytes per second of raw data. This vast amount of data requires state-of-the-art real-time signal processing systems and a dedicated large Supercomputer to process this data to make it usable for researchers around the world. More than 300 developers around the world have been developing the Software necessary to monitor, control, acquire and process the data coming from the two telescopes. This software is built almost entirely on Open-Source software technologies.
In this talk, we give an update on the Construction phase of the SKA Telescope, its major challenges, and opportunities, and highlight the importance of Open-Source technologies the software and computing systems are based upon.
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the next generation radio telescope for astronomy. Its two telescopes, under construction in Australia (SKA-Low) and South Africa (SKA-Mid), will be the two most advanced radio telescopes on Earth. Together with other state-of-the-art research facilities, the SKAO’s telescopes will explore the unknown frontiers of science and deepen our understanding of key processes, including the formation and evolution of galaxies, fundamental physics in extreme environments and the origins of life. The telescopes will generate an unprecedent volume of data, nearly 1 Terabytes per second of raw data. This vast amount of data requires state-of-the-art real-time signal processing systems and a dedicated large Supercomputer to process this data to make it usable for researchers around the world. More than 300 developers around the world have been developing the Software necessary to monitor, control, acquire and process the data coming from the two telescopes. This software is built almost entirely on Open-Source software technologies.
In this talk, we give an update on the Construction phase of the SKA Telescope, its major challenges, and opportunities, and highlight the importance of Open-Source technologies the software and computing systems are based upon.