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Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) hosted a one-day online Astronomy Data Workshop on 29th April 2021, from 10am until 3pm (AEST). See the online EventBrite page here.
AAL organised a one-day online Astronomy Data Workshop to inform Australian-based astronomers of the development of data-related projects and seek feedback on their usefulness to the Australian astronomy community. The workshop included discussions regarding large and small scale datasets in both the theoretical and observational domains.
Workshop Goals
The goals of the workshop were:
- To inform the community of the latest advancements in nationally and internationally significant Australian astronomy datasets.
- To discuss the interoperability of diverse datasets with a focus on multi-wavelength and multi-messenger applications.
- To understand Australian astronomy requirements for ongoing data projects.
Workshop Program
Please see below for the workshop program. Recordings and slides of the workshop will be made available in the near future. For surveys, see below:
- ASVO MWA Survey
- ASVO CASDA Survey
- ASVO TAO Survey
- YANDAsoft Survey
- Optical Data Centre Survey
- Gravitational Wave Data Centre Survey
| Item | Time | Topics | Speaker | Slides | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:00 | Welcome & Housekeeping | Orsola De Marco (Macquarie) & Robert Shen (AAL) | 10 mins | ||
| 2 | 10:10 | AAL Data Investment Overview | Mark McAuley (AAL) | 15 mins | ||
| 3 | 10:25 | Gravitational Wave Data Centre + Online Survey | Jarrod Hurley (Swinburne) | Slides | 25 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-Jarrod-Hurley-GWDC_LR.pdf |
| 4 | 10:50 | Optical Data Centre + Online Survey | Katrina Sealey (Macquarie) | Slides | 25 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4-Katrina-Sealey-Optical-Data-Centre.pdf |
| 5 | 11:15 | ASVO MWA + Online Survey | Greg Sleap (Curtin) | Slides | 20 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Greg-Sleap-MWA-ASVO.pdf |
| 6 | 11:30 | Pawsey Seminar: Astronomy and Australia's next generation of supercomputers. Panel with host. | Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker (Curtin University), Dr Luigi Iapichino (Leibniz Supercomputing Center), Dr Elaine Sadler (CSIRO). Hosted by Professor Alan Duffy (Swinburne). | 90 mins | ||
| 7 | 13:00 | ASVO CASDA + Online Survey | Minh Huynh (CSIRO) | Slides | 15 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/7-ASVO-CASDA-Minh-Huynh.pdf |
| 8 | 13:15 | ASVO TAO + Online Survey | Darren Croton (Swinburne) | Slides | 15 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Darren-Croton-ASVO-TAO.pdf |
| 9 | 13:30 | YANDASoft + Online Survey | Juan Carlos Guzman (CSIRO) | Slides | 15 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Juan-Guzman-YANDAsoft.pdf |
| 10 | 13:45 | Facilitated Session 1: Essential data and computing infrastructure for Australian Astronomy (2021 - 2026). | Matthew Bailes (Swinburne) | Slides | 60 mins | https://astronomyaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/10-Essential-data-and-computing-infrastructure-1.pdf |
| 11 | 14:45 | Facilitated Session 2: Prioritising nationally significant astronomical data products over the next two years.. | Chris Power (UWA/ICRAR) | 50 mins | ||
| 12 | 15:35 | Wrap up (Review of action items & next steps) | Orsola De Marco (Macquarie) | 15 mins | ||
| 13 | 15:50 | CLOSE |
The Optical Data Centre (ODC) – ODC supporting documents.
The Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy 2016-2025 – Mid-term review document.
The Gravitation Wave Data Centre (GWDC) – GWDC supporting documents.
Contact
For more information, please contact Dr Robert Shen, AAL Director of eResearch: [email protected]