The SKA Project: Big Data and Transformational Science

Nijin Thykkathu

Start Time: 19:30

End Time: 21:00

Speaker: Nijin Thykkathu Affiliation: Space Researchers Group, RALSpace Department, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), set to become the world’s largest radio telescope, is one of the most ambitious scientific projects of our time.

Uniting 13 countries in a global effort, it is designed to drive transformational discoveries in astrophysics.

This talk will outline the SKA’s vision and scientific goals, from probing the origins of the universe to testing fundamental physics. It will also highlight the technical and computational challenges of developing this critical infrastructure, the role of the Science Data Processor, and how innovations in big data are shaping the path forward.

SPIE Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper DMD based flat field calibration system for MOONS M. Black, J. Anderson, D. Atkinson, S. Beard, K. Campbell, X. Gao, D. Lee, A. MacLeod, J. Moffat, A. O'Brien, W. Taylor, Nijin Thykkathu Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144783 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561415

KEYWORDS: Projection systems, Displays, Cameras, Design, Light sources and illumination, Equipment, Image analysis, Calibration, Digital micromirror devices, Spectrographs

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