Software and Computing CoDR

UTC
University of Manchester

University of Manchester

M139PL
Duncan Hall (SPDO), Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
Description
The CoDR is conducted at the end of the concept phase. The aim of the CoDR is to confirm that the ‘problem’ has been thoroughly explored and is well understood. Candidate technologies, technology trends, technology options, the status of work already done and still planned by precursors, design studies and other pathfinder arrays is reviewed at this point. The Review is of documents that detail the work done over the duration of the study. The presentations are intended to guide the Panel in their review of the work and to provide a platform for clarification. Observers are invited for the purposes of Project wide co-ordination and dissemination of Project products. An opportunity will be provided for observers to review CoDR documents and provide written feedback both before and immediately after the review sessions. As the sessions themselves take the form of presentations for the benefit of the Panel and time is limited, we ask that Observer comments be written so that maximum time is available for Panel questions to be answered.
Agenda
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Review Plan
  • Wednesday, 15 February
    • 08:30
      Coffee
    • 1
      Review Panel closed meeting
    • 2
      Welcome and general overview of the SKA
      Speaker: Dr Michiel van Haarlem (SKA Office)
      Presentation
    • 3
      Purpose and context of the CoDR
      Speaker: Mr TJ Stevenson (SKA Office)
      Presentation
    • 10:15
      Coffee/Tea
    • 4
      Flow of data from receptors to archive; orders of magnitude for data rates and volumes
      Speaker: Prof. Paul Alexander (University of Cambridge)
      Presentation
    • 5
      Requirements: derivation and analysis
      Speaker: Prof. Paul Alexander (University of Cambridge)
      Presentation
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 6
      System overview and draft high level architecture
      Speaker: Dr Tim Cornwell (CSIRO/CASS)
      Presentation
    • 7
      Example of an access portal for science users to the science data: CyberSKA
      Speaker: Dr Rob Simmonds (University of Calgary)
      Presentation
    • 15:00
      Coffee/Tea
    • 8
      Review Panel closed meeting
    • Review Dinner (Novotel)
  • Thursday, 16 February
    • 08:30
      Coffee/Tea
    • 9
      Visibility processing
      Speaker: Dr Tim Cornwell (CSIRO/CASS)
      Presentation
    • 10
      Processing for pulsars and transients
      Speaker: Aris Karastergiou (University of Oxford)
      Presentation
    • 10:30
      Coffee/Tea
    • 11
      HPC roadmap
      Speaker: Mr Chris Broekema (ASTRON)
      Presentation
    • 12
      Software engineering including relation to SEMP
      Speaker: Dr Tim Cornwell (CSIRO/CASS)
      Presentation
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 13
      Risks and management of risks, including relationship with monitoring and control
      Speakers: Mr Duncan Hall (SPDO), Dr Tim Cornwell (CSIRO/CASS)
      Presentation (DH)
      Presentation (TC)
    • 14
      Strategy to Proceed
      Speaker: Prof. Paul Alexander (University of Cambridge)
      Presentation
    • 14:00
      Coffee/Tea
    • 15
      Summary, questions and dialogue
    • 16
      Review Panel closed meeting
    • 17
      Review Panel summary, initial feedback and closing of review