Annual Work Package 2 (WP2) Meeting

UTC
Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre (St Anne's College Oxford)

Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

St Anne's College Oxford

Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
Description
The aim of this meeting is to provide a snapshot of the world wide progress toward achieving the Work Package 2 objectives of the Seventh Framework PrepSKA Programme viz:to produce a detailed costed system design for Phase 1 of the SKA. Due to there being restricted time available, participants are requested to concentrate their efforts on those aspects of the project which relate to the WP2 milestones as they are described in the Revised Description of Work, which has been split into its different Work Packages and attached to the relevant sessions in the meeting timetable. "INDUSTRY" PLEASE NOTE - The WP2 meeting is only open to personnel from SKA partnering institutions and SKA committees.
SKA Design Studies Pathfinders Precursors
Participants
  • Adrian Tiplady
  • Ando Ratsimbazafy
  • Andreas Wicenec
  • Andrew Faulkner
  • Anita Loots
  • Antony Schinckel
  • Arnold van Ardenne
  • Athol Kemball
  • Ben stappers
  • Benedetta Ciardi
  • Bernard Fanaroff
  • Bert Woestenburg
  • Billy Adams
  • Bo Peng
  • Bob Preston
  • Brent Carlson
  • Bruce Veidt
  • Busaba Kramer
  • Cameron Kiddle
  • Carole Jackson
  • Carolina Ödman
  • Charles Smith
  • Chris Shenton
  • Colin Greenwood
  • Colin Lonsdale
  • Danielle George
  • Dayton Jones
  • Dion Kant
  • Domingos Barbosa
  • Duncan Hall
  • Eloy de Lera Acedo
  • Francois Kapp
  • Franz Schlagenhaufer
  • Gary Hovey
  • Georgina Harris
  • Gordon Lacy
  • Gregory Fahlman
  • Hiroyuki Nakanishi
  • Howard Reader
  • Hugh Sharman
  • Isak Theron
  • Jaap Bregman
  • Jader Monari
  • James Cordes
  • Jean-Pierre Macquart
  • Johan Pragt
  • John Bunton
  • Jonathan Hargreaves
  • Jongsoo Kim
  • Joseph Lazio
  • Justin Jonas
  • Keith Grainge
  • Kenneth Kellermann
  • Kobus Cloete
  • Kristian Zarb Adami
  • Leon Koopmans
  • Leonard Bruton
  • Lincoln Greenhill
  • Lisa Harvey-Smith
  • Lynn Baker
  • Mark Waterson
  • Matthew Fleming
  • Michael Kramer
  • Michelle Storey
  • Michiel van Haarlem
  • Mike Jones
  • Minh Huynh
  • Miroslav Pantaleev
  • Neil Roddis
  • Nima Razavi-Ghods
  • Panos Lampropoulos
  • Patricia Henning
  • Paul Alexander
  • Paul McDonald
  • Peter Dewdney
  • Peter Maat
  • Peter Quinn
  • Philip Crosby
  • Reinhard Keller
  • Richard Schilizzi
  • Rob Millenaar
  • Robert Braun
  • Robert Navarro
  • Rogerio Nogueira
  • Ronald Beresford
  • Ronald Nijboer
  • Roshene McCool
  • Rosie Bolton
  • Roy Booth
  • Russ Taylor
  • Russell Gough
  • Saswata Bhaumik
  • Simon Garrington
  • SJ Marais
  • Solohery Randriamampandry
  • Stefano Salvini
  • Stelio Montebugnoli
  • Stephane Claude
  • Steve Rawlings
  • Steve Torchinsky
  • Stuart Hay
  • Swaminathan Natarajan
  • Swarna Ghosh
  • Thijs van der Hulst
  • Tim Cornwell
  • Tony Beasley
  • Vanessa Ferraro-Wood
  • Wallace Turner
  • Wayne Arcus
  • Wayne Cannon
  • William Imbriale
  • William Welch
  • Wim van Cappellen
  • Wim van Driel
  • Yogesh Wadadekar
    • 08:00 08:20
      Morning tea 20m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 08:30 09:00
      Welcome and Context Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS

      A description of the framework of the meeting, its objectives and what the convener's expectations are from the speakers and participants.

      slides
    • 09:00 10:00
      Science Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS

      An hour's explanation of the Science aspects of the SKA

      • 09:00
        The Epoch of Reionization and Phase 1 20m
        Speakers: Leon Koopmans, Lincoln Greenhill
        slides
      • 09:20
        Pulsar Timing and Phase 1 20m
        Speaker: Prof. James Cordes (Cornell University)
        slides
      • 09:40
        Cosmic Magnetism and Phase 1 20m
        Speaker: Prof. Russ Taylor (University of Calgary)
        slides
    • 10:00 10:25
      Coffee Break 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 10:30 12:00
      Science & Technical Requirements Marie Ogilvie Lecture theatre

      Marie Ogilvie Lecture theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      • 10:30
        DRM Next Steps and Deriving Technical Requirements 30m
        Speaker: Prof. Peter Dewdney (SPDO)
        slides
      • 11:00
        Requirements and Use Cases for the SKA 30m
        Speaker: Mr Wallace Turner (SPDO)
        slides
      • 11:30
        Discussion 30m
    • 12:00 12:55
      Lunch 55m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 13:00 15:00
      System Engineering WP2.1 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS

      System design for SKA

      • 13:00
        WP2.1.1 The System Design Plan for the SKA 30m
        Speaker: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
        slides
      • 13:30
        WP2.1.1 System CoDR and Delta CoDR 45m
        Speakers: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO), Prof. Peter Dewdney (SPDO)
        slides
      • 14:15
        WP2.1.1 SKA AA technology requirements whitepaper 30m
        Speaker: Dr Andrew Faulkner (University of cambridge)
        slides
      • 14:45
        WP2.1.2 to WP2.1.6 - Tools and Strategies 15m
        Speaker: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
        slides
    • 15:00 15:25
      Coffee Break 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 15:30 16:15
      System Engineering WP2.1 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS

      System design for SKA

      • 15:30
        WP2.1.7 PrepSKA Costing - Strategy, Software Costing and the Costing Tool 45m
        Speakers: Mr Duncan Hall (SPDO), Ms Roshene McCool (SPDO), Rosie Bolton
        paper
        slides - Bolton
        slides - Hall
        slides - McCool
    • 16:15 18:00
      Management WP2.7 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS

      Support for WP2 engineering study in terms of project planning, reporting & financial and related interactions between UMAN and regional SKA programs

      paper
      • 16:15
        Overview of WP2 30m
        Speaker: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
        slides
        • Aims and scope of WP2 5m
        • Strategy to meet WP2 Objectives 5m
        • Structure to support the strategy 10m
        • Roles and Responsibilities 10m
      • 16:45
        Plans and Schedules 1h
        • DVP Planning - Cancelled 15m
        • AAVP Planning 15m
          Speaker: Arnold van Ardenne
          slides
        • PAFSKA Planning 15m
          Speaker: Carole Jackson
          slides
        • Overall Planning 15m
          Speaker: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
          slides
      • 17:45
        Beyond PrepSKA 15m
        Speaker: Mr Kobus Cloete (SPDO)
        slides
    • 08:00 08:20
      Morning tea 20m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 08:30 10:00
      Dish Verification Programme WP 2.2 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 08:30
        Aims of DVP 25m
        Speaker: Neil Roddis (SPDO)
        slides
      • 08:55
        WP2.2.1 & WP2.2.2.1 Dish Optics and Feed Integration 25m
        Speaker: Bill Imbriale
        slides
      • 09:20
        WP2.2.1 Dish Design 40m
        Speakers: Gordon Lacy, Matt Fleming
        slides - Flemming and Lacy
        slides - TC-SKAR
    • 10:00 10:25
      Coffee break 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 10:30 11:45
      Dish Verification Programme WP2.2 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      • 10:30
        WP2.2.3 PAFs 25m
        Speaker: Stuart Hay
        slides
      • 10:55
        WP2.2.2.2 Wide Band Feeds, LNAs and Cryogenics 25m
        Speaker: Bill Imbriale
        slides
      • 11:20
        WP2.2.2.3 Receivers 25m
        Speaker: Russell Gough
        slides
    • 11:45 12:05
      Aperture Array Verification Programme WP 2.3 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      slides
      • 11:45
        AA-low LOFAR results, lessons learned 20m
        Speaker: Michiel van Haarlem
    • 12:05 12:55
      Lunch 50m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 12:55 15:10
      Aperture Array Verification Programme WP 2.3 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 12:55
        AA-low MWA results, progress system 15m
        Speaker: Mark Waterson
        slides
      • 13:10
        Path to HERA 15m
        Speaker: Colin Lonsdale
        slides
      • 13:25
        AA-mid EMBRACE demonstration 20m
        Speaker: Dion Kant
        slides
      • 13:45
        WP 2.3.1.1/2/3 AA-mid antenna array design 20m
        Speaker: Tony Brown
      • 14:05
        WP 2.3.1.1/2/3 AA-low elements/front ends 20m
        Speaker: Eloy de Lera Acedo
        slides
      • 14:25
        WP 2.3.1 Innovative LNA design 15m
        Speaker: Danielle George
        slides
      • 14:40
        WP 2.3.1.4 Tsys AA-mid design and demonstration 15m
        Speaker: Bert Woestenburg
        slides
      • 14:55
        WP 2.3.2 AA station simulations 15m
        Speaker: Stef Salvini
        slides
    • 15:10 15:34
      Coffee Break 24m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 15:30 16:05
      Aperture Array Verification Programme WP2.3 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      • 15:35
        AA-lo to SKA1, spec, demonstrators and purpose 15m
        Speaker: Jan Geralt Bij de Vaate
        slides
      • 15:50
        AIP: AA-mid initial design 15m
        Speaker: Johan Pragt
        slides
    • 16:00 18:05
      Signal Transport and Networks WP 2.4 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 16:05
        STaN overview 20m
        Speaker: Roshene McCool (SPDO)
        slides
      • 16:25
        WP2.4.4 LO & Timing for the SKA 30m
        Speaker: Simon Garrington
        slides
      • 16:55
        WP2.4.3 Digital Data Back Haul Networks for the SKA 30m
        Speaker: Rogerio Nogueira
        slides
      • 17:25
        WP2.4.1 Analogue Fibre Transmission for the SKA 20m
        Speaker: Peter Maat
        slides
      • 17:45
        WP2.4.2 Site network installations - TBD 20m
        slides
    • 20:00 22:00
      Event Dinner - NB DRESS SMART CASUAL Dining Hall (Somerville College)

      Dining Hall

      Somerville College

      Somerville College Dining Hall

      Drinks reception in the Margaret Thatcher room followed by 3 course dinner in the Dining Hall.
      Dress - Smart casual.
      Limited parking, the venue is a short walk from St Annes and most hotels in town.

    • 08:00 08:25
      Morning tea 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 08:30 10:00
      Digital Signal Processing WP 2.5 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 08:30
        WP2.5.1 Correlator and Central Beamformer 30m
        Speaker: Brent Carlson
        slides
      • 09:00
        WP2.5.1 Software Correlator 30m
        Speaker: Jongsoo Kim
        slides
      • 09:30
        Non Imaging Computing 30m
        Speaker: Ben Stappers
        slides
    • 10:00 10:25
      Coffee Break 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 10:30 12:00
      Digital Signal Processing WP 2.5 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 10:30
        WP 2.5.2&3 Station Beamforming 45m
        Speaker: Michael Jones
        slides
      • 11:15
        WP2.5.2.1 PAF Beamforming 45m
        Speaker: John Bunton
        slides
    • 12:00 13:00
      Lunch 1h Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 13:00 15:00
      Software and Computing WP 2.6 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      • 13:00
        Introduction: Structure of WP2.6 presentations 5m
        Speaker: Mr Duncan Hall (SPDO)
        slides
      • 13:05
        WP2.6.1 Software engineering and Architecture Development 25m
        Speaker: Ronald Nijboer
        slides
      • 13:30
        WP2.6.2 Computing Hardware Architecture 10m
        Speaker: Mr Duncan Hall (SPDO)
        slides
      • 13:40
        WP2.6.7 The Path to Exascale 20m
        Speaker: Tim Cornwell
        slides
      • 14:00
        WP2.6.3.X Calibration and Imaging Techniques 1h
        Speakers: Athol Kemball, Ronald Nijboer, Tim Cornwell
        slides
    • 15:00 15:25
      Coffee Break 25m Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
    • 15:30 16:30
      Software and Computing WP2.6 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      • 15:30
        WP2.6.5 Data Products, Data Storage and Data Distribution 25m
        Speaker: Paul Alexander
        slides
      • 15:55
        WP2.6.6 Interfaces for Users and Operators 25m
        Speaker: Cameron Kiddle
        slides
      • 16:20
        Questions and answers for WP2.6 presentations 10m
    • 16:30 18:00
      Site Engineering Work Package 3 Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre

      St Anne's College Oxford

      Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HS
      paper
      • 16:30
        RFI measurements at candidate sites 30m
        Speaker: Rob Millenaar (SPDO)
        slides
      • 17:00
        Configurations for SKA1, as a step towards SKA2 30m
        Speaker: Rosie Bolton
        slides
      • 17:30
        Investigating tropospheric turbulence at SKA sites 30m
        Speaker: Rob Millenaar (SPDO)
        slides