Name: Mid Annual Status Update Meeting (MASUM) 2022
Start: 2022-05-10T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-05-11T15:50:00+01:00
Location: SKAO Council Chambers

Mid Annual Status Update Meeting (MASUM) 2022

from Tuesday, 10 May 2022 (09:00) to Wednesday, 11 May 2022 (15:50)

Monday, 9 May 2022
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
09:00 Opening - Ben Lewis (SKAO)
Opening
- Ben Lewis (SKAO)
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 Welcome - Joseph McMullin (SKAO)
Welcome
- Joseph McMullin (SKAO)
09:10 - 09:25
09:25 SKA MID Project Overview - Ben Lewis (SKAO)
SKA MID Project Overview
- Ben Lewis (SKAO)
09:25 - 09:45
09:45 MID Science cases - Tyler Bourke (SKA Observatory)
MID Science cases
- Tyler Bourke (SKA Observatory)
09:45 - 10:00
10:00 SKA MID Technical Areas Challenges - Robert Laing (SKAO)
SKA MID Technical Areas Challenges
- Robert Laing (SKAO)
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 SKA MID System Overview - Gerhard Swart (SKAO)
SKA MID System Overview
- Gerhard Swart (SKAO)
10:15 - 10:35
10:35 BREAK 1
BREAK 1
10:35 - 10:50
10:50 SKA Mid System Engineering - Andrea Cremonini (SKA Organisation)
SKA Mid System Engineering
- Andrea Cremonini (SKA Organisation)
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 SKA Mid System AIV - Peter Hekman (SKA O)
SKA Mid System AIV
- Peter Hekman (SKA O)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 SKA MID ITF - Benjamin Lunsky (SKAO)
SKA MID ITF
- Benjamin Lunsky (SKAO)
11:30 - 11:45
11:45 Stretch Break
Stretch Break
11:45 - 12:00

12:00 LUNCH
LUNCH
12:00 - 12:55
12:55 Mid Digital Status Update (incl. digitisers, CSP, CBF & SAT) - Nontobeko Mnyandu (SKAO)
Mid Digital Status Update (incl. digitisers, CSP, CBF & SAT)
- Nontobeko Mnyandu (SKAO)
12:55 - 13:10
13:10 MID Signal Chain technical overview - Bassem Alachkar (SKAO)
MID Signal Chain technical overview
- Bassem Alachkar (SKAO)
13:10 - 13:25
13:25 Timing and Frequency technical overview (Delivered by G. Swart) - Aniket Hendre (SKAO)
Timing and Frequency technical overview (Delivered by G. Swart)
- Aniket Hendre (SKAO)
13:25 - 13:40
13:40 SPFRx technical overview - Jayashree Roy (SKAO)
SPFRx technical overview
- Jayashree Roy (SKAO)
13:40 - 13:55
13:55 MID Dish system overview and status Update - Mark HARMAN (SKA Organisaton)
MID Dish system overview and status Update
- Mark HARMAN (SKA Organisaton)
13:55 - 14:15
14:15 Dish Structure technical overview and status - Ockert Strydom (SKAO)
Dish Structure technical overview and status
- Ockert Strydom (SKAO)
14:15 - 14:35
14:35 BREAK 2
BREAK 2
14:35 - 14:50
14:50 RF, SPF & services technical overview & status - Alice Pellegrini (SKAO)
RF, SPF & services technical overview & status
- Alice Pellegrini (SKAO)
14:50 - 15:05
15:05 SKA-Mid Science Operations - Shari Breen (SKAO)
SKA-Mid Science Operations
- Shari Breen (SKAO)
15:05 - 15:20
15:20 SKA-Mid Engineering operations - Corrie Taljaard (SKAO)
SKA-Mid Engineering operations
- Corrie Taljaard (SKAO)
15:20 - 15:35
15:35 MID Power Procurement - Adriaan Schutte (SKAO)
MID Power Procurement
- Adriaan Schutte (SKAO)
15:35 - 15:50
15:50 MID CBF technical overview - Michael Pleasance (National Research Council of Canada (NRC))
MID CBF technical overview
- Michael Pleasance (National Research Council of Canada (NRC))
15:50 - 16:10
16:10 MeerKAT & MeerKAT Extension Status - Thomas Abbott (SKA SA)
MeerKAT & MeerKAT Extension Status
- Thomas Abbott (SKA SA)
16:10 - 16:25
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
09:00 RFI/EMC Status and requirements - Abraham Johannes Otto (SKAO)
RFI/EMC Status and requirements
- Abraham Johannes Otto (SKAO)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Report from SMPWG meeting and MeerKAT Integration - Gerhard Swart (SKAO)
Report from SMPWG meeting and MeerKAT Integration
- Gerhard Swart (SKAO)
09:20 - 09:30
09:30 Mid Site and Host Country Deliverables - Tracy Cheetham (SKAO)
Mid Site and Host Country Deliverables
- Tracy Cheetham (SKAO)
09:30 - 09:50
09:50 SKA MID Infrastructure - Du Bryn Jonker (SKAO)
SKA MID Infrastructure
- Du Bryn Jonker (SKAO)
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 BREAK 1
BREAK 1
10:10 - 10:25
10:25 SKA-Mid Product Assurance - Job Obiebi (SKAO)
SKA-Mid Product Assurance
- Job Obiebi (SKAO)
10:25 - 10:40
10:40 MID Procurement Status Update - Paul Oosthuizen
MID Procurement Status Update
- Paul Oosthuizen
10:40 - 10:55
10:55 ART Status + Roadmap + SW Solution overview - Adam Avison (SKAO) Benjamin Mort (SKAO)
ART Status + Roadmap + SW Solution overview
- Adam Avison (SKAO)
- Benjamin Mort (SKAO)
10:55 - 11:15
11:15 Computing Architecture + TMC, SDP, PSS, PST Networks design overview - Marco Bartolini (SKAO) Peter Lewis
Computing Architecture + TMC, SDP, PSS, PST Networks design overview
- Marco Bartolini (SKAO)
- Peter Lewis
11:15 - 11:35
11:35 Closure - Ben Lewis (SKAO)
Closure
- Ben Lewis (SKAO)
11:35 - 11:55