[ASA] Reminder: ADACS Data Intensive Astronomy Workshop

[Amr Hassan]

Dear ASA Members,

A reminder that the abstract submission and pre-registration for the ADACS Data Intensive Astronomy Workshop will be closed today.


ADACS Data Intensive Astronomy Workshop
7th-9th August 2017
Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC


Abstract submission and pre-registration are now open through our website!
Visit the website to pre-register and submit an abstract here<https://adacs.org.au/index.php/2017/06/15/adacs-data-intensive-astronomy-workshop-melbourne-7-9-august-2017/> (https://goo.gl/bFVLzA )


Recent and planned advances in astronomical observational and simulation facilities are moving astronomy toward a new data-intensive era where “big data" is the norm rather than an exception. While such facilities will provide astronomers with unprecedented levels of accuracy, coverage, and resolution, the increases in dataset size and dimensionality will pose serious computational challenges for most of the current astronomy data analysis and visualization tools.

This workshop will focus on the tools and platforms needed to enable discovery in the data-intensive era. We will focus this year on the following key themes:

  *   HPC and Cloud Computing in Astronomy.
  *   Machine learning applications in Astronomical Data Analysis and Transient Detection.
  *   Scientific Visualization in Astronomy.
  *   Data intensive reduction pipelines and tools.
  *   Data intensive eResearch platforms in Astronomy.

The first two days of the program will include invited talks, contributed talks and BOF sessions. The aim is to encourage communication between software experts and astronomers to meet the big-data challenges in Astronomy. The last day will focus on the All-Sky Virtual Observatory (ASVO) project and the eScience gateways.

Key Dates:

  *   14th July 2017 – Pre-registration and Abstract submission closes.
  *   14th July 2017 – Attendees registration closes.
  *   20th July 2017 – Program Release
  *   7th-8th August 2017 –  Data Intensive Astronomy Workshop
  *   9th August 2017 – ASVO and eScience Gateways workshop

This workshop is sponsored by the Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) initiative. ADACS is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL)<http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/>.


Best Regards,
Dr. Amr H. Hassan
Service Delivery Manager
Astronomy Data and Computing Services
Swinburne University of Technology
H29, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
Phone: +61-3-9214-8546
Fax: +61-3-9214-8797
http://www.adacs.org.au


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