Speaker
Mr
Roufurd Julie*
Description
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is currently building two world-class complementary arrays of telescopes that operate in the radio segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. These telescopes will form a next-generation radio astronomy-driven Big Data facility that will revolutionise our understanding of the universe and fundamental laws of physics. South Africa hosts the SKA-Mid telescope, which is one of the two SKAO arrays. This presentation will highlight the intensity of cyberinfrastructure involved in pursuing the science ambitions of the SKAO as well as the envisaged impact thereof, as pioneered by the MeerKAT telescope (a precursor of SKA) which is operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO).
Primary author
Mr
Roufurd Julie*
