CHPC Linux and Python training for Development in Africa Radio Astronomy Project

26 Feb 2018, 09:00 → 2 Mar 2018, 18:00 Africa/Johannesburg

HartRAO, South Africa

CHPC - DARA Linux and Python Training Partnership

The CHPC will be conducting a full-week computer training to selected students of Development in Africa Radio Astronomy (DARA) project within SKA specified partner countries. In particular, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia, respectively. Students background is in natural science (e.g. Physics, Mathematics, Statistics etc). The computer syllabus covers 2 days on introduction to Linux and three days on Python scripting. It is requirement that selected DARA students must attend this computer training before they can do anything related to radio Astronomy. The training utilise the existing clusters of PCs that have been delivered by DARA and African VLBI Network, all of which have the same Linux set-up and Astronomy software on them installed by HartRAO.

All selected students by DARA from Botswana, Namibia and Zambia to attend computer training from

26 February to 02 March 2018;

at HartRAO, South Africa

Must register for the computer course before 16 February 2018.