Keynote Speakers

We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for ADASS XXXIV. Each speaker brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in their respective fields. Additional speakers and abstracts for the talks will be announced shortly.

Alan Bridger (SKAO/UKATC)

Theme: Proposal and Observation Preparation Tools
Title: How do you use yours? The Evolution of Proposal and Observing Preparation Tools.

John Abela (University of Malta)

Theme: The rise of AI for science and data center operations
Title: From Daniel Dennett to Transformers: The Computational Evolution of Human Intelligence in AI

Markus Demleitner (ARI Heidelberg)

Theme: Extending the life of software and data
Title: Declarative Data Management with DaCHS and the VO

Jenn Kotler (STScl)

Theme: User experience
Title: Empowering Science with Good Design

Ben Rusholme (IPAC)

Theme: Data management and trusted repository in the Open Data era
Title: The Challenges of Astronomical Data Systems

Nuria Lorente (AAO-Macquarie)

Theme: Roadblocks in Astronomical Data Analysis
Title: Beyond the Data: challenges and triumphs in data reduction and analysis

Lawrence Toomey (CSIRO)

Theme: Metadata, semantics and data models applicable to data formats
Title: SDHDF: A new file format for spectral-domain radio astronomy data

Ludwig Schwardt (SARAO)

Theme: Real-time and near real-time processing pipelines
Title: The MeerKAT Science Data Processing Pipeline


https://www.um.edu.mt/events/adass2024/keynotespeakers/