
		27 June - 2 July 2010 Town & Country Resort and Convention Center San Diego, California United States

Conference 7740
Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy

Conference Program Track: Technology Advancements (View Daily Schedule of Program Track)

Available in print as Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7740

Dates: Sunday-Wednesday 27 - 30 June 2010

Nicole M. Radziwill

Alan Bridger

Conference Chairs

Nicole M. Radziwill, James Madison Univ. and National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Alan Bridger, UK Astronomy Technology Ctr. (United Kingdom)

Program Committee

Gianluca Chiozzi, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany); Kim K. Gillies, Space Telescope Science Institute; Bret D. Goodrich, National Solar Observatory; Robert I. Kibrick, Lick Observatory; Hilton A. Lewis, Keck Observatory and California Association for Research in Astronomy; Gianni Raffi, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany); David L. Terrett, Science and Technology Facilities Council (United Kingdom)

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Short Courses Short courses of interest include SC1001, and SC644.
Sunday 27 June
Session 1: Control Systems I Date: Sunday 27 June Time: 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM Session Chair: Alan Bridger, UK Astronomy Technology Ctr. (United Kingdom)
Control software and electronics architecture design in the framework of the E-ELT instrumentation Paper 7740-1 Author(s):
No abstract available


Flight control software for the wave-front sensor of Sunrise 1m Balloon Telescope Paper 7740-2 Author(s):
No abstract available


The LUCIFER control software Paper 7740-3 Author(s):
No abstract available


The LBT real-time based control software to mitigate and compensate vibrations Paper 7740-73 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 2: Control Systems II Date: Sunday 27 June Time: 10:50 AM - 12:10 PM Session Chair: Gianluca Chiozzi, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany)
Control software architecture for the SALT Robert Stobie Spectrograph Paper 7740-5 Author(s):
No abstract available


Software systems for operation, control, and monitoring of the EBEX instrument Paper 7740-6 Author(s):
No abstract available


Faking it for pleasure and profit: the use of hardware simulation at AAO Paper 7740-7 Author(s):
No abstract available


OAdM Robotic Observatory: openROCS and dome control Paper 7740-8 Author(s):
No abstract available


Lunch Break 12:10 PM - 1:20 PM
Session 3: Real-Time/Events Date: Sunday 27 June Time: 1:40 PM - 3:30 PM Session Chair: David L. Terrett, Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Heterogeneous real-time computing in radio astronomy (Invited Paper) Paper 7740-9 Author(s):
No abstract available


Astronomers as mechanical turks: distributing decision making in real time Paper 7740-10 Author(s):
No abstract available


New direction in the development of the observation software framework (BOSS) Paper 7740-71 Author(s):
No abstract available


Transiting planet search in the Kepler pipeline Paper 7740-12 Author(s):
No abstract available


Adapting a publish-subscribe (DDS) middleware to a RPC style command response pattern Paper 7740-13 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 4: Data Processing Operations Date: Sunday 27 June Time: 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM Session Chair: Robert I. Kibrick, Lick Observatory
Lessons learned deploying a second-generation observation control system for Subaru Telescope Paper 7740-16 Author(s):
No abstract available


Control and data handling for the EST European Solar Telescope Paper 7740-17 Author(s):
No abstract available


Science data quality assessment for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Paper 7740-18 Author(s):
No abstract available


LBT data mining leads to increased open shutter time Paper 7740-19 Author(s):
No abstract available


An algorithm for fitting of planet models to Kepler light curves Paper 7740-20 Author(s):
No abstract available


Sunday Poster Session Date: Sunday 27 June Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Authors should be prepared to display their poster at morning coffee break. Posters for this conference will be on display in the Grand Exhibit Hall on Sunday. The interactive poster session with authors in attendance will be Sunday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Posters can remain displayed for extended viewing until 9:00 pm. Authors should return to remove their posters after 8:30 pm. Posters left displayed will be considered unwanted and will be discarded.
Development of an analysis framework for HSC and Belle II Paper 7740-62 Author(s):
No abstract available


The MOSFIRE desktop: a highly customizable, GUI-building user interface for the MOSFIRE instrument Paper 7740-63 Author(s):
No abstract available


Experience with a new approach for instrument software at Gemini Paper 7740-64 Author(s):
No abstract available


New architectures support for ALMA common software: lessons learned and taught Paper 7740-65 Author(s):
No abstract available


Photometer performance assessment in Kepler science data processing Paper 7740-66 Author(s):
No abstract available


Presearch data conditioning in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline Paper 7740-67 Author(s):
No abstract available


Design of modular C++ observatory control system: from observatories to laboratories and back Paper 7740-68 Author(s):
No abstract available


Collaborative use of the common services framework at ATST and Keck Observatories Paper 7740-69 Author(s):
No abstract available


Pixel-level calibration in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline Paper 7740-70 Author(s):
No abstract available


JCMT telescope control system upgrades for SCUBA-2 Paper 7740-72 Author(s):
No abstract available


A framework for propagation of uncertainties in the Kepler data analysis pipeline Paper 7740-74 Author(s):
No abstract available


Using ICE to provide a multi-platform interface to the Teledyne SIDECAR ASIC Paper 7740-75 Author(s):
No abstract available


SPHERE data reduction software: first insights into data reduction software development for next-generation instruments Paper 7740-76 Author(s):
No abstract available


Photometric analysis in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline Paper 7740-77 Author(s):
No abstract available


High-performance graphical data trending in a distributed system Paper 7740-78 Author(s):
No abstract available


A simple way to build from scratch an ANSI-C like compiler and embed it on the instruments software Paper 7740-79 Author(s):
No abstract available


Science Analysis Portal for the Dark Energy Survey Collaboration Paper 7740-80 Author(s):
No abstract available


A methodological proposal for the development of an HPC-based antenna array scheduler Paper 7740-81 Author(s):
No abstract available


Choosing a control system for CCAT Paper 7740-82 Author(s):
No abstract available


Progress in cancellable, multi-threaded, control software Paper 7740-84 Author(s):
No abstract available


A solution for remote-upgrading field controllers based on FPGA Cyclone 2C35 Paper 7740-85 Author(s):
No abstract available


A virtual reality environment for telescope operation Paper 7740-86 Author(s):
No abstract available


Middleware design and implementation for LSST Paper 7740-87 Author(s):
No abstract available


The research on direct-drives control system in the large-aperture telescope Paper 7740-88 Author(s):
No abstract available


The PANIC software system Paper 7740-89 Author(s):
No abstract available


Practical considerations for pointing a binocular telescope Paper 7740-90 Author(s):
No abstract available


A high-efficient and fast KNN algorithm based on CUDA Paper 7740-91 Author(s):
No abstract available


The Blanco Telescope TCS upgrade Paper 7740-92 Author(s):
No abstract available


A prototype of Hyper Suprime-Cam data analysis system Paper 7740-93 Author(s):
No abstract available


Dedicated versus realtime Linux-based adaptive optics systems for LINC-NIRVANA Paper 7740-94 Author(s):
No abstract available


Instrument-specific features within the observation preparation software for LINC-NIRVANA Paper 7740-95 Author(s):
No abstract available


Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on iridium satellite communication Paper 7740-97 Author(s):
No abstract available


Comparison of several algorithms for celestial object classification Paper 7740-98 Author(s):
No abstract available


Design and realization of the IP control core in field controllers for LAMOST spectroscopes Paper 7740-99 Author(s):
No abstract available


Approaches for photometric redshift estimation of quasars from SDSS and UKIDSS Paper 7740-100 Author(s):
No abstract available


Clock synchronization of motor control systems and PC system time Paper 7740-101 Author(s):
No abstract available


Producing an LSST data release Paper 7740-102 Author(s):
No abstract available


The ATST base: command-action-response in action Paper 7740-103 Author(s):
No abstract available


Automated classification of pointed sources Paper 7740-104 Author(s):
No abstract available


Support vector machines for quasar selection Paper 7740-105 Author(s):
No abstract available


The design of LBT's telemetry source registration Paper 7740-106 Author(s):
No abstract available


Design considerations for LBTI observer interface Paper 7740-107 Author(s):
No abstract available


A multistrategy control system for field controllers of astronomical instruments Paper 7740-108 Author(s):
No abstract available


A simple and effective algorithm for quasar candidate selection Paper 7740-109 Author(s):
No abstract available


An automated algorithm for determining photometric redshifts of quasars Paper 7740-110 Author(s):
No abstract available


Separating quasars from stars by support vector machines Paper 7740-111 Author(s):
No abstract available


Development of an automatic program to count the number of sunspots using Visual C++ Paper 7740-112 Author(s):
No abstract available


Calibration of LAMOST spectral analysis Paper 7740-113 Author(s):
No abstract available


Control, acquisition, and reduction software for infrared spectrometers Paper 7740-114 Author(s):
No abstract available


Robustness of LAMOST networked control system Paper 7740-115 Author(s):
No abstract available


Research of large telescope control system Paper 7740-116 Author(s):
No abstract available


Position measurement of the direct-drive motor of large-aperture telescope Paper 7740-117 Author(s):
No abstract available


Design and implementation of LAMOST CCD cameras' master control Paper 7740-118 Author(s):
No abstract available


The primary mirror system control software for the VST Paper 7740-119 Author(s):
No abstract available


Telescope information service system of LAMOST Paper 7740-120 Author(s):
No abstract available


A code generation framework for ALMA common software Paper 7740-121 Author(s):
No abstract available


The interaction between pointing and active optics on the VISTA Telescope Paper 7740-122 Author(s):
No abstract available


MOCS: a new control system for the Mercator Telescope Paper 7740-123 Author(s):
No abstract available


A high-availability, distributed hardware control system using Java Paper 7740-124 Author(s):
No abstract available


Zigbee networking technology and its application in Lamost optical fiber positioning and control system Paper 7740-125 Author(s):
No abstract available


Realizing software longevity over a system's lifetime Paper 7740-126 Author(s):
No abstract available


Instrument control software requirement specification for Extreme Large Telescopes Paper 7740-127 Author(s):
No abstract available


Introducing high-performance distributed logging service for ACS Paper 7740-128 Author(s):
No abstract available


A new control system hardware architecture for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package Paper 7740-129 Author(s):
No abstract available


Integrating a university team in the ALMA software development process: a successful model for distributed collaborations Paper 7740-130 Author(s):
No abstract available


SPHERE instrumentation software in the construction and integration phases Paper 7740-131 Author(s):
No abstract available


The OAdM Robotic Observatory: the scheduler Paper 7740-132 Author(s):
No abstract available


UCam: universal camera controller and data acquisition system Paper 7740-133 Author(s):
No abstract available


An object-oriented software framework for telemetry and data logging at the MMT Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA Paper 7740-134 Author(s):
No abstract available


Software for automated CCD testing and characterization for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Paper 7740-135 Author(s):
No abstract available


Software for automated run-time determination of calibration values and hardware capabilities in torrent detector control systems Paper 7740-136 Author(s):
No abstract available


World coordinate system keywords for FITS files from Lick Observatory Paper 7740-137 Author(s):
No abstract available


Re-using the NOCS as a common instrument interface Paper 7740-138 Author(s):
No abstract available


Upgrading the Gemini secondary mirror micro-controller Paper 7740-139 Author(s):
No abstract available


Effect of noise in image restoration of Multi-aperture Telescope Paper 7740-140 Author(s):
No abstract available


Programmable workflow control with rule check on LAMOST Paper 7740-141 Author(s):
No abstract available


Monday 28 June
Welcome and Introduction Date: Monday 28 June Time: 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Monday Plenary Session Date: Monday 28 June Time: 8:40 AM - 9:40 AM Session Chair: Douglas A. Simons, Gemini Observatory
Unknowns and unknown unknowns: from dark sky to dark matter and dark energy (Plenary) Paper 7733-501 Author(s):
No abstract available


Optical synoptic telescopes: new science frontiers (Plenary) Paper 7733-502 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 5: VO/Archive Date: Monday 28 June Time: 10:10 AM - 12:20 PM Session Chair: Kim K. Gillies, Space Telescope Science Institute
Building archives in the virtual observatory era (Invited Paper) Paper 7740-21 Author(s):
No abstract available


Complex/large data sets: information representation and processing on manifolds and graphs Paper 7740-22 Author(s):
No abstract available


The Kepler DB: a database management system for arrays, sparse arrays, and binary objects Paper 7740-23 Author(s):
No abstract available


An open source, service-oriented architecture for the WIYN one degree imager software system Paper 7740-24 Author(s):
No abstract available


Discovery Channel Telescope software key technologies Paper 7740-25 Author(s):
No abstract available


Future management needs of a 'software-driven' science community Paper 7740-26 Author(s):
No abstract available


Lunch Break 12:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Session 6: Cyberinfrastructure I Date: Monday 28 June Time: 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM Session Chair: Gianluca Chiozzi, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany)
An observation execution system for next-generation large telescopes Paper 7740-27 Author(s):
No abstract available


Software architecture of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer Paper 7740-28 Author(s):
No abstract available


Designing a high-availability cluster for the Subaru Telescope second-generation observation control system Paper 7740-29 Author(s):
No abstract available


Evolution of the VLT instrument control system toward industry standards Paper 7740-30 Author(s):
No abstract available


Operating global network of autonomous observatories Paper 7740-31 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 7: Common Services/Reuse Date: Monday 28 June Time: 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM Session Chair: Hilton A. Lewis, California Association for Research in Astronomy
Achieving reusability in KMOS instrument software through design patterns Paper 7740-32 Author(s):
No abstract available


Re-using the VLT control system on the VISTA Telescope Paper 7740-33 Author(s):
No abstract available


Evaluating and evolving common services framework for use at W.M.K.O Paper 7740-34 Author(s):
No abstract available


Integration of SCUBA-2 within the JCMT Observatory control system Paper 7740-35 Author(s):
No abstract available


Commensal observing with the Allen Telescope array: software command and control Paper 7740-36 Author(s):
No abstract available


Tuesday 29 June
Tuesday Plenary Session I Date: Tuesday 29 June Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Session Chair: Mark M. Casali, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany)
ELTs science vision (Plenary) Paper 7733-503 Author(s):
No abstract available


Science with ALMA: a supersharp view of the nurseries of galaxies, stars and planets (Presentation Only) (Plenary) Paper AS10PL2-504 Author(s):
No abstract available


The ESA space science and robotic exploration programme (Presentation Only) (Plenary) Paper AS10PL2-505 Author(s):
No abstract available


Tuesday Plenary Session II Date: Tuesday 29 June Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Session Chair: Mark M. Casali, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Germany)
The ESA Herschel Space Observatory: first year achievements and early science results (Presentation Only) (Plenary) Paper 7731-506 Author(s):
No abstract available


High-resolution imaging of extraterrestrial planetary surfaces (Presentation Only) (Plenary) Paper AS10PL2-507 Author(s):
No abstract available


Transiting exoplanets: from ground-based origins to Kepler discoveries and beyond (Presentation Only) (Plenary) Paper AS10PL2-508 Author(s):
No abstract available


Lunch/Exhibition Break 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Session 8: Web 2.0/User Interfaces Date: Tuesday 29 June Time: 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM Session Chair: Bret D. Goodrich, National Solar Observatory
Writing Web 2.0 applications for science archives Paper 7740-37 Author(s):
No abstract available


Build great web-based search applications quickly with Solr and Blacklight Paper 7740-38 Author(s):
No abstract available


HTML 5, Websockets, and Sproutcore: a web-based user interface for the dark energy camera (DECam) Paper 7740-39 Author(s):
No abstract available


User interface software development for the WIYN one degree imager (ODI) Paper 7740-40 Author(s):
No abstract available


The use of Flex as a viable toolkit for astronomy software applications Paper 7740-41 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 9: Lightning Talks Date: Tuesday 29 June Time: 4:10 PM - 5:50 PM Session Chair: Nicole M. Radziwill, James Madison Univ. Lightning talks are short (less than 5 minute) interest-driven talks where you can ask questions to the audience, present a new idea or insight, share an untested hypothesis, or just communicate lessons learned or other things you've found useful in your work. Simply show up and present your proposal and be prepared to give your brief presentation if selected. You are encouraged to visit http://perl.plover.com/lt/osc2003/lightning-talks.html for examples of past sessions.
Wednesday 30 June
Session 10: Pipelines/Kepler Date: Wednesday 30 June Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Session Chair: Robert I. Kibrick, Lick Observatory
An open source application framework for astronomical imaging pipelines Paper 7740-42 Author(s):
No abstract available


Automated calibration and imaging on the Allen Telescope array Paper 7740-43 Author(s):
No abstract available


The Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline framework Paper 7740-44 Author(s):
No abstract available


The Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline framework extensions Paper 7740-45 Author(s):
No abstract available


Data validation in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline Paper 7740-46 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 11: Kepler Session Date: Wednesday 30 June Time: 10:40 AM - 12:30 PM Session Chair: David L. Terrett, Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Kepler Science Operations Center architecture (Invited Paper) Paper 7740-47 Author(s):
No abstract available


Semi-weekly monitoring of the performance and attitude of Kepler using a sparse set of targets Paper 7740-48 Author(s):
No abstract available


Focal plane geometry characterization of the Kepler Mission Paper 7740-49 Author(s):
No abstract available


Selecting pixels for Kepler downlink Paper 7740-50 Author(s):
No abstract available


Kepler Mission's focal plane characterization models implementation Paper 7740-51 Author(s):
No abstract available


Lunch/Exhibition Break 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Session 12: Cyberinfrastructure II Date: Wednesday 30 June Time: 1:40 PM - 3:10 PM Session Chair: Hilton A. Lewis, California Association for Research in Astronomy
The application of cloud computing to the creation of image mosaics and management of their provenance (Invited Paper) Paper 7740-52 Author(s):
No abstract available


EVALSO: a high-bandwidth communication infrastructure to efficiently connect the ESO Paranal and the Cerro Armazones Observatories to Europe Paper 7740-53 Author(s):
No abstract available


File-storage cyberinfrastructure for large projects years before first-light Paper 7740-54 Author(s):
No abstract available


CANFAR: the Canadian advanced network for astronomical research Paper 7740-55 Author(s):
No abstract available


Session 13: Current Project Overviews Date: Wednesday 30 June Time: 3:40 PM - 5:40 PM Session Chair: Bret D. Goodrich, National Solar Observatory
The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) software architecture Paper 7740-56 Author(s):
No abstract available


The DECam data acquisition and control system Paper 7740-57 Author(s):
No abstract available


ALMA software management and deployment Paper 7740-58 Author(s):
No abstract available


Discovery Channel Telescope software development overview Paper 7740-59 Author(s):
No abstract available


An overview of the LSST data management system Paper 7740-60 Author(s):
No abstract available


LSST data challenges Paper 7740-61 Author(s):
No abstract available

Conference 7740Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy

Short Courses

Session 1: Control Systems I

Control software and electronics architecture design in the framework of the E-ELT instrumentation

Flight control software for the wave-front sensor of Sunrise 1m Balloon Telescope

The LUCIFER control software

The LBT real-time based control software to mitigate and compensate vibrations

Session 2: Control Systems II

Control software architecture for the SALT Robert Stobie Spectrograph

Software systems for operation, control, and monitoring of the EBEX instrument

Faking it for pleasure and profit: the use of hardware simulation at AAO

OAdM Robotic Observatory: openROCS and dome control

Session 3: Real-Time/Events

Heterogeneous real-time computing in radio astronomy (Invited Paper)

Astronomers as mechanical turks: distributing decision making in real time

New direction in the development of the observation software framework (BOSS)

Transiting planet search in the Kepler pipeline

Adapting a publish-subscribe (DDS) middleware to a RPC style command response pattern

Session 4: Data Processing Operations

Lessons learned deploying a second-generation observation control system for Subaru Telescope

Control and data handling for the EST European Solar Telescope

Science data quality assessment for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

LBT data mining leads to increased open shutter time

An algorithm for fitting of planet models to Kepler light curves

Sunday Poster Session

Development of an analysis framework for HSC and Belle II

The MOSFIRE desktop: a highly customizable, GUI-building user interface for the MOSFIRE instrument

Experience with a new approach for instrument software at Gemini

New architectures support for ALMA common software: lessons learned and taught

Photometer performance assessment in Kepler science data processing

Presearch data conditioning in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline

Design of modular C++ observatory control system: from observatories to laboratories and back

Collaborative use of the common services framework at ATST and Keck Observatories

Pixel-level calibration in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline

JCMT telescope control system upgrades for SCUBA-2

A framework for propagation of uncertainties in the Kepler data analysis pipeline

Using ICE to provide a multi-platform interface to the Teledyne SIDECAR ASIC

SPHERE data reduction software: first insights into data reduction software development for next-generation instruments

Photometric analysis in the Kepler Science Operations Center pipeline

High-performance graphical data trending in a distributed system

A simple way to build from scratch an ANSI-C like compiler and embed it on the instruments software

Science Analysis Portal for the Dark Energy Survey Collaboration

A methodological proposal for the development of an HPC-based antenna array scheduler

Choosing a control system for CCAT

Progress in cancellable, multi-threaded, control software

A solution for remote-upgrading field controllers based on FPGA Cyclone 2C35

A virtual reality environment for telescope operation

Middleware design and implementation for LSST

The research on direct-drives control system in the large-aperture telescope

The PANIC software system

Practical considerations for pointing a binocular telescope

A high-efficient and fast KNN algorithm based on CUDA

The Blanco Telescope TCS upgrade

A prototype of Hyper Suprime-Cam data analysis system

Dedicated versus realtime Linux-based adaptive optics systems for LINC-NIRVANA

Instrument-specific features within the observation preparation software for LINC-NIRVANA

Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on iridium satellite communication

Comparison of several algorithms for celestial object classification

Design and realization of the IP control core in field controllers for LAMOST spectroscopes

Approaches for photometric redshift estimation of quasars from SDSS and UKIDSS

Clock synchronization of motor control systems and PC system time

Producing an LSST data release

The ATST base: command-action-response in action

Automated classification of pointed sources

Support vector machines for quasar selection

The design of LBT's telemetry source registration

Design considerations for LBTI observer interface

A multistrategy control system for field controllers of astronomical instruments

A simple and effective algorithm for quasar candidate selection

An automated algorithm for determining photometric redshifts of quasars

Separating quasars from stars by support vector machines

Development of an automatic program to count the number of sunspots using Visual C++

Calibration of LAMOST spectral analysis

Control, acquisition, and reduction software for infrared spectrometers

Robustness of LAMOST networked control system

Research of large telescope control system

Position measurement of the direct-drive motor of large-aperture telescope

Design and implementation of LAMOST CCD cameras' master control

The primary mirror system control software for the VST

Telescope information service system of LAMOST

Conference 7740
Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy