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URL:https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/the-ska-project-big-data-and-transforma
 tional-science/
SUMMARY:The SKA Project: Big Data and Transformational Science
DESCRIPTION:\nNijin Thykkathu\, Space Researchers Group\, RALSpace Departme
 nt\, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory\nThe Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
 \, set to become the world’s largest radio telescope\, is one of the mos
 t ambitious scientific projects of our time.\n\nUniting 13 countries in a 
 global effort\, it is designed to drive transformational discoveries in as
 trophysics.\n\nThis talk will outline the SKA’s vision and scientific go
 als\, from probing the origins of the universe to testing fundamental phys
 ics. It will also highlight the technical and computational challenges of 
 developing this critical infrastructure\, the role of the Science Data Pro
 cessor\, and how innovations in big data are shaping the path forward.\nSp
 eaker Biography\nNijin Thykkathu is an Astronomy-Oriented Software Develop
 er in the Astrophysics group at STFC RAL Space\, where he contributes to t
 he Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project as part of the Science Data Proces
 sing (SDP) team.\n\nInvolved since the prototyping stage\, he has helped d
 evelop core components of the system\, including control systems\, data pr
 ocessing pipelines\, and APIs\, while applying expertise in Python\, C/C++
 \, distributed databases\, and containerized systems to support one of the
  world’s most advanced scientific computing infrastructures. He has also
  worked on other major astronomy projects\, including WHT/WEAVE and VLT/MO
 ONS.\n\nAlongside his role at RAL Space\, he is pursuing a DPhil in Astrop
 hysics at the University of Oxford\, supervised by Prof. Matt Jarvis. His 
 research focuses on measuring the radio luminosity function (RLF) from the
  MIGHTEE survey to study the evolution of star-forming galaxies and active
  galactic nuclei\, complementing his technical contributions with scientif
 ic analysis that advances our understanding of galaxy formation and evolut
 ion.\n\n&nbsp\;
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