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DESCRIPTION:Radio astronomy in Australia is at a critical juncture. As SKA-
 Low nears completion\, other key research instruments around the country a
 re being significantly upgraded\; there are now more components\, procedur
 es\, and personnel involved in the production of our radio data products t
 han ever before.\n\nThough significant in contribution\, Australia’s rad
 io astronomy industry has historically been small in size—driven by indi
 viduals with broad skills\, deep institutional knowledge\, and long tenure
 s. As we enter this new era of scale\, it is critical to understand the so
 cio-technical factors that affect the radio interferometry data in Austral
 ia today\, how they are likely to change as this next generation of person
 nel enters the field\, and how this might affect the quality and applicabi
 lity of the data they produce.\n\nHerein\, we present findings from target
 ed interviewing of individuals who play a role in capturing and pre-proces
 sing radio astronomy data across Australia about their current workflows a
 nd planned changes—spanning those working in software development\, data
  analysis\, operations\, and leadership across CSIRO\, several universitie
 s\, and SKA-related entities from SKAO to AusSRC. Looking at procedures fo
 r technical development\, collaboration\, prioritisation\, validation\, up
 skilling\, knowledge transfer\, and even succession planning\, analysis sh
 owed healthy evolution in response to scale in some areas\, while others s
 eemed to diverge in ways that suggest a loss of lessons learned.\n\nWe con
 clude with material recommendations from comparable fields of technical wo
 rk\, and by inviting audience members to participate in future phases of t
 he project.
DTSTAMP:20261001T111259Z
LOCATION:Banquet Hall
SUMMARY:Interrogating Processes in Australian Radio Astronomy Data Producti
 on - Mars Buttfield-Addison
URL:https://pretalx.adass.org/adass2026/talk/PMNWHP/
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