SKA data to be processed by Skynet project
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) wants the public to take part in a distributed computing project aimed at processing information provided by the upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope.
According to a BBC report, the project will be analysing data from a satellite array with its own in house supercomputers, as well as idle public PCs to handle additional information.
“As we design, develop and switch on the next generation of radio telescopes, the supercomputing resources processing this deluge of data will be in increasingly high demand,” explained ICRAR director, Professor Peter Quinn.
“SkyNet aims to complement the work already being done by creating a citizen science computing resource that radio astronomers can tap into and process data in ways and for purposes that otherwise might not be possible.”
To sign up and be part of the distributed computing project you can head over to Skynet’s official site.
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