The Fifth National Workshop on the SKA Project

Session

SKAO General

SKAO General

24 Nov 2025, 14:00

Centro Congressi (Bologna, Area della Ricerca del CNR )

Conveners

SKAO General

• Chair: Grazia Umana

SKAO General

• Chair: Roberto Ragazzoni

108. Welcomes and general information (remote talk)

Dr I. Pagano, G. Umana (INAF)

24/11/2025, 14:00

109. The SRCNet project, status and forward look (remote talk)

Dr Rosie Bolton (SKAO)

24/11/2025, 14:20

The SRCNet project began work back in 2022, since that time the commitment from all SKA countries has increased with a resource board now in place pledging people and compute resources into the project. We now have our first nine SRCNet nodes, which we refer to our “SRCNet 0.1” system. These nodes, including an Italian node, have been used to undertake test campaigns and build operational...

92. The SKA project: status update

Mr Marco Bartolini (SKAO, INAF)

24/11/2025, 14:40

From July 2025, the SKA construction project entered in its 4th year. The first two years were dominated by procurement preparation while the last two years have seen the rise of site activities and actual construction. The Low frequency telescope (SKA Low) reached this year its first staged milestones (Array Assembly 0.5) and the Mid frequency telescope (SKA Mid) will be in a similar position...

110. The SKA Observatory: scientific perspectives and timelines

Dr Anna Bonaldi (SKAO)

24/11/2025, 15:00

111. Commissioning SKA-Low: first results and plans towards Science Verification

Dr Giulia Macario (SKAO)

24/11/2025, 15:20

SKA-Low will become the most sensitive radio telescope operating in the 50 - 350 MHz frequency range. Located in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia, SKA-Low will ultimately comprise 512 stations, each with 256 dual-polarization antennas, distributed over a maximum baseline of 74 km.
The telescope is entering a pivotal phase in its commissioning journey. The recently completed...

118. The SKA Observatory: an overview (remote talk)

Dr Philip Diamond (SKAO)

28/11/2025, 09:00