12th ACS Workshop - 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st of July 2020

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When

From July 27th to 31st, 2020

Where

The workshop will be held virtually, co-hosted by ALMA and CTA observatories. The connection details will be updated as soon as they get confirmed.

Logistics info

Who

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Instructors/Speakers

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Institute

Project

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C++

Java

Python

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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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CTAO gGmbHCTA



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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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CTA


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7Gianluca Chiozzi

ESO


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ESO



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IEEC-CSICCTA
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2Alessandro Grillo

INAF CataniaASTRI

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3Pietro Bruno 

INAF-OACTASTRI, CTA

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4Ronan Cunniffe

FZU (Czech Institute for Physics) CTA
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5Franca Cassol

CPPM-CNRSCTA
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6Stefano Germani

University of Perugia (Italy)

CTA, ASTRI

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DESY ZeuthenCTA

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JAO (AUI)ALMA




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JAO (AUI)ALMA




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LPNHE / IN2P3 / CNRSCTA
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INAFCTA, ASTRI

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12Iftach Sadeh

DESYCTA
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13Vitalii Sliusar

University of GenevaCTA(疑問符)
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NAOJALMA
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NAOJALMA
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16Gianluca Giavitto

DESYCTA
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ESOALMA
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18Kevin Munari

INAF-OACTCTA

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ITeDALLAMA
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20Guillermo Giménez de Castro

CRAAMLLAMA
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21Matias Hampel

ITeDALLAMA
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22Juan Cabral

IATE-OAC-CONICETLLAMA

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23Julia Rezende

CRAAMPOEMAS


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ETH ZurichCTA
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25Hasmik Gasparyan

DESYCTA


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26Nicolò Parmiggiani

OAS-Bologna INAFCTA


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27Leonardo Baroncelli 

OAS-Bologna INAFCTA
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28Andrea Bulgarelli

OAS-Bologna INAFCTA
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29Antonio Addis

OAS-Bologna INAFPersonal


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INAFACADA

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31Carlos Reyes

ITeDALLAMA
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32Markus Gaug

CTAOCTA
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CRAAMHATS
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INAF - IRAPersonal
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35Patrick Sizun

CEA/IrfuCTA
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36Clemens Hoischen

Potsdam UniversityCTA


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37Mathieu de Bony

LAPPCTA


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38Eva Sciacca

INAFASTRI

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INAF-OAR & ASI-SSDCASTRI, CTA
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40Pierluca Sangiorgi

INAFASTRI, CTA

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INAFASTRI

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JAO (AUI)ALMA
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NRAO (AUI)ALMA

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JAO (AUI)ALMA


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45Sonja Vrcic

NRC-CNRC
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46Mike Smith

NRC-CNRC

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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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ALMA


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JAO (AUI)ALMA


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50Patricio Galea

UFRO-
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51Sebastian Carrasco

UFRO-
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52Rodrigo Augsbuger

UdeC-
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53Fernando Huenupan

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54Cristian Herrera

ESOAPEX
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JAO (AUI)ALMA
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Advanced Track

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1Paolo G. Calisse

CTAO gGmbHCTA

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2Gino Tosti

CTAO / University of Perugia(Italy)CTA, ASTRI
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NAOJ

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INAFCTA, ASTRI(tick)(tick)

5Jose Antonio Rugel

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6Francisco Beltran

Yebes ObservatoryRT40m-ARIES(tick)(tick)(tick)
7Weidong Jun

University of AlabamapSCT

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DESY ZeuthenCTA(tick)
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9Philipp Wagner

FreelancerCTA
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JAO (AUI)ALMA

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NRAO (AUI)ALMA


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Humboldt UniversityCTA, HESS(tick)(tick)(tick)
13Danilo Cezar

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DESYCTA
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Agenda

It is assumed that all participants are sufficiently knowledgeable about object oriented programming in C++, Java and/or python. Links to relevant information can be found in the reference documentation (see below). The course is based on previous experiences that have been organized since 2004 and consists of a technical hands-on course using the ALMA Common Software (ACS) framework, alternated with short technical talks and discussions.

The advanced column is intentionally left open to decide items to discuss all together as the workshop evolves.

Day 1 (Monday, July 27th) – Starting at 12:00 UT

Time UTDurationActivityGuiding instructorDurationAdvanced TrackSpeaker / Moderator
12:000:30Welcome & Round Table



12:300:30Distributed Systems and CORBA Standard


13:000:40General overview of ACS
1:00ACS Issue Tracking and Integration
13:400:20Model and lifecycle management


14:000:30ALMA Software Big Picture
0:30Advanced Component Types
14:300:15Coffee break



14:450:30A Trip through ACS Functionality
0:45ACS Threads
15:150:15Course welcome: Project definition and group assignments.


15:300:30Group exercises: Basic ACS environment and functionalities.


16:000:30Project life-cycle and software engineering basics0:30BulkData Introduction
16:304:30End of day



Day 2 (Tuesday, July 28th) – Starting at 12:00 UT

Time UTDurationActivityGuiding instructorDurationAdvanced TrackSpeaker / Moderator
12:000:30CTA Observatory Presentation


12:300:45Group exercise: Setting up a development environment1:00ACS Wish List – New Features / Improvements
13:150:20Project life-cycle and software engineering basics0:45Asynchronous Calls
13:350:40Software deployment: Configuration Database and GIT


14:150:30Group exercises/Demonstration: Inspecting example components and CDB / Set up test CDB with a simulated component0:30Component Caller / Event Converter Services
14:450:15Coffee break



15:001:15Group exercise: Component functionality development



16:300:15Group exercise: First integration


16:304:30End of day



Day 3 (Wednesday, July 29th) – Starting at 12:00 UT

Time UTTimeActivityGuiding instructorDurationAdvanced TrackSpeaker / Moderator
12:000:30LLAMA Observatory Presentation



12:300:30Logging and Error Systems Overview1:00Notification Channel
13:001:45Group exercise: Component functionality development



14:450:15Coffee break



15:000:30Characteristic components: BACI Properties and DevIOs1:00ACS Community Strategic Vision
Tomas Staig
15:300:30Group exercise: Component functionality development



16:000:30Group exercise: Integration of the day0:30

16:304:30End of day



Day 4 (Thursday, July 30th) – Starting at 12:00 UT

Time UTTimeActivityGuiding instructorDurationAdvanced TrackSpeaker / Moderator
12:000:30Community Presentation



12:300:30Group exercises: Component functionality development



13:000:30Developing and debugging ALMA Software1:00ACS Daemons
13:300:45Group exercises: Component functionality development



14:150:15Coffee break



14:300:30Logging and Error Systems Hands-on0:30Official Docker ImageDominik Neise
15:000:45Group exercises: Component functionality development / Adding logging and error handling



15:450:45Group exercises: Finishing the component development / comply tests cases / start integration



16:304:30End of day



Day 5 (Friday, July 31st) – Starting at 12:00 UT

Time UTTimeActivityGuiding instructor
12:000:45ACS Community Presentation
12:451:45Group exercises: Project integration and testing
14:300:30Round table: Final discussion and conclusions
15:001:00(Optional) ACS Open Discussion on Community Strategic View
16:003:00End of day

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