Severo Ochoa postdoc D. Ricci seminar at the IAC

The Severo Ochoa postdoctoral fellow Davide Ricci, who recently joined the IAC, will give a regular seminar on 2015 March 5th entitled New web technologies for modern astronomers - an interactive seminar.

Start date: 5 Mar, 2015 - 10:30
End date: 5 Mar, 2015 - 12:00
Location: Aula, IAC Headquarters, Tenerife.
Organizer: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Abstract:

(Please bring your laptop or your smartphone with you)

Astronomers are not only skilled computer users, but also experienced Internet users. Their work could benefit from latest improvement in the world of the web. In particular, new client-side, server-side, and database technologies can be used to set up:
1) extremely performing data mining applications;
2) multi-thread CPU/GPU simulation or reduction software;
3) efficient ways to communicate results or to exchange data;
4) modern web-based tools for astronomic research and outreach.

After a quick introduction and a basic history of the evolution of web technologies during these last 15 years, we will present interactive examples of the above-mentioned technologies, focusing on client-side innovations.