ATG - Inaf

MA05 Overview
A. Zacchei
on behalf of MA05
INAF-OATs Workshop
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MA5 @ OATs ~ ATG
 “MA5” at OATs basically corresponds to a group (the
Astrophysical Technologies Group – ATG) having a
35+ years history (and evolution)
 ATG composition: 34 (11 permanent) from Sept 2013
 ATG deals with a continuum of activities covering
from telescope/instrumentation control to data
archiving through data handling, management,
processing, storage and retrieval (e.g. VO); infrastr.
 Direct involvement in projects at the national and
(especially) international level
► Projects mean resources for OATs: funds (6-8 M€),
infrastructure (OATs LAN, Lightnet, 96-core “IGI” cluster)
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Additional information
 ATG supported INAF-SI, the INAF Information
Systems Unit (2004-11) with ~1.5M€/yr budget
 ATG will support the INAF Unita’ Organizzativa della
direzione Scientifica-ICT (funding TBD)
 ATG represents INAF in national IT organisations and
Italy in international IT organisations at both the
technical and «political» levels
 ATG is active in the provision/update/support of IT
infrastructure for OATs (e.g. Lightnet, SSI)
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Talks organization
• MA05 can be divided in four main area, three has been
selected to be presented at this workshop with the most
representative projects performed during 2012:
– Ground Based telescope
• V. Baldini: Espresso@FDR  Control electronics
• G. Cupani: Espresso@FDR  data Analysis Software
– Space based projects
• D. Tavagnacco  Planck 2013 results
– Archive and VO:
• C. Knapic: Archive System: IA2 status and international perspective
• M. Molinaro: VO: status and new evolutions.
– HPC and HTC (GRID)
• BUT those are NOT the only projects in which MA05 is
involved (as usual we are overcommitted …).
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Ground Based Telescope
ESPRESSO: Fiber-fed, cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph which can be
operated with one or up to 4 Unit Telescopes of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. CoPI: Stefano Cristiani --> 150K 2014 – 100K 2015
WPs leaded by INAF-OATs:
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Software system engineer (P. Di Marcantonio)
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Instrument control software (P. Di Marcantonio)
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Observation software (R. Cirami)
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Data analysis software (V. D’Odorico)
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Final design completed
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DA Library (DAL) development
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Nine partial releases are foresee before May 2015 (gradually implementing all the recipes)
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Four releases between the Provisional Acceptance Europe and the Provisional Acceptance Chile are
foresee.
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Obviously releases will contain an updated version of the DAL design document and DAL validation and
test document.
Other INAF-OATs people: M. Mannetta, V. Baldini, P. Santin, G. Cupani, S.
Galeotta, S. Cristiani.
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Ground Based Telescope
• BATMAN @ TNG: Digital Micromirror Devices (DMD) based multi-slit
optical breadboard spectrograph. Development of control software and
electronics at INAF-OATs. To be installed at TNG at the end of 2013.
Tecno-PRIN INAF (budget 65 K€) in collaboration with LAM (Marsiglia).
• EST (European Solar Telescope), joined in the SOLARNET FP7
project, waiting for funding.
• E-ELT: “Progetto Premiale T-rex” (HIRES).
• SVAS (le stelle vanno a scuola): Automation of the C14
telescope@basovizza, founds: 3k + 15k (from MIUR)
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Space based projects
Euclid – activities - funding
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Project Office for the SGS: F.Pasian, A.Gregorio, O.Mansutti, C.Vuerli
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SGS System Team: M.Frailis, C. Vuerli + new ASI contract
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SDC-IT: A.Zacchei, M.Frailis + new ASI contract
+ eventually (post-2015), staff currently full-time on Planck:
M.Maris, D.Tavagnacco, G.Maggio, Thomas Vassallo
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SGS OU-LE3: S. Borgani, A. Biviano, M. Nonino, M. Viel et al. + new ASI contract
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SWGs:
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Galaxy clustering SWG: S. Borgani, P. Monaco, M. Viel
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Clusters of galaxies SWG: A. Biviano, S. Borgani, O. Cucciati, G. De Lucia, M. Girardi, M. Nonino
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Galaxy evolution: O. Cucciati, G. De Lucia, P. Monaco
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Cosmological simulations SWG: S. Borgani, G.De Lucia, P. Monaco, G. Murante, M. Viel
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Founding
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Italian funding for Euclid comes from:
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INAF and Universities (salaries of permanent staff) and ASI
ASI funds allocated for Italian institutes are 3.3 M€ in 3 yrs (Aug 2012 – Aug 2015):
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SGS will receive ~ 1058 K€
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INAF-OATs will receive ~ 495 K€ (249 K€ already received)= 8.5 FTE (AdR)+ travel (limited)
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Space based projects
Planck LFI DPC
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LFI-DPC, A. Zacchei, A. Gregorio, M. Frailis, M. Maris, S. Galeotta, D.
Tavagnacco (PhD), G. Maggio (Borsa), T. Vassallo (Borsa).
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We are still in operations that will continue till October 2013.
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First public delivery take place in March 2013 (Tavagnacco will summarize the
results), next public delivery is expected in middle 2013 (polarization + 8
surveys …). Updated delivery is in discussion (middle 2015).
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Current planck founds dedicated to the LFI DPC (INAF-OATs) are covered by
“LFI FaseE2 Missione Scientifica e analisi Dati” contract. and its extension (till
April 2014) current contract provided to the DPC 670k euro.
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We are discussing with ASI a new contract that will covers the DPC needs till
the end of 2015.
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LSPE – Large Scale Polarization Explorer
• Analysis of polarized emission in the microwaves over large sky
regions on angular scales of 1°-10°band channel
– Detection of B modes of cosmological origin
– SWIPE (Short Wavelength Instrument for the Polarization Explorer) and STRIP
(STRatospheric Italian Polarimeter)
• STRIP:
– Q band channel
– W band channel
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40 GHz
90 GHz
Duties & Responsibilities
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INAF-OATs
WP 4720: Data Acquisition and Storage (A. Zacchei)
WP 4730: Quick Look Analysis (A. Zacchei)
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Dep. Physics Univ. Trieste
WP 4710: On board Software (A. Gregorio)
• Funds: 70 K
• Launch End 2014 (TBC)
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Customizable Instrument WorkStation (CIWS)
• Bando TECNO-INAF 2010
• A reusable software system for processing, quick-look analysis and
archiving of raw data acquired from telescopes and auxiliary data
sources
• OATs: responsible of the Data Access Subsystem (DAS) Lead by
M. Frailis
• The DAS system provides:
– a Data Definition Language in XML (formalized in the XML Schema
language)
– automatic mapping of the user defined types (in the DDL) to the
database schema (support for several DBMSs)
– a C/C++ and Python API to store, query and retrieve the data
• A post-degree fellowship started on mid-January 2013 (S. Sartori)
• This work is strictly related with LSPE.
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Unita’ Organizzativa della Direzione Scientifica : ICT
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Approved from “ INAF - Consiglio di Amministrazione” on 18/06/2013
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Person in Charge: R. Smareglia
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Evolution of SI (Sistemi Informativi) lead by F. Pasian
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Coordination of ICT
– International Coordination
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Horizon 2020
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Infrastructure ( es. for ESFI)
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International Activity ( es. VO, Grid )
– National external Coordination
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GARR
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CINECA ( HPC)
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POM
– National Coordination
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“Commissione calcolo” + “Gruppo esecutivo di coordinamento”
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Network, Computing, Archive, Software …
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Coordination of internal ICT ( system manager), software ( licenses like IDL )
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DISSEMINATION
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SKA
SKA  Phase 1 & 2 (3 years)
TM - Telescope Manager
DSH – Dish Local Monitor & Control
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Telescope Manager, one of the major work package elements identified for the pre-construction
phase, is responsible for the monitoring of the entire telescope, the engineering and operational status
of its components and sub-systems.
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LFAA – Low Frequency Array
CSP – Central Signal processor
Lead by India ( Yashwant Gupta, NCRA) + India, South Africa, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Germany
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INAF lead: (OATs)  Local Monitor and Control package
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INAF involved also  System Engineering + Observation Manager
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INAF  OA Trieste ( Archive & Control Groups) (~40%), OA Catania, OA Teramo, IRA
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Budget: 260 K€ (Stage 1, 1 year, 09/2013-09/2014 ), 860 K€ (Stage 2, 2 years 09/2014-09/2016)
Dish, includes all activities necessary to prepare the procurement of the SKA dishes, including local
monitoring & control of the individual dish in pointing and other functionality, their feeds, necessary
electronics and local infrastructure.
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Lead by Australia (Carole Jackson, CSIRO) + China, South Africa, UK, Swden, Australia, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Germany
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INAF lead: (OACT + China )  Local Monitor and Control package
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INAF  OA Catania, OA Teramo, OA Trieste ( Instrumentation & Control Group), IRA
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Budget : Stage 1: 6 FTE + 70 kEuro (material & travel) // Stage 2: 12 FTE + 140 kEuro (material and travel)
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IA2 & VO budget & personal
IA2
2013 / K€
2014 / K€
IA2 (FFo)
235
275
undefined
GENIUS (EU/FP7)
35
-
2 years 
07/2015
VIALACTEA (EU/FP7)
35
35
3 years 
09/2016
GAPS (premiale)
30
TBD
5 years 
2017
2013 / K€
2014 / K€
CoSADIE (EU/FP7)
45
40
2 years 
09/2014
VObs.it (FFo)
70
70
undefined
VO
Personal
IA2
VO
1(TI) + 6(TD/Ass/Borsa) + 2+1(Borse)
1(Ass)
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HPC and HTC
• ER-flow: FP7 project for the porting of astrophysical applications on
SSP (SHIWA simulations platform) and on the European DCI (since
1/9/12). 94 K€ (75 Castelli contr.)
• EGI (European Grid Infrastructure)
– FP7 EGI-InSPIRE until 30/4/13: project objectives achieved (VisIVO,
HPC, HTC, A&A use cases, A&A requirements)
– Coordination of a VT (Virtual Team) for CTA dedicated to the study of
technological solutions for Science Gateways, SSO authentication and
Identity Federation (from 7/1/13 to 7/7/13). In close collaboration with
EGI and IGI.
• IGI (Italian Grid Infrastructure): in standby waiting for the completion
of the migration procedure to the GARR
• CTA: Development of Science Gateways and of the SSO (SingleSign-On) authentication system for the whole CTA collaboration. In
tight coordination with OACt and with other partners/institutes
involved in the project.
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Ma05 Critical issues
1. Flow of funding for long-term projects needs to be ~
constant («holes» are unacceptable! especially if
contracts renewed yearly)  need INAF as a «buffer»
2. Continuity/career for staff; overcommittment
3. Electronics lab
4. Logistics is a problem !
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growth occurring (Euclid, IA2, etc.)
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to improve interactions between ATG staff
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to improve interactions with Scientific staff
5. Computing facilities: procurement / maintenance
6. Difficulties in recruiting staff with computer skills
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Shown
last year
MA05 Permanent staff needs
• Need recruiting plan !
• For MA5/OATs the following would be needed in
the next 5-6 years: Now 4-5 yrs
– 1 I Lev Ricercatore (to compensate retirements)
– 2 II Lev Ricercatori/Tecnologi (career path for expert
staff – one position for MA5 since 1992 !!)
– 4 III Lev Ricercatori/Tecnologi (keep skilled personnel,
guarantee support for INAF services, guarantee
continuity within international projects, …)
– 2 CTER (electronics lab needed e.g. for ESPRESSO +
system administration for superclusters)
Shown
last year
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