MWA Project Meeting - 2026
from
Monday, 27 July 2026 (09:00)
to
Thursday, 30 July 2026 (17:00)
Monday, 27 July 2026
09:00
Busy days
09:00 - 13:00
Room: Room 125
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
07:45
Registrations
07:45 - 08:00
Room: Room 190
08:00
LOC Welcome: LOC Welcome
LOC Welcome
08:00 - 08:05
Room: Room 190
08:05
Director's report
-
Steven Tingay
(
ICRAR-Curtin
)
Director's report
Steven Tingay
(
ICRAR-Curtin
)
08:05 - 08:30
Room: Room 190
08:30
Invited Speakers: EoR status report - online presentation
EoR status report - online presentation
08:30 - 08:50
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
08:50
Invited Speakers: Transients status report - online presentation
Transients status report - online presentation
08:50 - 09:10
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
09:10
Invited Speakers: PFT status report - online presentation
PFT status report - online presentation
09:10 - 09:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
09:30
Invited Speakers: SHI status report - online presentation
SHI status report - online presentation
09:30 - 09:50
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
10:00
Morning break
Morning break
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
10:30
Invited Speakers: GEG status report - online presentation
GEG status report - online presentation
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
10:50
GEG: GaLactic and Extragalactic All-Sky MWA eXtended (GLEAM-X): Entire survey results - online presentation
GaLactic and Extragalactic All-Sky MWA eXtended (GLEAM-X): Entire survey results - online presentation
10:50 - 11:10
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
11:10
PFT: First measurements of pulse broadening for the double pulsar - online presentation
First measurements of pulse broadening for the double pulsar - online presentation
11:10 - 11:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
11:30
PFT: The first blind detection of a low-frequency fast radio burst with the Murchison Widefield Array - online presentation
The first blind detection of a low-frequency fast radio burst with the Murchison Widefield Array - online presentation
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
12:00
GEG: A multi-frequency perspective on Cosmic Ray signatures in Nearby Galaxies - online presentation
A multi-frequency perspective on Cosmic Ray signatures in Nearby Galaxies - online presentation
12:00 - 12:30
Room: Room 190
12:30
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
14:00
Invited Speakers: Archive, MWAX and MWA ASVO Systems Update
Archive, MWAX and MWA ASVO Systems Update
14:00 - 14:20
Room: Room 190
14:20
EoR: A long term study of Over the Horizon propagation in Western Australia
A long term study of Over the Horizon propagation in Western Australia
14:20 - 14:40
Room: Room 190
14:40
EoR: External Verification of the FHD-eppsilon Analysis Pipeline using a Simulated Flat Power Spectrum
External Verification of the FHD-eppsilon Analysis Pipeline using a Simulated Flat Power Spectrum
14:40 - 15:00
Room: Room 190
15:00
End of day: End of day
End of day
15:00 - 16:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
17:30
Reception: Reception
Reception
17:30 - 19:00
Room: Hazeltine Commons, Engineering Research Center
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
08:00
HPC: A.I based compression for Radio-astronomy data - online presentation
A.I based compression for Radio-astronomy data - online presentation
08:00 - 08:20
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
08:20
EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing LOFAR data using MWA software - online presentation
MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing LOFAR data using MWA software - online presentation
08:20 - 08:40
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
08:40
HPC: Identifying “bad” channels from calibration solutions - online presentation
Identifying “bad” channels from calibration solutions - online presentation
08:40 - 08:55
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
08:55
SHI: Enabling routine daytime observation via temperature compensation - online presentation
Enabling routine daytime observation via temperature compensation - online presentation
08:55 - 09:15
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
09:15
SHI: MWA Solar Quick Look Pipeline - online presentation
MWA Solar Quick Look Pipeline - online presentation
09:15 - 09:35
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
09:35
EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing MWA data using LOFAR software - online presentation
MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing MWA data using LOFAR software - online presentation
09:35 - 09:55
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
09:55
Morning break
Morning break
09:55 - 10:20
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
10:20
EoR: Inferring properties of the first galaxies and intergalactic medium using MWA observations - online presentation
Inferring properties of the first galaxies and intergalactic medium using MWA observations - online presentation
10:20 - 10:40
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
10:40
EoR: A scaled-array common-uv testbed for foreground control in EoR delay-power measurements - online presentation
A scaled-array common-uv testbed for foreground control in EoR delay-power measurements - online presentation
10:40 - 11:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
11:00
EoR: Improved Modeling for Moving Sources of Radio Frequency Interference and Impact on Flagging Strategies
Improved Modeling for Moving Sources of Radio Frequency Interference and Impact on Flagging Strategies
11:00 - 11:20
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
11:20
EoR: Characterizing Instrumental Effects in MWA Phase III Data
Characterizing Instrumental Effects in MWA Phase III Data
11:20 - 11:40
Room: Room 190
11:45
Lunch break
Lunch break
11:45 - 13:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
13:30
EoR: An Improved ML Method for RFI Identification in MWA EoR Data
An Improved ML Method for RFI Identification in MWA EoR Data
13:30 - 13:50
Room: Room 190
13:50
EoR: RFI Mitigation and Power Spectrum Analysis of Newly
RFI Mitigation and Power Spectrum Analysis of Newly
13:50 - 14:10
Room: Room 190
14:10
EoR: Understanding the Model Dependence of Reionization Constraints Derived from 21 cm Observations
Understanding the Model Dependence of Reionization Constraints Derived from 21 cm Observations
14:10 - 14:30
Room: Room 190
14:30
End of day: End of day
End of day
14:30 - 15:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
Thursday, 30 July 2026
09:00
Board Meeting
09:00 - 11:00
Room: Room 225
11:30
Phase 3 Science Workshop: Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
11:30 - 11:50
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
11:50
Phase 3 Science Workshop: Pulsars and Fast Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
Pulsars and Fast Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
11:50 - 12:10
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
12:10
Phase 3 Science Workshop: Solar, Heliosphere and Ionosphere Science: A look forward - online presentation
Solar, Heliosphere and Ionosphere Science: A look forward - online presentation
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
12:30
Phase 3 Science Workshop: Galactic and Extra Galactic: A look forward - online presentation
Galactic and Extra Galactic: A look forward - online presentation
12:30 - 12:50
Room: Room 190
13:00
Afternoon break
Afternoon break
13:00 - 14:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
14:30
EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Jonathan Pober
EoR Workshop: Jonathan Pober
14:30 - 14:50
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
14:50
EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Bryna Hazelton
EoR Workshop: Bryna Hazelton
14:50 - 15:10
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
15:10
EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Danny Jacobs
EoR Workshop: Danny Jacobs
15:10 - 15:30
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
15:30
EoR Workshop: Group Discussion
Group Discussion
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
16:00
End of day: End of day
End of day
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125