Name: MWA Project Meeting - 2026
Start: 2026-07-27T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-30T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Engineering Research Center, Brown University

MWA Project Meeting - 2026

from Monday, July 27, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Thursday, July 30, 2026 (5:00 PM)

Monday, July 27, 2026

9:00 AM Busy days

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Room 125
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

7:45 AM Registrations

7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Room: Room 190

8:00 AM LOC Welcome: LOC Welcome
LOC Welcome
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Room: Room 190
8:05 AM Director's report - Steven Tingay (ICRAR-Curtin)
Director's report
- Steven Tingay (ICRAR-Curtin)
8:05 AM - 8:30 AM
Room: Room 190
8:30 AM Invited Speakers: EoR status report - online presentation
EoR status report - online presentation
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

8:50 AM Invited Speakers: Transients status report - online presentation
Transients status report - online presentation
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

9:10 AM Invited Speakers: PFT status report - online presentation
PFT status report - online presentation
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

9:30 AM Invited Speakers: SHI status report - online presentation
SHI status report - online presentation
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

10:00 AM Morning break
Morning break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

10:30 AM Invited Speakers: GEG status report - online presentation
GEG status report - online presentation
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

10:50 AM 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 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

11:10 AM 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 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

11:30 AM 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 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

12:00 PM 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 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Room 190

12:30 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

2:00 PM Invited Speakers: Archive, MWAX and MWA ASVO Systems Update
Archive, MWAX and MWA ASVO Systems Update
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: Room 190

2:20 PM 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
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: Room 190

2:40 PM 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
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Room 190

3:00 PM End of day: End of day
End of day
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

5:30 PM Reception: Reception
Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Hazeltine Commons, Engineering Research Center
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

8:00 AM HPC: A.I based compression for Radio-astronomy data - online presentation
A.I based compression for Radio-astronomy data - online presentation
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

8:20 AM EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing LOFAR data using MWA software - online presentation
MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing LOFAR data using MWA software - online presentation
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

8:40 AM HPC: Identifying “bad” channels from calibration solutions - online presentation
Identifying “bad” channels from calibration solutions - online presentation
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

8:55 AM SHI: Enabling routine daytime observation via temperature compensation - online presentation
Enabling routine daytime observation via temperature compensation - online presentation
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

9:15 AM SHI: MWA Solar Quick Look Pipeline - online presentation
MWA Solar Quick Look Pipeline - online presentation
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

9:35 AM EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing MWA data using LOFAR software - online presentation
MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing MWA data using LOFAR software - online presentation
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

9:55 AM Morning break
Morning break
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

10:20 AM 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 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

11:00 AM 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 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

11:20 AM EoR: Characterizing Instrumental Effects in MWA Phase III Data
Characterizing Instrumental Effects in MWA Phase III Data
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Room 190

11:45 AM Lunch break
Lunch break
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

1:30 PM EoR: An Improved ML Method for RFI Identification in MWA EoR Data
An Improved ML Method for RFI Identification in MWA EoR Data
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: Room 190

1:50 PM EoR: RFI Mitigation and Power Spectrum Analysis of Newly
RFI Mitigation and Power Spectrum Analysis of Newly
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: Room 190

2:10 PM 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
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Room 190

2:30 PM End of day: End of day
End of day
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125
Thursday, July 30, 2026

9:00 AM Board Meeting

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Room 225

11:30 AM Phase 3 Science Workshop: Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

11:50 AM 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 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

12:10 PM 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 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

12:30 PM Phase 3 Science Workshop: Galactic and Extra Galactic: A look forward - online presentation
Galactic and Extra Galactic: A look forward - online presentation
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Room: Room 190

1:00 PM Afternoon break
Afternoon break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

2:30 PM EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Jonathan Pober
EoR Workshop: Jonathan Pober
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

2:50 PM EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Bryna Hazelton
EoR Workshop: Bryna Hazelton
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

3:10 PM EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Danny Jacobs
EoR Workshop: Danny Jacobs
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

3:30 PM EoR Workshop: Group Discussion
Group Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

4:00 PM End of day: End of day
End of day
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

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