RFI 2022
| Monday, 14 February | |||
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Pre-event talk: Microwave Photonics for Removing 5G/6G RFI using SBS Notch Filters
Speaker:
Shyqyri Haxha
(Royal Holloway, University of London)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Theme name: Theme name block
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15m | |
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Session 1: Welcome and keynotes
Chair:
Stephen English
(ECMWF),
Willem Baan
(ASTRON)
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Welcome to the RFI 2022 Workshop by ECMWF and URSI
Speakers:
Andy Brown
(ECMWF),
Piergiorgio Uslenghi
(URSI)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Keynote: Communicating Impacts of RFI on NWP across the Weather Enterprise - A Case Study on 24 GHz Policy Developments in the United States
Speaker:
Renee Leduc
(Narayan Strategy)
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Virtual |
40m |
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Keynote: Spectrum allocations and interference in scientific services: outlook and challenges
Speaker:
John Zuzek
(NASA)
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Virtual |
40m |
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Session 2: Large satellite constellations
Chair:
Alexandra Bringer
(Ohio State University),
Carol Wilson
(CSIRO)
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Impact of large LEO satellite constellations on radio astronomy
Speaker:
Federico Di Vruno
(SKAO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Megaconstellations of Telecommunication Satellites and their Potential Impact on Remote Sensing
Speaker:
Paolo de Matthaeis
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Unintended electromagnetic radiation of large satellite constellations and its impact on radio astronomy
Speaker:
Benjamin Winkel
(Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 3: RFI in active remote sensing systems
Chair:
Ryo Natsuaki
(The University of Tokyo),
Joel Johnson
(Ohio State University)
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On-Board RFI Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems using Digital Beamforming
Speaker:
Tobias Bollian
(German Aerospace Center (DLR))
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Virtual |
20m |
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Polarimetric Properties of RFI in SAR Raw Data
Speaker:
Ryo Natsuaki
(The University of Tokyo)
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Virtual |
20m |
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RFI Detection in Sentinel-1 SLC Image Based on Complex Valued Semantic Cognition Network
Speakers:
Jieshuang Li
(Northwestern Polytechnical University),
Mingliang Tao
(Northwestern Polytechnical University )
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 4: Active-passive services
Chair:
Federico Di Vruno
(SKAO),
Greg Hellbourg
(Caltech)
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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The Hat Creek Radio Observatory Prototype National Radio Dynamic Zone
Speaker:
David DeBoer
(University of California)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Earth Observation Sensors in Protected Bands and UWB Technologies - A Risk Analysis
Speaker:
Flavio Miguel da Silva Jorge
(ESA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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The 6-7.5 GHZ Band – Importance for EO Observations and Potential RFI Issues
Speaker:
Yan Soldo
(ESA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Impact of new 5G network components on out-of-band emissions at 23.8 GHz
Speaker:
Elliot Eichen
(Choyu)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Radio Frequency Interference at the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project
Speaker:
Alice Curtin
(McGill University)
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Virtual |
19m |
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Icebreaker
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35m | |
| Tuesday, 15 February | |||
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Session 5: RFI inventory and source detection & Impact of RFI observation
Chair:
Balthasar Indermuehle
(CSIRO),
Haiyan Zhang
(National Astronomical Observatories of CAS)
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How RFI impacts single-dish radio astronomy and what we are doing about it
Speaker:
George Hobbs
(CSIRO)
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Virtual |
40m |
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Real time RFI monitoring for Radio Telescope Array
Speaker:
Sanjeet Kumar Rai
(NCRA-TIFR)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Predicting and Measuring the Effect of RFI on 21-cm Epoch of Reionization Power Spectrum Measurements
Speaker:
Michael Wilensky
(Queen Mary University London)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Measurements of expected and unexpected RFI in the VHF band at the Murchison Radi
Speaker:
Randall Wayth
(Curtin University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Broadband RFI Receivers for Radio Astronomy - Lessons learnt
Speaker:
Antheun Botha
(SARAO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Near Real-Time RFI Monitoring Database
Speaker:
Brian Marshall Kirk
(NRAO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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A Global Overview of the Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Sources as Detected by the MeerKAT telescope
Speaker:
Isaac Sihlangu
(SARAO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 6: RFI observations in remote sensing
Chair:
David Le Vine
(NASA GSFC),
Yan Soldo
(ESA)
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Radio Frequency Interference Study from 500 MHz to 2 GHz
Speaker:
Priscilla Mohammed
(Morgan State University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Developing an IEEE Standard to Assess Interference on Remote Sensing Frequency Bands
Speaker:
Roger Oliva
(Zenthal Blue Technologies)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Detected RFI from Ground-Based Microwave Radiometers and its possible Implications
Speaker:
Bernhard Pospichal
(University of Cologne)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Radio Frequency Interference Observed In 500-2000 Mhz Microwave Radiometer Measurements
Speaker:
Mark Andrews
(Ohio State University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Statistics of Detection, Reporting and Shutdown of Interferent Sources In L-Band observed by SMOS
Speaker:
Alvaro Llorente
(ESA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 7: Interference detection techniques in remote sensing (EO-I)
Chair:
Ryo Natsuaki
(The University of Tokyo),
Yan Soldo
(ESA)
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Deep Learning Based RFI Detection and Mitigation for SMAP Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Speaker:
Ahmed Manavi Alam
(Mississippi State University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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RFI filtering using Empirical Mode Decomposition
Speaker:
Raul Diez Garcia
(Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Impact of Radio Frequency Interferences on Ionospheric Scintillations and TEC Monitoring in Mediterranean Area
Speakers:
Emanuele Pica
(INGV),
Alex Minetto
(Politecnico di Torino - Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET))
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Virtual |
19m |
| Wednesday, 16 February | |||
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Icebreaker
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1h | |
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Poster session
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1h 20m | |
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Session 8: RFI in the design of future remote sensing systems
Chair:
Paolo de Matthaeis,
Tobias Bollian
(German Aerospace Center (DLR))
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Strategies to mitigate the impact of RFI for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR)
Speaker:
Craig Donlon
(ESA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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RFI Detection and Mitigation Processor for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiomter Satellite
Speaker:
Steen Savstrup Kristensen
(Technical University of Denmark)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Second Generation RFI Detection Options for IMT Signals and NWP Applications
Speaker:
Edward Kim
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 9: Impact of RFI on NWP weather forecasts
Chair:
Alain Beaulne
(Environment Canada),
Niels Bormann
(ECMWF)
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Simulations of potential impact of RFI on assimilation of AMSU-A data at the Met Office
Speaker:
Chawn Harlow
(Met Office)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Potential impact of RFI on NWP - A Canadian perspective
Speakers:
Alain Beaulne,
Alec Casey
(Meteorological Service of Canada)
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Virtual |
20m |
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The Potential Impact of RFI on the Assimilation of Microwave Radiances at NCEP
Speaker:
Andrew Collard
(NOAA/NCEP)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Use of satellite microwave observations in JMA global NWP system and some evidences of RFI in AMSR2 observation
Speaker:
Hidehiko Murata
(JMA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Some Australian region microwave forecast impact results for the Bureau of Meteorology Global NWP System
Speaker:
Chris Tingwell
(Bureau of Meteorology)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Impact of Microwave Data Assimilation in the Harmonie-Arome Forecast System
Speaker:
Stephanie Guedj
(MET Norway)
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Virtual |
20m |
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NWP monitoring of RFI in microwave observations
Speaker:
Mohamed Dahoui
(ECMWF)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 10: RFI impact on satellite Earth System satellite products
Chair:
Paolo de Matthaeis,
Tobias Bollian
(German Aerospace Center (DLR))
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An ITWG view on Spectrum
Speaker:
Stephen English
(ECMWF)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Potential impacts of Radio Frequency Interference on precipitation retrievals from space from an IPWG perspective
Speaker:
Christopher Kidd
(UMD/ESSIC & NASA/GSFC)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Impacts and Statistics of Ocean-Reflected RFI Observed by GMI
Speaker:
Ian Adams
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Virtual |
19m |
| Thursday, 17 February | |||
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Session 11: Detection techniques
Chair:
Abraham Johannes Otto
(SKAO),
Willem Baan
(ASTRON)
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Performance Tests of SK-based RFI Real-Time Detection and Flagging Strategies for Multiple-Antenna Systems with the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array
Speaker:
Gelu M. Nita
(New Jersey Institute of Technology)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Simulation Tool to Analyze RFI Counteraction Algorithms in Various Satellite Scenarios
Speaker:
Juha Kainulainen
(Harp Technologies)
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Virtual |
20m |
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PSRFINET Radio frequency interference detection in pulsar data with deep neural networks
Speaker:
Afiq Abdul Hamid
(Institute of Radio Astronomy and Space Research)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Efficacy of RFI Excision Using Cyclostationary Signal Processing in Real-World Astronomical Data
Speaker:
Ryan Lynch
(Green Bank Observatory)
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Virtual |
20m |
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A New Pipeline for Characterizing and Recording Radio Frequency Interference for the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project
Speaker:
Alice Curtin
(McGill University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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IQRM smart, non-parametric and real-time frequency channel masking for astrophysical fast radio transient searches
Speaker:
Vincent Morello
(University of Manchester)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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RFI Detection using Novelty in Autoencoders
Speaker:
Michael Mesarcik
(University of Amsterdam)
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Virtual |
20m |
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VHF antenna calibration for RFI monitoring using sky signal
Speaker:
Benjamin Censier
(CNRS - Station de Radioastronomie)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 12: Interference detection techniques in remote sensing
Chair:
Joel Johnson
(Ohio State University),
Roger Oliva
(Zenthal Blue Technologies)
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Using Machine Learning Algorithms To Detect And Classify RFI - Illustration Using Soil Moisture Active/Passive (Smap) Data
Speaker:
Alexandra Bringer
(Ohio State University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Novel Approaches in Radio Frequency Interference Detection for Microwave Radiometry
Speaker:
Fathima Imara Mohamed Nazar
(University at Albany)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Introducing Machine Learning In The Ground RFI Detection System (GRDS)
Speaker:
Raul Onrubia
(Zenithal Blue Technologies)
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Virtual |
20m |
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L-band RFI in NWP
Speaker:
Peter Weston
(ECMWF)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Poster session
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1h 19m | |
| Friday, 18 February | |||
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Session 13: Filtering techniques
Chair:
Gelu M. Nita
(New Jersey Institute of Technology),
Greg Hellbourg
(Caltech)
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Real-time RFI Filtering for uGMRT Observations - Shared-risk Release and Optimal System Configuration
Speaker:
Kaushal Buch
(NCRA-TIFR)
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Virtual |
20m |
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A Novel RFI mitigation technique to reject out of band RFI signals before LNA using metamaterial design
Speaker:
Ankur
(GMRT -NCRA -TIFR)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Radio Frequency Shielding of a Multi-Storied Building at GMRT Observatory
Speaker:
Pravin Ashok Raybole
(NCRA-TIFR)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Spectrum sharing via collaborative RFI cancellation for radio astronomy
Speaker:
Shuvam Chakaraborty
(State University of New York, Albany)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Radio Frequency Interference mitigation for astronomy with phased array feeds
Speaker:
Liroy Lourenco
(CSIRO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Mitigating radio frequency interference in frequency-channelized intensity data
Speaker:
Masoud Rafiei-Ravandi
(McGill University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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Aeronautcal Radio Frequency Interference and the Square Kilometre Array
Speaker:
Abraham Johannes Otto
(SKAO)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Simulating Spectral Kurtosis Mitigation Against Realistic RFI Signals
Speaker:
Evan Smith
(West Virginia University)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Developing the First Deep Learning Search for Technosignatures with the Green Bank Telescope
Speaker:
Xiangyuan Ma
(University of Toronto)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Adaptive Compensation for Interleaving Artefacts in Multi-Converter ADCs for Radio Astronomy
Speaker:
Samantha Gordon
(The University of Sydney)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Session 14: Spectrum management for science
Chair:
Carol Wilson
(CSIRO),
Federico Di Vruno
(SKAO)
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Update on the Activities of the US National Academies' Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF)
Speaker:
Nathaniel Livesey
(JPL - NASA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Break
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Virtual |
20m |
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ITU activity for space science services
Speaker:
Vadim Nozdrin
(ITU)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Protection of the radio quiet sky in China
Speaker:
Haiyan Zhang
(National Astronomical Observatories of CAS)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Spectrum Monitoring and Enforcement of Science Services from the Perspective of the Regulator
Speaker:
Flavio Miguel da Silva Jorge
(ESA)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Uncovering your nightmare - software-supported compatibility studies
Speaker:
Gyula István Géza Józsa
(MPIfR)
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Virtual |
20m |
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Closing remarks
Speaker:
Willem Baan
(ASTRON)
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Virtual |
19m |