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Organizational Model & Opportunities

Organizational Model & Opportunities. Jorge Ibsen JAO Computing Group Manager. Case Study: CSRG. CSRG? Computer Systems Research Group Explore software frameworks used in large astronomical projects (VLT, ALMA, others)

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Organizational Model & Opportunities

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  1. Organizational Model& Opportunities Jorge Ibsen JAO Computing Group Manager

  2. Case Study: CSRG • CSRG? • Computer Systems Research Group • Explore software frameworks used in large astronomical projects (VLT, ALMA, others) • Started as a student initiative after summer internships at observatories (La Silla, Gemini) • Driven by curiosity (just for the fun of it)

  3. Case Study: CSRG • Organization • Self organized, mimicking organization of a small development team (10 persons) • Internal selection process involves the whole team, preserving group identity independently of individuals • Three management roles: • Public interface (university, observatories) • Projects manager (strategic planning) • Technical Lead (concrete development)

  4. Case Study: CSRG • Communication tools • Traditional (phone, e-mail) • Instant messaging (yahoo, gtalk, skype) • Content Management Systems (wikis) • Faculty Support • Faculty members involved to insert activities within the study program (courses, internships, diplomas, etc)

  5. Case Study: CSRG • Results • Many publications and development projects • Development done using high engineering standards, competitive at an international level • Funds coming from different sources (research projects and agreements) • Inserted into a broader university organization (PIE-A)

  6. Lesson learned: Required elements • Students • Highly motivated and enthusiastic • Selected both by technical (hard) and social (soft) skills (competences) • Faculty members • Supportive • Involved

  7. Lesson learned: Required elements • Communications • Frequent • Periodic • Redundant • Projects • Committed contact point • Interested topics for both parties

  8. Possibilities • Summer Internships • 8 weeks at 100% (January and February) • Work in a self contained project (inserted on a broader scope) • Complete integration to a existing work team The goal would be to be fully immerse in observatory life, while developing a project

  9. Possibilities • Engineering Diploma/Master and/or PhD thesis • Duration depending on the thesis type (6 to 24 months) • Work mostly at the university with visits to an observatory • For Master/PhD thesis, they should contribute to a broader research line

  10. Possibilities • Co-operative Education (“Practicantes”) • 6 months working at a observatory • Assigned to a self contained development • Complete integration to an existing work team • Idea is to validate this experience as part of the universities studies

  11. Opportunities • Multidisciplinary work • Software • Electronics • Mechanics • Inter-university collaboration • Student exchange • Training • Project co-development

  12. Conclusions • There is an opportunity window • It is possible to re-use previous experiences • Multidisciplinary inter-university collaboration is aligned to current international projects development organizational structures

  13. Questions

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