Name: Lofar Data School September 2026
Start: 2026-09-16T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-23T18:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

Lofar Data School September 2026

from Wednesday, 16 September 2026 (08:00) to Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (18:00)

Monday, 14 September 2026
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Wednesday, 16 September 2026

08:00 Arrival & registration
Arrival & registration
08:00 - 09:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
09:00 Welcome/Introduction - Roberto Pizzo
Welcome/Introduction
- Roberto Pizzo
09:00 - 09:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
09:15 Science with LOFAR - Tim Shimwell
Science with LOFAR
- Tim Shimwell
09:15 - 10:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:30 LOFAR data: from the telescope to the archive - Noa Peters
LOFAR data: from the telescope to the archive
- Noa Peters
10:30 - 11:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:00 Beamforming with LOFAR - Vlad Kondratiev
Beamforming with LOFAR
- Vlad Kondratiev
11:00 - 11:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:45 LOFAR imaging data flow - Frits Sweijen
LOFAR imaging data flow
- Frits Sweijen
11:45 - 12:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
13:30 LOFAR software landscape - Vlad Kondratiev Frits Sweijen
LOFAR software landscape
- Vlad Kondratiev
- Frits Sweijen
13:30 - 14:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
14:15 Container tests + initial inspection (tutorial + problem solving) - LOC Tammo Jan Dijkema
Container tests + initial inspection (tutorial + problem solving)
- LOC
- Tammo Jan Dijkema
14:15 - 15:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
15:30 Systematic (instrumental & external) effects in LOFAR data: inspection & removal - Cristina Cordun
Systematic (instrumental & external) effects in LOFAR data: inspection & removal
- Cristina Cordun
15:30 - 16:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
16:30 Introduction to science challenges - Tutors LOC
Introduction to science challenges
- Tutors
- LOC
16:30 - 17:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
17:00 Welcome Reception (Borrel)
Welcome Reception (Borrel)
17:00 - 19:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Thursday, 17 September 2026
09:00 LOFAR (self-) calibration - Christian Groeneveld
LOFAR (self-) calibration
- Christian Groeneveld
09:00 - 10:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:00 Quality assessment of LOFAR data - Aleksandar Shulevski
Quality assessment of LOFAR data
- Aleksandar Shulevski
10:00 - 10:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:00 Introduction to pulsar science with LOFAR - Nina Gusinskaia
Introduction to pulsar science with LOFAR
- Nina Gusinskaia
11:00 - 11:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:45 Reading BF HDF5 data with Python - Cees Bassa Vlad Kondratiev David McKenna
Reading BF HDF5 data with Python
- Cees Bassa
- Vlad Kondratiev
- David McKenna
11:45 - 12:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
12:45 Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
13:45 Solar data analysis and imaging - Soham Dey Maaijke Mevius
Solar data analysis and imaging
- Soham Dey
- Maaijke Mevius
13:45 - 15:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
15:45 Break
Break
15:45 - 16:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

16:15 Q&A session / time to catch up on tutorials / work on science challenge
Q&A session / time to catch up on tutorials / work on science challenge
16:15 - 17:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

18:00 School dinner + pubquiz
School dinner + pubquiz
18:00 - 20:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Friday, 18 September 2026
09:00 Low frequency (Wide field) imaging - André Offringa
Low frequency (Wide field) imaging
- André Offringa
09:00 - 10:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:00 Analysis techniques to characterize extended sources - Andrea Botteon
Analysis techniques to characterize extended sources
- Andrea Botteon
10:00 - 10:45
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:45 Break
Break
10:45 - 11:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:15 LOFAR VLBI - Frits Sweijen
LOFAR VLBI
- Frits Sweijen
11:15 - 12:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
12:15 Lunch + Tour of the Dwingeloo telescope / LOFAR documentary at 12:35
Lunch + Tour of the Dwingeloo telescope / LOFAR documentary at 12:35
12:15 - 13:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
13:15 VLBI data analysis and lofar_facet_selfcal tool usage - Roland Timmerman
VLBI data analysis and lofar_facet_selfcal tool usage
- Roland Timmerman
13:15 - 14:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
14:30 LOFAR LBA: LiLF - Jort Boxelaar
LOFAR LBA: LiLF
- Jort Boxelaar
14:30 - 15:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
15:30 Break
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
16:00 Science Lecture: From the Extremely Large Telescope to tiny ones - Ramon Navarro
Science Lecture: From the Extremely Large Telescope to tiny ones
- Ramon Navarro
16:00 - 17:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Saturday, 19 September 2026

08:00 Free day
Free day
08:00 - 16:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Sunday, 20 September 2026

13:00 Excursion to LOFAR Core site and Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT)
Excursion to LOFAR Core site and Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT)
13:00 - 17:00

Monday, 21 September 2026
09:00 Cosmic Ray and Lightning Science with LOFAR Transient Buffers - Katherine Mulrey
Cosmic Ray and Lightning Science with LOFAR Transient Buffers
- Katherine Mulrey
09:00 - 09:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
09:30 Working with LOFAR Transient Buffer Data - Brian Hare
Working with LOFAR Transient Buffer Data
- Brian Hare
09:30 - 10:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:00 The Sky is the Limit: Astronomy Research Within Planetary Boundaries - Pragya Chawla
The Sky is the Limit: Astronomy Research Within Planetary Boundaries
- Pragya Chawla
10:00 - 10:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:00 Transient analysis - Antonia Rowlinson
Transient analysis
- Antonia Rowlinson
11:00 - 11:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
11:30 Work on science challenge
Work on science challenge
11:30 - 12:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
13:30 Star and exoplanet research with LOFAR - Sanne Bloot
Star and exoplanet research with LOFAR
- Sanne Bloot
13:30 - 14:15
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
14:15 Science exploitation of wide field sky images - André Offringa
Science exploitation of wide field sky images
- André Offringa
14:15 - 15:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

15:30 Work on science challenge
Work on science challenge
15:30 - 17:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
09:00 The coming renaissance in radio astronomy - Joe Callingham
The coming renaissance in radio astronomy
- Joe Callingham
09:00 - 09:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
09:30 Low frequency science with LOFAR2.0: future perspective - Emanuela Orru
Low frequency science with LOFAR2.0: future perspective
- Emanuela Orru
09:30 - 10:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

11:00 Work on science challenge
Work on science challenge
11:00 - 12:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

13:30 Work on science challenge
Work on science challenge
13:30 - 15:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

15:00 Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

15:30 Work on science challenge
Work on science challenge
15:30 - 17:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium
Wednesday, 23 September 2026

09:00 Science challenge - finalization
Science challenge - finalization
09:00 - 10:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

10:00 Break
Break
10:00 - 10:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

10:30 Science challenge presentations
Science challenge presentations
10:30 - 12:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

12:00 Q&A session + Feedback questionnaire
Q&A session + Feedback questionnaire
12:00 - 12:30
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

12:30 Concluding remarks, school closing ceremony
Concluding remarks, school closing ceremony
12:30 - 13:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium

14:00 Departure
Departure
14:00 - 15:00
Room: van der Hulst auditorium