Title:   AIRE-Linux: Astronomer's System for Big Science and Big Data　　 　  

Speaker: Dr. Benda Xu (Univ. of Tokyo)　　  

Time:    Thursday, 2016-09-29 15:00　　  

Place:   Room 701　

AIRE-Linux is a dedicated Linux system derived from Debian for astronomers. Modern astronomy faces two big challenges: massive observed raw data which covers the whole electromagnetic spectrum,and overmuch professional data processing skill which exceeds　personal or even a small team's abilities. AIRE-Linux introduces mature practice of free and open source software community to astronomers to confront the challenges.　　  

The AIRE-Linux group works closely with Debian astronomy group to　contribute high quality astronomy packages to Debian.　　  

AIRE-Linux is distributed to users by Virtual Machine (VM) images in　Open Virtualization Format (OVF). Currently, a Beta version is ready　for download and testing. The support for supercomputers will also　be discussed.