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LOFAR/SKA Meeting 2026

→ Europe/Berlin
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The LOFAR/SKA meeting 2026 will take place from Monday 18 through Wednesday 20 May at ECAP.

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  • Mon, May 18
    • 11:00 AM → 12:30 PM
      LOFAR: Talks
      • 11:00 AM
        IFT reconstruction update 30m
        Speaker: Karen Terveer (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics)
        LOFARmeetingErlangen.pdf
      • 11:30 AM
        Simulating cosmic rays with CRPropa 30m
        Speaker: Amber Duijndam (Radboud University)
        presentation may 2026.pptx
      • 12:00 PM
        Interferometry at LOFAR 30m
        Speaker: Tjibbe Gottmer (Radboud University)
        Erlangen_tjibbe.pptx
    • 12:30 PM → 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM → 2:00 PM
      LOFAR: Database planning
      • 1:30 PM
        LORA 30m
        Speaker: Katie Mulrey (Radboud University)
        LORA_ECAP.pdf
    • 2:00 PM → 5:00 PM
      Coding / software discussion & hands-on

      Discussion and hands-on: how to develop software together, documentation, creating examples, github/gitlab etc.

      • 2:00 PM
        LOFAR Data pipeline discussion & hands-on 1h
        Speakers: Katie Mulrey (Radboud University), Sjoerd Bouma (ECAP)
      • 3:00 PM
        Coffee / Tea / Biscuits? 30m
      • 3:30 PM
        LOFAR Data pipeline discussion & hands-on 1h 30m
        Speakers: Katie Mulrey (Radboud University), Sjoerd Bouma (ECAP)
    • 6:30 PM → 7:50 PM
      Dinner at Chai Roti 1h 20m Chai Roti, Goethestraße 26, Erlangen

      Chai Roti, Goethestraße 26, Erlangen

      Goethestraße 26, Erlangen, Germany

      (self-pay)

  • Tue, May 19
    • 9:00 AM → 12:00 PM
      SKA: Talks
      • 9:00 AM
        Scientific Overview 30m
        Speaker: Anna Nelles
        2026_Meeting_LOFAR-SKA_Erlangen.pdf
      • 9:30 AM
        Strategy and timeline for SKA activities 30m
        Speaker: Tim Huege (KIT & VUB)
        huege-strategy-v1.pdf
      • 10:00 AM
        Double bumps 30m
        Speakers: Vital De Henau (VUB), Vital De Henau (VUB)
        Erlangen_meeting.pdf
      • 10:30 AM
        Coffee 30m
      • 11:30 AM
        Interference patterns in airshower radio emissions 30m
        Speaker: Fabian Kenbeek (Radboud University)
        ERL_may.pptx
    • 12:00 PM → 1:00 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:00 PM → 4:30 PM
      Coding / software discussion & hands-on

      Discussion and hands-on: how to develop software together, documentation, creating examples, github/gitlab etc.

      • 1:00 PM
        LOFAR 1 Summary Paper Discussion 30m
        Speaker: Katie Mulrey (Radboud University)
      • 1:30 PM
        Coding / software discussion & hands-on 1h
      • 2:30 PM
        Coffee 30m
      • 3:00 PM
        Coding / software discussion & hands-on 1h 30m
    • 7:00 PM → 7:45 PM
      Lasertag / Team Building 45m Lasertag Planet, Hauptstr. 55, Erlangen

      Lasertag Planet, Hauptstr. 55, Erlangen
    • 8:00 PM → 9:20 PM
      Dinner at Kitzmann Brau 1h 20m Kitzmann Brau, Südliche Stadtmauerstraße 25, Erlangen

      Kitzmann Brau, Südliche Stadtmauerstraße 25, Erlangen

      (self-pay)

  • Wed, May 20
    • 9:00 AM → 12:00 PM
      SKA: Talks
      • 9:00 AM
        Radio detection of PeV Gamma Ray with SKA-Low 30m
        Speaker: Philipp Laub (Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
        LOFAR-SKA-meeting-2026-PL.pdf
      • 9:30 AM
        Air Shower Profile Reconstruction with SKA/LOFAR 30m
        Speaker: Keito Watanabe (KIT)
        LOFARSKAMeeting2026.pdf
      • 10:00 AM
        Radio Interferometric Reconstruction of the Air Shower Parameters with the SKA-Low array 30m
        Speaker: Subhadip Saha (IAP, KIT & IIT Kanpur (Physics))
        LOFAR_SKA_Meeting_2026.pdf
      • 10:30 AM
        Coffee / Tea / Biscuits 30m
      • 11:00 AM
        Feasibility Analysis of Detecting Inclined Air Showers Using SKA-Low 30m
        Speaker: chao zhang (Nanjing University)
        chao.pdf
      • 11:30 AM
        TBC 30m
        Speaker: Arthur Corstanje (Radboud University)
    • 12:00 PM → 1:00 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:00 PM → 5:00 PM
      Coding / software discussion & hands-on

      Discussion and hands-on: how to develop software together, documentation, creating examples, github/gitlab etc.

      • 1:00 PM
        Coding / software discussion & hands-on 1h 30m
      • 2:30 PM
        Coffee 30m
      • 3:00 PM
        Coding / software discussion & hands-on 1h 30m