Workshop Description
LSSTC and the Simons Center for Computational Astrophysics held the LSST Cadence Hackathon at the Flatiron Institute in Manhattan. The purpose of this workshop was to identify cadence strategies that maximize the scientific output of LSST for all eight Science Collaborations. At the Hackathon, participants from different Science Collaborations worked together in small teams to explore creative cadence strategies with the help of experts in the OpSim and MAF software packages. Members of teams that came up with the most promising strategies each received a modest honorarium for writing up their ideas as white papers.
Workshop Details
- Date: September 17-19, 2018
- Location: Flatiron Insititute, New York, NY
Workshop Support
Heising-Simons Foundation / LSSTC Support: $149,985.00
The Corporation also recognizes the support provided by the Simons Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA – the Flatiron Institute).