Listed below are the STELLAR project’s work packages and the tasks within each work package. More information will become available as the project progresses.
Work Package 1: Management and Coordination
T1.1 Appointment of Steering Council (SC) Members
T1.2 Appointment of Project Management Team (PMT)
T1.3 Project Kick-off
T1.4 Interim SC Meetings
T1.5 Interim PMT meetings
T1.6 Evolution on the publications in high impact factor journals in the relevant research fields
T1.7 Data Management Plan
T1.8 Project Final Meeting
Work Package 2: Training in Radio Instrumentation and LOFAR Hardware
T2.1 ASTRON Training I on RF Technology and RF Development – part 1
T2.2 ASTRON Training I on RF Technology and RF Development – part 2
T2.3 ASTRON Training II on Phased Array Digital Signal Processing – part 1
T2.4 ASTRON Training II on Phased Array Digital Signal Processing – part 2
T2.5 Staff Visit to ASTRON (RF design and RFI; LOFAR Hardware; UniBoard)
T2.6 Staff Visit to DIAS (Single-station building and operations)
T2.7 LOFAR Technology School at TUS
Work Package 3: Training in LOFAR Operations and Science
T3.1 LOFAR Data School
T3.2 LOFAR Data Reduction and Analysis Training at ASTRON
T3.3 LOFAR Single-Station Science Training at DIAS
T3.4 Staff Visit I to ASTRON (LOFAR Operations and Science)
T3.5 Staff Visit II to ASTRON (LOFAR Scientific Collaborations)
T3.6 LOFAR Science School at IANAO
T3.7 STELLAR postdoc-led workshops on LOFAR analysis
Work Package 4: Training in Space Weather with LOFAR
T4.1 Space Weather Training I – Introduction to Space Weather at DIAS
T4.2 Staff Visit I to DIAS (Space Weather Data Analysis)
T4.3 Space Weather Training II – Space Weather with LOFAR at ASTRON
T4.4 Staff Visit II to ASTRON (Space Weather LOFAR Observations)
T4.5 Space Weather School at IANAO
T4.6 Standardization of LOFAR solar pipelines
T4.7 Scientific analysis of LOFAR solar observations
Work Package 5: Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication
T5.1 LOFAR.BG Webpage Update and Maintenance
T5.2 Project Brochures and Posters, Media Publications, Social Media I
T5.3 Project Brochures and Posters, Media Publications, Social Media II
T5.4 Scientific Publications, Conference Participation I
T5.5 Scientific Publications, Conference Participation II
T5.6 Promoting the involvement of early stage researchers
T5.7 Improvement of administration and management skills
T5.8 Conference Organization – Project Closing Conference
T5.9 Preparation of LOFAR-BG Development Roadmap