About ADASS

The Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) conference
will held online this year, hosted by the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre,
the University of Toronto and the University of Victoria.

ADASS provides a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software and software systems employed in the acquisition, reduction, analysis, and dissemination of astronomical data. An important element of the program is to foster communication between developers and users with a range of expertise in the production and use of software and systems. The program consists of invited talks, contributed oral and display papers, tutorials, user group meetings and special interest group meetings (called BOFs).

Five days of talks, tutorials, Q&A sessions, demos and more will be hosted online from October 31st - November 4th, 2022.


Key dates:

  • BoF proposal deadline: August 1st, 2002 (Closed)

  • Focus Demo proposals deadline: 1 August 2022 (Closed)

  • Contributed talk proposal deadline: 9 September, 2022 (Closed)

  • Poster proposal deadline: 15 October 2022 (Closed)

  • Registration deadline: 4 November 2022

  • Conference begins: 31 October 2022

  • First draft of paper: 4 November, 2022

  • Final version of paper: 25 November, 2022


Key themes for ADASS XXXII

  • Data Processing Frameworks and Algorithms (invited speaker: Sanjay Bhatnagar)

  • Long term Support of (Legacy) Software (invited speaker: Ole Streicher)

  • Reduction of the environmental footprint of astronomy (invited speaker: Jürgen Knödlseder)

  • Big data, big nightmare? (invited speakers: Pilar de Teodoro and Anna Anku)

  • Astro clouds and science platforms (invited speakers: Sara Bertocco and Brian Major)

  • UI and UX (invited speaker: Monica Fernandez)

  • Robust Systems

  • Software Architecture and System Design (invited speaker: Wil O’Mullane)

  • How to avoid software monoculture while not re-inventing the wheel? (invited speaker: Neil Ernst)

New techniques and technologies for astronomical software (invited speaker: François-Xavier Pineau)

ADASS Software Prize:

The Astropy Project: Since its formal beginning in the Fall of 2011, the Astropy Project has been a community effort with the combination of institutional resources and many dedicated contributors. It has grown over the years and been used by many projects and individual astronomers. The first core astropy package release was version 0.2 in 2013. It is now at version 5.1. It is known to almost everyone involved in astronomy software development. This award is presented in recognition of the outstanding contribution of Astropy Project to the astronomical software community and the positive impact it has on many astronomy projects. The Astropy Project is made possible through the hard work of hundreds of people in the community.

Conference Hosts

We look forward to seeing you!