RFI Journal Club

Name: RFI Journal Club
Start: 2026-05-19T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-19T16:00:00-04:00

May 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Speaker: Dr. Gregory Hellbourg (OVRO Spectrum Manager, Caltech)

Title: EMILY: Electro Magnetic Interference Ledger & registrY

Abstract: RFI is a growing challenge for radio astronomy, yet reporting remains heavily fragmented across observatories. EMILY, the Electro Magnetic Interference Ledger & registrY, provides a lightweight, privacy-preserving framework to standardize and share interference records without exposing sensitive data. By normalizing key parameters and enabling cross-site analytics, EMILY reveals trends in spectral occupancy and interference impact. We also present a customizable pipeline to extract RFI “incidents” from a range of standardized data products, enabling automated ingestion into EMILY from diverse instruments. Together, these tools support observation planning, interferer identification, and assessment of emerging spectrum users, offering a scalable path toward coordinated spectrum management.

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Details

Date: May 19
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Event Category: Spectrum Management

RFI Journal Club

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