The square kilometre array computing challenges and the DOME research approach: Intermediate results

Abstract

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope is aimed to be much more sensitive than any radio telescope in existence today. As the compute challenges for the full SKA lie in the exa-scale range, research is needed to make the SKA affordable and feasible. The DOME project, a collaboration between ASTRON and IBM, addresses the compute challenges from three perspectives: Sustainability, nano-photonics and extreme streaming. This paper describes the intermediate results of the DOME project.