Ms. María Almarcegui Gracia Profile

María Almarcegui Gracia

at Ctr de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

How high-level integration tools, including artificial intelligence, enable operational and technological synergies in our observatories

A. Yanes-Díaz, S. Rueda Teruel, R. Bello, D. Lozano-Pérez, M. Cervera-Cortés, T. Civera, M. Dominguez-Martínez, N. Martinez-Olivar, S. Chueca, C. Iñiguez, A. Marin-Franch, F. Rueda Teruel, G. López-Alegre, S. Bielsa, J. Muñoz-Maudos, H. Rueda-Asensio, A. Muñoz-Teruel, D. Garcés-Cubel, M. Almarcegui-Garcia, A. J. Cenarro, M. Moles, C. López-Sanjuan, H. Vázquez Ramió, J. Zaragoza-Cardiel, L. Valdivielso-Casas, S. Pyrzas, D. Cristobal-Hornillos, J. Varela, M. Díaz-Martín, R. Iglesias-Marzoa, N. Maícas-Sacristán, J. Lamadrid-Gutierrez, F. López-Martínez, P. Galindo-Guil, E. Lacruz-Calderón, J. Castillo, A. López-Sainz, M. Akhlaghi, J. Hernández-Fuertes, D. Muniesa-Gallardo, A. Moreno-Signes, A. Hernán-Caballero, H. Vives-Arias, G. Lorenzetti, A. Ederoclite, A. del Pino, J. Fernández-Ontiveros, F. Hernández-Pérez, R. Infante-Sainz, T. Kuutma, D. Lumbreras-Calle, S. Eskandarlou, A. Domínguez-Fernández, F. Arizo-Borillo, H. Domínguez-Sánchez, J. Alzate-Trujillo, R. Amorín-Barbieri, D. Fernández-Gil, A. Hidalgo-Pinilla, D. Morate-González, R. Payyasseri-Thanduparackal, J. Vega-Ferrero, S. Vaquero-Valer, I. Muñoz-Igado, M. Alegre-Sánchez, G. Julián-Caballero De España, A. Romero, M. Espallargas-Doñate, A. López-Colás

Proceedings Volume 13098, 1309802 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016187

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Artificial intelligence, Systems modeling, Data modeling, Astronomy, Control systems, Databases, Advanced process control, Automatic control, Automation, Facility engineering, Data transmission

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The Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (OAJ^†1 ) in Spain is a young astronomical facility, conceived and developed from the beginning as a fully automated observatory with the main goal of optimizing the processes in the scientific and general operation of the Observatory. The OAJ has been particularly conceived for carrying out large sky surveys with two unprecedented telescopes of unusually large fields of view: the JST/T250, a 2.55 m telescope of 3 deg field of view, and the JAST/T80, an 83 cm telescope of 2 deg field of view. The most immediate objective of the two telescopes for the next years is carrying out two unique photometric surveys of several thousand square degrees, J-PAS^†2 and J-PLUS^†3 , each of them with a wide range of scientific applications, like e.g. large structure cosmology and Dark Energy, galaxy evolution, supernovae, Milky Way structure, exoplanets, among many others. To do that, JST and JAST are equipped with panoramic cameras deployed within the J-PAS collaboration, JPCam and T80Cam respectively, which make use of large format (~ 10k x 10k) CCDs covering the entire focal plane. The first part of this paper elaborates on the organizational advantages realized through the incorporation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in our operations. These administrative tools offer a coherent framework for workforce optimization, reducing operational costs, and achieving scientific objectives while maintaining stringent quality standards. Central to this strategy is the employment of a common inventory structure to facilitate seamless interdepartmental processes. The second section explores how emerging technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI), are integral in achieving a harmonized global framework. AI models and algorithms are instrumental in optimizing various facets of the observatory's operations, thereby furnishing the project with essential high-quality tools for success. This multi-faceted approach not only meets but exceeds operational and scientific targets within budgetary constraints, setting a benchmark for observatory operational efficiency and performance.

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

First scientific operation of JPCam, the 1.2 Gpixel camera for the Javalambre-Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS)

A. Marín-Franch, H. Vázquez Ramió, J. Zaragoza-Cardiel, C. López-Sanjuan, S. Rueda-Teruel, G. López-Alegre, R. Bello, C. Iñiguez, D. Muniesa-Gallardo, J. Hernández-Fuertes, A. Cenarro, D. Cristobal-Hornillos, A. Ederoclite, A. Hernán-Caballero, F. Hernández-Pérez, R. Infante-Sanz, T. Kuutma, M. Moles, A. del Pino, S. Pyrzas, J. Varela, M. Akhlaghi, M. Almarcegui, S. Bielsa de Toledo, J. Castillo, T. Civera, M. Cervera-Cortés, S. Chueca, M. Domíngez-Martínez, D. Garcés-Cubel, Á. López-Sáinz, G. Lorenzetti, D. Lozano-Pérez, N. Martínez-Olivar, A. Moreno-Signes, J. Muñoz-Maudos, A. Muñoz-Teruel, H. Rueda-Asensio, F. Rueda-Teruel, H. Vives-Arias, A. Yanes-Díaz, M. Díaz-Martín, R. Iglesias-Marzoa, F. Galindo-Guil, E. Lacruz-Calderón, J. Lamadrid-Gutierrez, F. López-Martínez, N. Maicas-Sacristán, K. Taylor, F. Santoro, J. Cepa, C. Fermino, M. Bastable, G. Haddow, I. Palmer, C. Simpson, A. Spatola, H. Sweeney, C. Tatard, J. Breading, U. Brauneck, J. Casalta, R. Abramo, J. Alcaniz, N. Benitez, B. Silvia, S. Carneiro, R. Dupke, C. Mendes de Oliveira, L. Sodré, J. Vilchez

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130961Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018653

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Cameras, Control systems, Telescopes, Calibration, Image quality, Galactic astronomy, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Costs and benefits of automation for astronomical facilities

A. Yanes-Díaz, S. Rueda-Teruel, R. Bello, D. Lozano-Pérez, M. Royo-Navarro, T. Civera, M. Domínguez-Martínez, N. Martínez-Olivar, S. Chueca, C. Iñiguez García, A. Marín-Franch, F. Rueda-Teruel, G. López-Alegre, S. Bielsa, J. Muñoz-Maudos, H. Rueda-Asensio, A. Muñoz-Teruel, D. Garcés-Cubel, I. Soriano-Laguía, M. Almarcegui-Gracia, A. J. Cenarro, M. Moles, D. Cristobal-Hornillos, J. Varela, A. Ederoclite, H. Vázquez Ramió, M.C. Díaz-Martín, R. Iglesias-Marzoa, J. Castillo, A, López-Sainz, J. Hernández-Fuertes, D. Muniesa-Gallardo, A. Moreno-Signes, A. Hernán-Caballero, C. López-Sanjuan, A. del Pino, M. Akhlaghi, I. Pintos-Castro, J. Fernández-Ontiveros, F. Hernández-Pérez, S. Pyrzas, R. Infante-Sainz, T. Kuutma, D. Lumbreras-Calle, N. Maicas-Sacristan, J. Lamadrid-Gutierrez, F. López-Martinez, P. Galindo-Guil, E. Lacruz-Calderón, L. Valdivielso-Casas, M. Aguilar-Martín, S. Eskandarlou, A. Domínguez-Fernández, F. Arizo-Borillo, S. Vaquero-Valer, I. Muñoz-Igado, M. Alegre-Sánchez, G. Julián-Caballero de España, A. Romero, D. Casinos-Cardo

Proceedings Volume 12186, 121860Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626105

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Control systems, Telescopes, Astronomy, Buildings, Control systems design, Systems modeling, Telecommunications, System integration, Optical filters

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