Some of the most extreme tests of physical law come from its manifestations in the behaviour of black holes and neutron stars, and as such these objects should be used as fundamental physics labs.

I am technical lead for LSST. And CIO of Waveseis LLC. Previously, I spent several years at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy. Of the University of Amsterdam. Before that, I was a member of Hertford College. And, latterly, Astrophysics. I was born and raised in Glasgow. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an ambitious and data-intensive optical astronomical survey project.

Robotizing high-resolution radio observations to transient alerts. The 4 PI SKY team has been granted time on the European VLBI Network. From 2015 we will use.

The German Long Wavelength Consortium. Metre-wavelength radio astronomy in Germany. Are only possible due to new IT technologies. Our aim is to foster the use of this new window into the universe.

Is the International Virtual Observatory Alliance. Standard for describing transient celestial events. Comet is an implementation of the VOEvent Transport Protocol. Which provides a mechanism for fast and reliable distribution of VOEvents to the community. Comet enables you to subscribe to and act upon real-time streams of ongoing events, to use filters to select only events relevant to your science case and to publish your own events to the global VOEvent backbone.

What is a VOEvent and why would I want one? Finding and installing useful tools. A look inside a VOEvent. Is the International Virtual Observatory Alliance. We assume a working knowledge of Python. Finding and installing useful tools.