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Amokrane Berdja

Astronomer, Instrumentation Scientist and Data Analysis Consultant

Independent

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Scientific Instrumentation, Optical Design, Spectroscopy, Data and Image Analysis, Optical Turbulence, Deep Learning Applications

Educación

  •  Astronomy, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. Francia, 2007
  •  Physics, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene. Argelia, 2002
  •  Physis, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene. Argelia, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Teaching-and-Research Full Time

    University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

    Nice, Francia

    2007 - 2008

  •   Postdoctoral Research Associate Full Time

    Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

    Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Postdoctoral Research Associate Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Centre for Astro-Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - 2014

  •   Postdoctoral Research Associate Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2016

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Astronomer Full Time

    Research Center in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics

    Algiers, Argelia

    2000 - 2006

  •   Researcher Full Time

    CNRS/CASSIOPEE laboratory at Nice Observatory

    Nice, Francia

    2006 - 2007

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Las Campanas Observatory - Carnegie Institution of Washington/GMT telescope

    Chile

    2010 - 2011

  •   Instrument Scientist Full Time

    DICTUC SA Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile

    2016 - 2017

  •   Chief Instrumentation Scientist Full Time

    SkyWalkers Andes Scientific Instruments SpA

    Chile

    2018 - 2020


 

Article (12)

Restoration of T80-S telescope's images using neural networks
Restoration of images with a spatially varying PSF of the T80-S telescope optical model using neural networks
Characterizing Optical Turbulence at the GMT Site with MooSci and MASS-DIMM
Temporal characterization of atmospheric turbulence with the Generalized Seeing Monitor instrument
First results from optical turbulence measurements at Cerro Las Campanas in 2010
Multi-instrument measurement campaign at Paranal in 2007 Characterization of the outer scale and the seeing of the surface layer
Near-ground turbulence profiles from lunar scintillometer
On the DIMM interpretation of non-Kolmogorov turbulence in the atmospheric surface layer
MOSP: Monitor of Outer Scale profile
Modelling the optical turbulence boiling and its effect on finite-exposure differential image motion
Fresnel diffraction and polychromatic effects on angle-of-arrival fluctuations
Simulation of pupil-plane observation of angle-of-arrival fluctuations in daytime turbulence

ConferencePaper (12)

Optomechanical design of PAWS, the Potsdam Arrayed Waveguide Spectrograph
Experimental results on using artificial neural networks for accurate centroiding in Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors with elongated spots
FIDEOS: a high resolution echelle spectrograph for the ESO 1m telescope at La Silla
LOTUCE2, a dome-seeing instrument for the E-ELT
Using DARC in a Multi-Object AO Bench and in a Dome Seeing Instrument
First results on dome turbulence characterisation using the LOTUCE prototype
An Echelle Spectrograph for precise radial velocity measurements in the near IR
Near-Ground optical turbulence measurements at Cerro las campanas
Monitoring of the atmospheric turbulence profiles for the specification of ELTs adaptive optics systems
Monitoring of the environmental conditions inside the dome of the 4m Blanco Telescope at CTIO
MooSci: A lunar scintillometer
Surface Layer characterization at Paranal Observatory
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Amokrane Berdja

Astronomer, Instrumentation Scientist and Data Analysis Consultant

Independent

Santiago, Chile

2
Leonardo Vanzi

full time

Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Samuel Ropert

Profesional Técnico

Biología Computacional

Fundación Ciencia y Vida

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Tala

Investigador Asistente

Instituto Milenio de Astrofísica

Santiago, Chile

1
Andres Jordan

Profesor

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile