Everything open source
May 16–17, 2016: Training & Tutorials
May 18–19, 2016: Conference
Austin, TX
Jennifer Tong

Jennifer Tong
Developer Advocate, Google

Website | @MimmingCodes

Jenny Tong is a developer advocate on cloud at Google. In this role, she helps developers build cool stuff on all sorts of platforms. Previously, Jenny worked in a wide variety of software roles from robotics at NASA to developer advocacy for Google Glass. She is passionate about education, especially on the subjects of technology and science. If she’s away from her laptop, Jenny’s probably skating around a roller derby track or hanging from aerial silk.

Sessions

5:10pm–5:50pm Thursday, 05/19/2016
PANOPTES: Open source planet discovery
In Real Life
 Location: Ballroom B Level: Intermediate
Jennifer Tong (Google), Wilfred Gee (Macquarie University / Project PANOPTES)
Average rating: *****
(5.00, 3 ratings)
The search for planets outside our solar system has long been the exclusive domain of professional scientists with access to large observatories or expensive space telescopes. Jenny Tong and Wilfred Gee explain how PANOPTES combines off-the-shelf components with open source software to bring exoplanet discovery to the public. Come learn about PANOPTES's challenges, solutions, and discoveries. Read more.