Name Institute Role/Background Email Address
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Technologies Used Social Event
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Alonso, Angel Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Project Manager at IAC aas@iac.es HARMONI No Yes
Andolfato, Luigi ESO Software Engineer landolfa@eso.org AT, VLTI, PRIMA, APE, ELT No Yes
Annadevara, Sriprasanna Srivalli University Observatory Munich (USM) Research associate prasanna@usm.lmu.de MICADO TwinCAT, Python, VHDL Yes No
Baldini, Veronica INAF, Trieste Electronics Engineer veronica.baldini@inaf.it ESPRESSO, FORSUP, ANDES Beckhoff No Yes
Balestra, Andrea INAF SW Engineer/SQA andrea.balestra@inaf.it ESO: UVES, FORS1/2, OMEGACAM, VIMOS, FIERA, NGC1/2, MORFEO. MAVIS, CUBES, ANDES - ESA: EUCLID - SQA for INAF projects Yes No
Barr, David Durham University Software Engineer david.barr@durham.ac.uk HARMONI, MOSAIC CPU/GPU servers Yes No
Baruffolo, Andrea INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Software Engineer andrea.baruffolo@inaf.it MORFEO, SOXS, SHARK-NIR, ERIS, SPHERE, CRIRES+, OmegaCAM. LBC, GIARPS, MAD, AdOpt@TNG Yes No
Berbel, Alex Agudo MPE Software Engineer MICADO agudo@mpe.mpg.de KMOS, ERIS CPL, HDRL, esorex Yes No
Bertram, Thomas Max Planck Institute for Astronomy AO lead bertram@mpia.de METIS No Yes
Boebien, Olivier CNRS / Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur Instrument control software developer olivier.boebion@oca.eu HARMONI SAXO+ MOSAIC VLT SW, ELT SW and PLC Code Yes No
Brandt, David Julian Uni Oldenburg/Hochschule Emden Student david.julian.brandt@uni-oldenburg.de Automation of Stabilization of Lasercomb No Yes
Briegel, Florian MPIA SW briegel@mpia.de metis No Yes
Buron, Alexander ESO Alexander.Buron@eso.org No Yes
Calderone, Giorgio INAF Developer giorgio.calderone@inaf.it ESPRESSO / FORS-Up / ANDES Yes No
Cao, Yixian MPE Developer/astronomer ycao@mpe.mpg.de ERIS/MICADO C No No
Capasso, Giulio INAF - O.A. Capodimonte SW & Electronics Engineer giulio.capasso@inaf.it SOXS, MORFEO, MAVIS Bekchoff, ELT IFW, RTC TK Yes No
Capobianco, Gerardo INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Torino System Engineer gerardo.capobianco@inaf.it Mosaic, SOLO/Metis, P3/ASPIICS, CODEX No Yes
Capobianco, Vito INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino Software Engineer vito.capobianco@inaf.it Euclid, Athena, Ariel, MOSAIC No Yes
Cardoso, Ramon Rodriguez Universidad Complutense de Madrid PhD Student ramorodr@ucm.es MOSAIC TwinCAT 3 No Yes
Carolo, Elena INAF OAPD Technologist elena.carolo@inaf.it MORFEO No Yes
Cascone, Enrico INAF-OACN Control HW Architect enrico.cascone@inaf.it MORFEO, SOXS, SPHERE, OmegaCAM Yes No
Caujolle Laboratoire Lagrange Observatoire de la cote d'azur Software Engineer ycaujolle@oca.eu Harmoni, Saxo+, Andes VLT, ELT, C++, python , Qt No Yes
Cerneaz, Nick AAO Macquarie Head of Engineering nick.cerneaz@mq.edu.au variety of AAO's many projects including Harmoni, BlueMUSE, ... No Yes
Chinellato, Simonetta INAF - OAPD PA & QA Manager simonetta.chinellato@inaf.it MORFEO, MAVIS No Yes
Clenet, Yann LESIA MICADO coI, responsible for MICADO SCAO yann.clenet@obspm.fr MICADO No Yes
Colapietro, Mirko INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte Electronic Engineer mirko.colapietro@inaf.it SOXS, MAVIS, MORFEO, VSTPOL Beckhoff PLC (HW&SW) Yes No
Connolly, John Durham University Software Engineer john.connolly@durham.ac.uk HARMONI, MOSAIC CPU No Yes
Coppejans, Hugo Max Planck Institute for Astronomy RTC developer for METIS coppejans@mpia.de METIS CII, Sequencer, CUT, Consul/Nomad, DDT Yes No
Coretti, Igor INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste Instrument Control Electronics igor.coretti@inaf.it ESPRESSO, FORS-Up, CUBES, ANDES Beckhoff Yes No
Cortes, Angela ESO Instrumentation System Engineer acortes@eso.org SPHERE, SINFONI, NACO, ERIS, PDS, Yes No
Costa, Elia INAF - OAPd Software Engineer elia.costa@inaf.it MAVIS and MORFEO Yes No
Cumani, Claudio ESO Software Engineer ccumani@eso.org NGC2, MOSAIC Yes No
Curto, Andres Universidad Complutense de Madrid Electronics Engineer acurto@ucm.es MEGARA Instrument, GTC, MOSAIC/CALEMOS/NIR/CRYO TwinCAT Yes No
D'Auria, Domenico INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Naples RAMS Engineer domenico.dauria@inaf.it CUBES/MORFEO Yes No
Davies, Thomas Durham University Software Engineer thomas.davies@durham.ac.uk HARMONI, MOSAIC CPU Yes No
De Meester, Wim Instituut voor sterrenkunde - KU Leuven Senior Software Engineer / Software lead METIS / Metis ICS software wim.demeester@kuleuven.be METIS, JWST, Herschel, Mercator, Marvel python Yes No
Delgado Garcia, Graciela IAC Electronics Engineer gdelgado@iac.es HARMONI TwinCAT Yes No
Delgado, Horacio Rodriguez IAC Electronics Engineer horacio@iac.es HARMONI Beckhoff No Yes
Dembet, Roderick LESIA Software Engineer roderick.dembet@obspm.fr MICADO ICS framework No No
Demski, Filip N7 Space Software Engineer fdemski@n7space.com ELT C/C++, Rust No Yes
Di Francesco, Benedetta INAF - OAAb PhD student benedetta.difrancesco@inaf.it MORFEO Beckhoff PLC, ESO ICS framework, TwinCAT Yes No
Di Nicola, Fabio INAF Electrical Engineer fabio.dinicola@inaf.it STILES No Yes
Di Prospero, Chiara INAF osservatorio astronomico di Padova Software Developer chiara.diprospero@inaf.it MORFEO Yes No
Dimourdi, Sofia Durham University Post doctoral research associate, AO RTC software development. sofia.dimoudi@durham.ac.uk HARMONI RTC toolkit No Yes
Diretto, Daphne Astronomical Observatory of Padova Software developer daphne.diretto@inaf.it Morfeo Yes No
Dirico, Gianluca INAF System Engineer / Control Systems / Adaptive Optics gianluca.dirico@inaf.it ERIS/MORFEO/SHARP EtherCAT Yes No
Dorn, Reinhold ESO Project Engineer METIS/Blue Muse rdorn@eso.org Many in the 28 years at ESO Yes No
Dupieux, Michel IRAP EICS HW System Engineer michel.dupieux@irap.omp.eu MUSE/MOSAIC Beckhoff Ethercat, CANOpen PLC, Modules No Yes
El Hadi, Kacem LAM MOSAIC Front-End channel Manager, MOSAIC AITV Manager kacem.elhadi@lam.fr HARMONI / MOSAIC Laready worked for some proptotyping and PLC Control devices Yes No
Eredia, Christian INAF Electronics engineer christian.eredia@inaf.it MORFEO Yes No
Fasola, Gilles Observatoire de Paris -- GEPI Control Engineer gilles.fasola@obspm.fr MICADO, pGCT (CTAO), MOONS, WEAVE, SPIAKID Beckhoff PLCs, EtherCAT, motorized stages, Python, Qt No Yes
Ferreira, Florian CNRS - Observatoire de Paris Software engineer florian.ferreira@obspm.fr MICADO / SPHERE+ RTC Tk No Yes
Foppiani, Italo INAF-OAS, Bologna Observatory LGS WFS CAMERA system engineer italo.foppiani@inaf.it MORFEO No Yes
Frank, Bradley UKATC Group Leader (Software and Electronics) bradley.frank@stfc.ac.uk ANDES, HARMONI Yes No
Fuentetaja, Rafael Gonzalez Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Software DevOps rafael08@ucm.es STARS4ALL, ACTION C/C++, Python, Relational Databases, Ansible No Yes
Gabella, Omar CNRS / IN2P3 / LUPM PLC dev. and subsystem manager / Control Engineer gabella@lupm.in2p3.fr ANDES Beckhoff PLCs Yes No
Gaessler, Wolfgang MPIA PM and SE ANDES-KS gaessler@mpia.de 4MOST, ANDES Yes No
Garcia, Fernando Merlos European Solar Telescope / Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Software Engineer fernando.merlos@iac.es European Solar Telescope C++, Python, Scripting, ADS, PLCs, Embedded Systems, TwinCAT Yes No
Geers, Vincent UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK Software Engineer vincent.geers@stfc.ac.uk CUBES (DCS), ANDES (ICS) ELT DevEnv, IFW, NGCII/OPT Yes No
Gil, Javier Leon Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias / European Solar Telescope Automation & Control Engineer javier.leon@iac.es NRT, EST PLCs, Twincat, Matlab No Yes
Gueguen, Loic IPAG HARMONI WP31 PA/QA loic.gueguen@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr HARMONI No Yes
Guieu, Sylvain IPAG EFISOFT lead, MICADO SW system ingenue, HARMONI Technical Lead Sylvain.Guieu@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr HARMONI, MICADO, MORFEO Yes No
Haguenauer, Pierre ESO AO System Engineer phaguena@eso.org AOF, MAVIS, 2GDSM Yes
Hahfauline, Alexandre Tzeou IRAP Instrument control design and software engineer alexandre.tzeou-hah-fauline@irap.omp.eu HARMONI Yes No
Hernando, Yolanda Martin Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) Electronic Engineer ymartin@iac.es HARMONI Beckhoff Yes No
Herreros, Jose-Miguel Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Project Manager / System Engineer jose-miguel.herreros@iac.es Harmony - others EtherCat No Yes
Jakob, Gerd ESO Head of Mechanical Engineering Dpt gjakob@eso.org follow up of all ELT instruments Yes No
Jarek, Igor N7 Space Software Engineer ijarek@n7space.com ELT IFW (DDT) C/C++, Python, Qt No Yes
Johnson, Bethany UK ATC HARMONI HCS Systems Engineer bethany.johnson@stfc.ac.uk HARMONI Yes No
Kaminski, Adrian ZAH, Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl, Heidelberg Subsystem SW for Andes' UBV, RIZ and K akaminsk@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de ANDES' subsystem SW Yes No
Knoche, Joerg Hamburger Sternwarte, Universitaet Hamburg ANDES Calibration Unit Control Software Work Package joerg.knoche@hs.uni-hamburg.de 4MOST, ANDES Yes No
Kulas, Martin MPIA Software engineer kulas@mpia.de METIS Yes No
Kunwar, Nirmala Australian Astronomical Optics Electronics Engineer nirmala.kunwar@mq.edu.au Manifest No Yes
Lampitelli, Salvatore INAF - OAPD Software Engineering salvatore.lampitelli@inaf.it MORFEO RTC Yes No
Landoni, Marco INAF National Institute of Astrophysics PhD in Astrophysics, M.S. in Computer Science - ANDES SW Sys Eng marco.landoni@inaf.it ESPRESSO, SOXS, ANDES, CUBES No Yes
Lapeyrere, Vincent LESIA - Observatoire de Paris Micado SCAO Project manager vincent.lapeyrere@obspm.fr MICADO, GRAVITY, ARIEL Beckhoff PLC, Python No Yes
Lapucci, Tommaso INAF - Arcetri Electronic Engineer tommaso.lapucci@inaf.it MORFEO Electronic CAD, Twincat, C programming Yes No
Larrieu, Marie IRAP ICS and control command marie.larrieu@irap.omp.eu MUSE, SPIRou, CAGIRE, HARMONI, MOSAIC TwinCAT Yes No
Laudisio, Fulvio INAF SW Engineer fulvio.laudisio@inaf.it SHARK-NIR MORFEO C/C++, PYTHON Yes No
Lecron, Daniel LABORATOIRE LAGRANGE CNRS Ingeneer Control command daniel.lecron@oca.eu MOSAIC PLC Yes No
Lehmitz, Michael Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy Electronics Engineer lehmitz@mpia.de MATISSE / 4MOST / ANDES No No
Ligori, Sebastiano INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino Astronomer / Control SW for space and ground based applications sebastiano.ligori@inaf.it Euclid/NISP, Ariel, Athena, Mosaic Embedded systems, ESO ICS No No
Lorenzetto, Alessandro INAF - OAPD Software Engineer alessandro.lorenzetto@inaf.it SHARK-NIR Python, C++ Yes No
Malve, Madhusudan University of Hamburg Software Engineer madhusudan.malve@hs.uni-hamburg.de TMT Telescope Control System / ELT ANDES CU Java, Python, MySQL No Yes
Martin, Maria Isabel Carnerero INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino Developer maria.carnerero@inaf.it WEBT, Gaia, LSST, MOSAIC No No
Martins, Jorge H. C. Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco, Universidade do Porto Scientific programmer jorge.martins@astro.up.pt PoET, ANDES, BlueMUSE No Yes
Menendez Mendoza, Saul ESO Saul.MenendezMendoza@eso.org No yes
Mengual, Jose Miguel Ibanez IAA-CSIC WP manager and ICS engineer of the NIR-SPEC in MOSAIC / Instrument Control Systems Engineer jmiguel@iaa.es PANIC/MOSAIC/TARSIS ELT ICS Framework and related Yes No
Miller, Chris UK ATC Electronics Engineer chris.miller@stfc.ac.uk CUBES / HARMONI Yes No
Miranda, Nicolas ESO Software Engineer nicolas.miranda@eso.org VLT VLT Software Yes No
Missiaen, Kwinten Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven Software Engineer kwinten.missiaen@kuleuven.be METIS ICS No Yes
Mohr, Lars MPIA Electronics engineers mohr@mpia.de MICADO/METIS No Yes
Molina, Andres Fernando Ramirez ESO Software Engineer aramirez@eso.org VLT, VLTI, ELT No No
Monteiro, Manuel Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal Computer Engineer Manuel.Monteiro@astro.up.pt ESPRESSO, ANDES, BlueMUSE, and PoET VLTSW and ELT IFW Yes No
Moreno, Pedro Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco, Universidade do Porto Scientific programmer Pedro.Moreno@astro.up.pt PoET, ANDES Yes No
Nehrkorn, Jorge Quintero European Solar Telescope/Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Control System responsibl jorge.quintero.nehrkorn@iac.es European Solar Telescope No Yes
Neumann, Udo Max-Planck-Institut for Astronomie, Heidelberg Software developer uneu@mpia.de MICADO ELT IFW Yes No
Neumeier, Luis MPE Electronics Engineer luisneum@mpe.mpg.de MICADO No Yes
O'Brien, Alan UK Astronomy and Technology Centre Software engineer alan.obrien@stfc.ac.uk HARMONI/MOONS/JWST Tcl/Tk, Python, C++, opencv No Yes
Oliveira, Antonio IA Institute of Astrophysics FCUL Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon Technician/Electronic engineering ajmoliveira@ciencias.ulisboa.pt MOONS / PoET / ANDES Beckhoff's PLC, controlers and terminals eco-system Yes No
O'Malley, Norman UKATC Electronics Engineer norman.omalley@stfc.ac.uk MOONS, METIS, HARMONI Beckhoff PLCs Yes No
Ostrowski, Slawomir N7 Space DevOps Engineer slawomir.ostrowski@n7space.com ELT DevEnv No Yes
Pascual, Sergio Universidad Complutense de Madrid Software engineer sergiopr@fis.ucm.es MOSAIC C/C++/Python No Yes
Pellegrin, Federico ESO ELT Development Environment manager fpellegr@eso.org VLT Core, SPARTA, ELT DevEnv, WFRTC ZX Spectrum Yes No
Pereira, Cedric Pedroso Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences Young researcher (PhD) cppereira@fc.ul.pt ARIEL, ANDES, PoET, BlueMUSE Experience in mechatronics, Initiating with Beckhoff, PLC, DAQ, Opto-Mechanical Instrumentation, Vision Yes No
Pessemier, Wim KU Leuven Software engineer wim.pessemier@kuleuven.be METIS TwinCAT, C++, Python, IFW 5.0, and more No Yes
Pilbauer, Dan ESO Control Engineer dan.pilbauer@eso.org ERIS, METIS, ELT Beckhoff, Siemens Yes No
Pininti, Vivek Reddy LSW Heidelberg Software Developer <vpininti@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de ANDES, CUBES Yes No
Porru, Matteo INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Trieste Instrument software developer matteo.porru@inaf.it FORS, CUBES, ANDES ELT ICS framework Yes No
Pursiainen, Viivi UK Astronomy Technology Centre Software Engineer viivi.pursiainen@stfc.ac.uk MOONS Python, C++, TCL/TK Yes No
Ramos, Jose Max Planck Institute for Astronoy Electronics Engineer ramos@mpia.de SPHERE/GRAVITY/MICADO Instrument control hardware No Yes
Ramsay, Suzanne ESO ELT INS project manager sramsay@eso.org Assorted N/A Yes No
Ricci, Davide INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Instrument Control Software davide.ricci@inaf.it SOXS VLTSW Yes No
Rodrigues, Myriam Observatoire de Paris System Engineer (MOSAIC) myriam.rodrigues@obspm.fr MOONS, MOSAIC No Yes
Rodriguez Losada, Jose Antonio Gran Telescopio CANARIAS Software Group Leader jose.rodriguez@gtc.iac.es GTC, FRIDA, CHORUS GTC DevEnv, C++, Java, CORBA, PLC Beckhoff, CANOpen No Yes
Rosenquist, Calle ESO Software Engineer crosenqu@eso.org VLTSW, ELT RTCTK, ELT ICS framework, ELT WFRTC Yes No
Rossi, Fabio INAF Software Engineer fabio.rossi@inaf.it MAVIS, ANDES Python, C, C++ Yes No
Rothmaier, Florian LSW Heidelberg Software engineer frothmaier@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de CUBES, ANDES Python, C++ Yes No
Salasnich, Bernardo INAF OAPd SW Engineer bernardo.salasnich@inaf.it SPHERE, ERIS, MORFEO, MAVIS, SOXS VLTSW, ELTSW Yes No
Salman, Muhammad Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven Instrumentation Engineer muhammad.salman@kuleuven.be METIS, ASGARD Yes No
Salo, Chad Leiden University METIS Deputy Consortium Systems Engineer csalo@strw.leidenuniv.nl METIS No Yes
Sanchez, Ricardo Zanmar INAF - Naples Software developer ricardo.sanchez@inaf.it SOXS, MAVIS, VSTPOL python, beckhoff Yes No
Savarese, Salvatore INAF - OACN Software Engineer salvatore.savarese@inaf.it VSTPOL, SOXS, MORFEO, MAVIS Yes No
Schlichter, Joerg University Observatory Munich (USM) Developer, work package manager schlicht@usm.uni-muenchen.de KMOS (4MOST till PDR), MICADO TwinCAT, C++, Qt, Python Yes No
Schmutzer, Ricardo ESO SW Engineer rschmutz@eso.org Whatever the future presents VLT/ELT No Yes
Seemann, Ulf ESO Systems Engineer useemann@eso.org MICADO, MAVIS Yes Yes
Sevin, Arnaud LESIA / Observatoire de Paris Workpackage manager of the MICADO SCAO RTC arnaud.sevin@obspm.fr SPHERE/MICADO/PCS CII/MAL/RTC toolkit No Yes
Shchekaturov, Pavel ESO Software Engineer pavel.shchekaturov@eso.org SPARTA, SPARTA Upgrade, GRAVITY+, WFRTC C/C++, Python Yes No
Shiri, Mahshid INAF Control Engineer mahshid.shiri@inaf.it MORFEO PLC Yes No
Soenke, Christian ESO Control Systems Engineer csoenke@eso.org SPARTA, ELT Time reference System RTC related, PTP (IEEE1588) Yes No
Sordo, Rosanna INAF - Padova Software Quality Assurance rosanna.sordo@inaf.it MORFEO, MAVIS, CUBES No No
Soutar, Gregor UK Astronomy Technology Centre Software Engineer gregor.soutar@stfc.ac.uk MOONS, MARVEL, ANDES TCL/TK, Python, C++ Yes No
Spallek, Lenard MPE Cryogenic Engineer lspallek@mpe.mpg.de MICADO No Yes
Steuer, Horst Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy Software Engineer Adaptive Optics steuer@mpia.de METIS C++, CUDA, Python, RTC Toolkit No Yes
Stilz, Ingo LSW Heidelberg Developer Work package Manager istilz@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de 4MOST, CUBES, ANDES Python, C++, TCL-TK Yes No
Sulich, Antonio INAF antonio.sulich@inaf.it FORSUP Yes No
Taburet, Sylvestre CNRS ICS/Control Command sylvestre.taburet@obspm.fr MICADO No Yes
Taburet, Teodora Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Senior electronic engineer tvc@iac.es HARMONI Beckfoff No Yes
Tavares, Pedro Critical Software SW Engineer/SQA pedro.a.tavares@criticalsoftware.com SQA for ESO on: ICS, HLCC and LSV Mirrors (M2M3, M4 and M5) No Yes
Valenzuela Soto, Javier ESO Instrument Engineer jvalenzu@eso.org SPHERE, CRIRES+, GRAAL, GALACSI, 4MOST VLT, PLC, FPGA, DSP No Yes
Venzal, Sergio Rodriguez Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC) Engineer srvenzal@iaa.es MOSAIC ELT ICS Function Control Framework, Beckhoff PLCs Yes No
Verducci Jr, Orlando LNA Brazil Software Engineer overducci@lna.br Astronomical Instrumentation Graphical programming language, ZeroMQ comm protocol No Yes
Vidal, Fabrice OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS - LESIA SCAO System Engineer fabrice.vidal@obspm.fr CANARY, EAGLE, SCExAO, GEMS, SPHERE+ No Yes
Waring, Chris UKATC Edinburgh Instrumentation / Control Systems Electronic Engineer chris.waring@stfc.ac.uk ERIS/NIX, MOONS, CUBES, ANDES Siemens, Beckhoff Yes No
Waris, Amna UK Astronomy and Technology Centre Graduate Electronics Engineer amna.waris@stfc.ac.uk HARMONI FPGAs, Microcontrollers, PLCs Yes No
Wegner, Michael University Observatory Munich (USM) Software developer wegner@usm.lmu.de KMOS, MOONS, MICADO C++, Python Yes No
Wieprecht, Ekkehard MPE Garching Software Engineer ewieprec@mpe.mpg.de ISO, HERSCHEL, GRAVITY, GRAVITY+, GPAO all flavors VLT Software , c, C++, TCL, Python etc No No
Winkler, Roland Astronomisches Institut Potsdam, AIP Software Developer for 4MOST rwinkler@aip.de 4MOST, WST, ANDES, MOSAIC Python, C, Java, VLTSW Yes No