ls research/
Interests
- Time-domain astrophysics
- Radio surveys
- High performance computing
- AI/ML pipeline development
- Space missions & novel instrumentation design
Publications
First author
-
Johnson, O.A., Kozak, S., Ulrich, O., et al.
(2025).
A LOw Frequency pulsar, FRB, and Technosignature Survey (LOFTS).
A&A in prep
-
Johnson, O.A., Keane, E.F., McKenna, D.J., et al.
(2025).
Radio Observations of a Candidate Redback Millisecond Pulsar: 1FGL J0523.5-2529.
OAJ accepted
[arXiv:2508.15435]
-
Johnson, O.A., Keane, E.F., Ashe, C.K., et al.
(2025).
Non-detection of Low-frequency Radio Emission from MTP0015 and MTP044.
Research Notes of the AAS
-
Johnson, O.A., Saxena, A., Sivasankar, P., et al.
(2024).
Leveraging Machine Learning to Interpret and Analyze Mars Spectrometer Data.
FDL Technical Reviews 2024
-
Johnson, O.A., Gajjar, V., Keane, E.F., et al.
(2023).
A Simultaneous Dual-site Technosignature Search Using International LOFAR Stations.
AJ
[arXiv:2310.15704]
[link]
Co-author
-
Susarla, S., Johnson, O.A., McKenna, D., et al.
(2025).
Long-term timing results of ecliptic pulsars observed with I-LOFAR.
A&A
[arXiv:2505.09549]
-
Susarla, S., Ferguson, R., Johnson, O.A., et al.
(2025).
RRAT-like behaviour of PSR B0656+14 observed with I-LOFAR.
A&A
[arXiv:2507.04518]
-
DeBoer, D., Ashe, C., Johnson, O.A., et al.
(2025).
Lunar Farside Technosignature & Transients Telescope (LFT3).
White Paper
-
Shila, K.A., Niedbalski, S., Connor, L., Kulkarni, S.R., Johnson, O.A., et al.
(2025).
GReX: An Instrument Overview and New Upper Limits on the Galactic FRB Population.
PASP
[arXiv:2504.18680]
-
Keane, E.F., Graber, V., Levin, L., Tan, C.M., Johnson, O.A., et al.
(2025).
A Square Kilometre Array Pulsar Census.
OAJ accepted
-
Manunza, L., Vendrame, A., Pizzuto, L., Mulas, M., Perez, K.I., Johnson, O.A., et al.
(2025).
The first high frequency technosignature search survey with the Sardinia Radio Telescope.
Acta Astronautica
[arXiv:2410.09288]
For the most complete, up-to-date list see NASA/ADS.
Selected talks
-
Jan 2024
Low Frequency’s Place in SETI — PSETI Symposium, Penn State invited
-
Dec 2023
Technosignatures with NenuFAR — Science at Low Frequencies IX, UvA
-
Nov 2023
SETI Science at 30–190 MHz — BLUK Workshop, SKAO invited
-
Nov 2023
Technosignature Science at Low Frequencies — NASA Goddard invited
-
2023
Dual Site SETI Searches — International Astronautical Congress, Baku
Observing proposals (P.I.)
-
500+ hours
I-LOFAR and LOFAR-SE projects — Johnson & Keane
-
20 hours
Parkes UWL redback pulsar searches — Johnson & Keane
-
1 night
Calar Alto Observatory 1m — Johnson & Martin-Carrillo
-
5 hours
TESS follow-up with NenuFAR — Johnson & Viou
Posters & theses