A BOINC based, citizen-science project for pixel Spectral Energy
  Distribution fitting of resolved galaxies in multi-wavelength surveys
  In this work we present our experience from the first year of theSkyNet
Pan-STARRS1 Optical Galaxy Survey (POGS) project. This citizen-scientist driven
research project uses the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
(BOINC) middleware and thousands of Internet-connected computers to measure the
resolved galactic structural properties of ~100,000 low redshift galaxies. We
are combining the spectral coverage of GALEX, Pan-STARRS1, SDSS, and WISE to
generate a value-added, multi-wavelength UV-optical-NIR galaxy atlas for the
nearby Universe. Specifically, we are measuring physical parameters (such as
local stellar mass, star formation rate, and first-order star formation
history) on a resolved pixel-by-pixel basis using spectral energy distribution
(SED) fitting techniques in a distributed computing mode.
