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Description
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is set to revolutionize our understanding of the Universe with groundbreaking images and scientific results. In this plenary I will highlight early discoveries and iconic images, focusing on the data management system that enables Rubin science at scale. Rubin has drawn on synergies between the high-energy physics and astronomy communities, leveraging experience from LHC-scale distributed computing. CERN-developed tools such as Rucio, PanDA, and CERN VM-FS have been deployed at SLAC, the lead Rubin data facility and a Tier‑2 site for ATLAS and CMS, as well as at the French and UK Rubin data facilities, both long-standing LHC Tier‑1 centres, to enable large-scale data distribution and workflow management for Rubin science. I will describe the end-to-end Rubin computing ecosystem and highlight lessons from cross-disciplinary collaboration for future data-intensive experiments.