Workshop "HPC & AI applications in Astrophysics"
pet, 28. velj
|Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Croatia
Presentation of examples of best practices in the use of supercomputers in the field of astrophysics and astronomy
Time & Location
28. velj 2025. 08:53 – 9:08
Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Croatia, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
About the event
Title: Downloading and Making Sense of the Sky: Large Sky Surveys and AI
🗣️ Speaker: Prof. dr. Mario Jurić , DIRAC Institute and Department of Astronomy, University of Washington
📅 Date: 28.2.2025
📍 Location: Ruđer Bošković Institute, Auditorium at 1st wing
Discover how AI and large sky surveys are revolutionizing our understanding of the universe! Learn how cutting-edge technology processes vast astronomical datasets, unlocking new insights into the cosmos. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the future of astronomy!
Abstract: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a new NSF/DOE-funded facility on Cerro Pachón, Chile. It houses the 8.4m Simonyi Survey Telescope and the 3.2 Gigapixel LSSTCam camera. The Observatory is in the final stages of construction, and has just finished its first phase of commissioning. Over a ten-year period (projected to start in late 2025) Rubin will execute the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Enabled by its 9.6 square degree…