Speaker: William D. Ratcliff of NIST Title: "Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Neutron Scattering” Abstract: Neutron scattering is a versatile technique for studying the structure and dynamics of materials. Unfortunately, there are a limited number of neutron sources available in the world to perform scientific experiments. In this talk, I will discuss the use of […]
Title: Generative transformers and how to evaluate them Abstract: With the increase in luminosity and detector granularity, simulation will be a significant computational challenge in the upcoming high-luminosity era of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). To tackle this, I present developments in graph- and attention-based machine learning (ML) models for generating jets at the LHC using […]
Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi (Amherst) "The New Directly Imaged Planets and Their Substellar Analogs"
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, we encourage you to present. Spring 2024 schedule
Department-wide colloquium Speaker: Stephen Taylor (Vanderbilt) Title: The Road Ahead For Nanohertz-frequency Gravitational-wave Astrophysics Abstract: The landscape of gravitational-wave astrophysics was recently broadened to encompass the nanohertz-frequency band, where NANOGrav and other pulsar-timing arrays found the tell-tale signature of a stochastic all-sky background of gravitational waves. With this evidence came spectral information that yields insights […]