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Research Group: Big Data and Planets

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[RG # 157] Big Data and Planets

May 1, 2019 – July 31, 2019

Organizer:

Tsevi Mazeh (Tel Aviv University)

Astronomy is in the midst of a transformation brought on by exponentially progressing technological advances in the information age. New detector capabilities and faster computation have created a new era in which the use of advanced data mining and inference methods could bring new answers to long-standing scientific questions. The proposed research group, which includes leading figures in data analysis of exo-planets will 

• prepare algorithms for analysis of data from the forthcoming TESS space mission, 

• apply Gaussian Processes and machine learning algorithms to model stellar variability in transit and radial-velocity studies of exo-planets, and 

• study exo-planetary system architectures by developing population models and confront them with the accumulating data, using new statistical tools. 

We expect the research group to provide a better understanding of the exo-planetary population via advanced statistical tools — a giant leap in one of the most exciting fields of present science. 

 

Members

Dovi Poznanski

Dovi Poznanski

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Tel Aviv University
Professor Dovi Poznanski is a senior lecturer and researcher at Tel Aviv University.
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His main research interests focus on the observation and study of supernovae of the different kinds, thermonuclear or core-collapse, nearby or far away, known or predicted. Recently, he has been working on the subject of cosmic dust and the interstellar medium, with a focus on developing tools to correct for the effect of dust on cosmological and astrophysical observations.

2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

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Daniel Fabrycky

Daniel Fabrycky

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University of Chicago
Daniel Fabrycky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago.
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His research interests include: 

  1. Extrasolar planets - orbital mechanics; formation and dynamical evolution; observational techniques.
  2. Binary and Variable stars - time-resolved photometric surveys; unsolved mysteries. 

2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

Read more about Professor Fabrycky here

 

 

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Eric Ford

Eric Ford

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Penn State University
Eric Ford is a professor in astrophysics and an expert on how planets are formed at the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, at Penn State University.
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He combines theoretical research with observation to improve understanding of our solar system and beyond. His research centers around planet formation, the dynamical evolution of planetary systems, & extrasolar planets. 

 

 

2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

Read more about Dr. Ford here.

 

 

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Eran Ofek

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Weizmann Institute of Science
Eran Ofek is a researcher at the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Instiute of Science.
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His research includes a broad range of astrophysical topics including the panchromatic transient sky, gravitational lensing, small bodies in the solar system, diffraction-limited imaging, instrumentation, and methods. 


2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

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Tsevi Mazeh

Tsevi Mazeh

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Tel Aviv University
Tsevi Mazeh is Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Tel Aviv University.
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 Throughout his career, he has functioned as both theorist and observer, and is a popular writer and public speaker on Astronomy, History of Science, and Science and Religion. Currently, Mazeh is leading an international effort to detect planets and brown-dwarfs by novel relativistic effects. 

2018-2019 Organizer:Big Data and Planets

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