Where and when

The AI in Astronomy Workshop represents the first step in a structured program of activities promoted by the USC8-AI Thematic Group within INAF’s USC VIII Computing Division.

The group’s main objective is to facilitate the exchange of technical knowledge, practical experience, and methodological best practices among INAF researchers engaged in or approaching the use of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) in astrophysical studies. It also aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration by identifying common ML/DL methodologies applicable across diverse research areas, such as time-domain astronomy, imaging, and spectral analysis.

By leveraging the collective expertise of its members, the group supports the community in addressing both conceptual and practical challenges in AI applications. These include the full AI/ML workflow – from data ingestion, preprocessing, and feature engineering to model selection, training/validation, performance evaluation, hyperparameter optimization, and integration into scientific pipelines.

Ultimately, the group provides a platform to accelerate the adoption of AI methods in astronomy and to build a shared foundation for the development of robust, reproducible, and scalable AI-driven research tools.

The MIDA group will take part at it with the talk by Sabrina Guastavino "The MIDA’s activities in space sciences: Artificial intelligence for space weather".

Full Program

Further information about the group are available here: https://usc8.inaf.it/tematic-groups/ai-in-astronomy/ _{^{(source: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/3128/)}}