Astrophysics and Algorithms: A DIMACS Workshop on Massive Astronomical Data Sets
May 6-8, 1998
Princeton University, CS Department
Presented under the auspices of the Special Year on Massive Data Sets.
- Organizers:
- Michael Vogeley, Princeton University Observatory vogeley@astro.princeton.edu
- David Spergel, Princeton University Observatory dns@astro.princeton.edu
- Don Sun, Bell Labs dxsun@bell-labs.com
- Tony Tyson, Bell Labs tyson@bell-labs.com
- Contact:
- dimacs@astro.princeton.edu
Astronomy faces a ``data avalanche'' as several observational projects
have produced or promise to yield Terabyte-class data sets. Processing
of these data and subsequent statistical analyses clearly will require
advanced computational methods. This NSF-sponsored workshop will focus
on analysis problems that have aspects in common with other fields and
will seek to stimulate collaborations among workers who share common
computational challenges. A principal goal of this workshop is to
foster interaction between the Astronomy community and Discrete
Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science communities.
Data sets may include surveys in optical and infrared wavelengths,
spectroscopic surveys, microwave background anisotropy surveys,
helioseismology, pulsar searches, gravitational wave detection, radio
interferometry, gravitational microlensing and supernova searches,
and results from N-body/hydrodynamical simulations.
Possible topics:
- Terabyte-class astronomical data sets and databases
- data mining methods
- classification and clustering analysis
- inverse problems
- power spectrum analysis in two and three dimensions
- time series analysis
Preliminary speakers list:
- S. Basu (Institute for Advanced Study)
- D. Bennett (Notre Dame)
- F. Bouchet (Paris)
- S. Djorgovski (CalTech)
- H. Kulsrud (CCR-P/IDA)
- C. Lonsdale (Caltech/IPAC)
- B. Madore (CalTech/IPAC)
- D. Monet (US Naval Observatory)
- F. Murtagh (Ulster)
- J. Ostriker (Princeton)
- W. Press (Harvard)
- D. Rockmore (Dartmouth)
- A. Szalay (Johns Hopkins)
- T. Prince (CalTech)
- M. Tegmark (IAS, Princeton)
- R. White (STScI)
Schedule:
The workshop will begin on the morning of Wednesday, May 6 and
continue through the afternoon of Friday, May 8, and will include a
reception and dinner at Prospect House. See PROGRAM for the schedule
of talks.
Registration:
A small number of spaces are still available for the workshop. You
must register immediately using the on-line REGISTRATION, or by
sending email to Ms. Sandy Barbu at barbu@cs.princeton.edu, including
your name, institutional affiliation, email address, and the dates you
that you plan to attend. A $20.00 per day registration fee (waived for
graduate students) will be collected at the workshop.
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