Location:
This workshop will take place at SAMSI in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Description:
Inference problems on astrophysical populations arise in a large variety of fields, from exoplanets to gravitational-wave astrophysics to extragalactic astronomy. The application of hierarchical Bayesian modeling to observed astrophysical populations typically requires the generation of population models. Often, the full physical model is moderately to extremely computationally expensive. Therefore, there is a need to utilize fast emulators for much of the required computations. The workshop will provide opportunities to more efficiently review the previously done work, address any challenges, and discuss future directions.
This will be a very collaborative, hands-on workshop. As such, it will be scheduled predominantly around collaborative research sessions.The daily schedule will include a one-hour morning session presenting current project status, followed by intensive discussions and joint implementation work in smaller groups. The group will reconvene in the afternoon for a progress review meeting.
Schedule and Supporting Media
Printable Schedule
Speaker Titles / Abstracts
Participant List
Monday, April 3, 2017
SAMSI, Room 104, 106 and 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Sujit Ghosh, SAMSI Deputy Director | ||
| Workshop Project Pitches | Jim Barrett, (U. of Birmingham-UK) | ||
| Nesar Ramachandra, (Kansas) | |||
| Angie Wolfgang, (Penn State) | |||
| TUTORIAL: Combining models and data for prediction, parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification |
Earl Lawrence, (Los Alamos National Lab) | ||
| Workshop Project Pitches | Eric Ford | ||
| Sheila Kannappan, (UNC-Chapel Hill) | |||
| Maya Fishbach, (U. of Chicago) |
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
SAMSI, Room 104, 106 and 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUTORIAL: An introduction to computer model emulation – issues and advice | Derek Bingham, (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, CAN) |
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
SAMSI, Room 104, 106 and 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Updates | |||
| TUTORIAL: Design of experiments for computer models | Derek Bingham, (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, CAN) | ||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Thursday, April 6, 2017
SAMSI, Room 104, 106 and 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Friday, April 7, 2017
SAMSI, Room 104, 106 and 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reports | |||
| Planning for Continued Collaborations |
Questions: email [email protected]