Data Driven Approaches to Searches for Technosignatures

Monday, May 20, 2019
8:15 A.M. Coffee, 8:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Short Course
Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Center - California Institute of Technology

All interested researchers, students and faculty from local research organizations are invited to attend.

Speakers

  • “Extrasolar Planets, Life, and Technosignatures” – Professor Jason Wright (Penn State)
  • “The Astronomy Data Landscape and Observable Parameter Spaces” – Professor George Djorgovski (Caltech)
  • “Detecting the Unexpected: An Introduction to Anomaly Detection Methods” – Dr. Kiri Wagstaff (JPL)
  • “An Introduction to Time Series Analysis” – Professor Matthew Graham (Caltech)

An informal lunch will follow for all attendees. Seating is limited and is first come, first served.

Short Course Presentations

Speaker Affiliation Presentation
Andrew Howard (Caltech) Sofia Sheikh (Penn State) Exoplanets, SETI, and Technosignatures
(9.7 MB .pdf)
George Djorgovski Caltech The Astronomy Data Landscape and Observable Parameter Spaces
(20.47 MB .pdf)
Kiri Wagstaff JPL Detecting the Unexpected: An Introduction to Anomaly Detection Methods
(4.4 MB .pdf)
Matthew Graham Caltech An Introduction to Time Series Analysis
(12.44 MB .pdf)