SBI4GALEV — Key topics

Simulation-Based Inference 24 talks

Core methodologies for likelihood-free inference including neural posterior and ratio estimation.

simulation based inference, simulation-based inference, simulation-based inference (sbi), likelihood-free inference, neural posterior estimation, neural ratio estimation, neural density estimation, amortized posterior estimation, normalizing flows, neural spline flows

Galaxy Evolution & Formation 17 talks

Applying inference to understand galaxy mergers, populations, and the role of AGN.

galaxy evolution, galaxy formation, galaxy mergers, galaxy population synthesis, active galactic nuclei, active galactic nuclei (agn), baryonic feedback, galaxy luminosity functions

Simulation Techniques 10 talks

Various simulation frameworks including hydrodynamic, N-body, and semi-analytic models.

hydrodynamic simulations, n-body simulations, semi-analytic models, semi-analytic models (sams), cosmological simulations, forward modeling, forward modelling

Bayesian & Statistical Methods 9 talks

Comparison of sampling methods and the study of information geometry and degeneracy.

bayesian inference, hamiltonian monte carlo, nested sampling, information geometry, parameter degeneracy, density ratio estimation

Cosmological Inference 9 talks

Inference applied to large-scale structure, dark matter halos, and weak lensing.

cosmological inference, cosmology, dark matter halos, weak lensing, galaxy clustering, intrinsic alignment

SED & Spectral Analysis 9 talks

Modeling spectral energy distributions and analyzing galaxy spectra and emission.

spectral energy distribution (sed), sed fitting, sed modeling, galaxy spectra, emission lines, photoionisation models

Generative AI & Diffusion 6 talks

The application of diffusion models and generative frameworks for astronomical data.

diffusion models, generative models, generative models / flow matching, score matching

Inference Optimization 4 talks

Techniques to improve the robustness and efficiency of the inference process.

multi-fidelity modeling, multifidelity learning, test-time adaptation, maximum mean discrepancy, maximum mean discrepancy (mmd), robust statistics

Interstellar & Circumgalactic Medium 4 talks

Studying the gas and dust environments surrounding and within galaxies.

circumgalactic medium (cgm), interstellar medium (ism), dust attenuation, dust geometry, absorption spectroscopy

Machine Learning Architectures 4 talks

Specific neural network architectures used for astronomical data analysis.

deep learning, convolutional neural networks, graph neural networks, interpretable machine learning, shap analysis

Multi-Messenger & Survey Data 4 talks

Application of SBI to specific instruments and diverse data types like gravitational waves.

lisa, gravitational waves, extreme mass ratio inspirals (emris), desi, jwst, euclid survey

Differentiable Modeling 3 talks

The use of automatic differentiation and differentiable programming in astrophysical simulations.

automatic differentiation, differentiable programming, computational graphs, jax

AI for Education & Meetings 2 talks

General purpose AI tools for conference synthesis and educational technology.

ambient ai, self-hosted ai, educational technology, conference synthesis, automatic speech recognition

Galactic Archaeology & Dynamics 2 talks

Inference regarding stellar ages, kinematics, and the structure of the Milky Way.

galactic archaeology, stellar age inference, hi kinematics, rotation curves, ultra-diffuse galaxies