About The Summer School
The goal of the Summer School for Astrostatistics is to guide
advanced undergraduates, masters and graduate students, and early
postdocs in the use of the most common statistical tools for the
analysis of a wide variety of data.
Each topic includes an introductory part followed by a
workshop (hands-on analysis of astronomical data), and poses
particular emphasis on the development of coding abilities which
will serve as a quick reference for everyday work.
This is the third iteration of a school hosted by the astronomy
group of the Department of Physics of the University of Crete
(see the previous events, held in
2019
and
2022
).
Due to its very nature as a hands-on workshop, this event will
require on site attendance: we do not provide an option for
remote participation.
The Department will provide the computational facilities required
by the classes: the attendees do not need to use their personal
computers.
While some background in Python is helpful, the school is designed
for interested students regardless of their programming experience.
COVID-19
The school will comply with all the COVID-19 regulations imposed
locally (both from the Greek Government and from the University of
Crete).
These regulations and any updates to them will be communicated to
the participants in due time: please check this page regularly for
future important announcements (under the section
Venue).
With regard to transportation to and from Heraklion, the
participants shall make sure to comply with all rules related to
their specific travel plan.
Where
Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion
When
Monday to Friday
19-23 June 2023
Registration
Registration opened on 12 February 2023.
Registration closed on 24 March 2023.
There are no registration fees.
Accepted applicants have been selected and shall confirm by 14 April.
Applicants in the waiting list will be notified if any slot becomes
available, or receive a final notification of rejection once all
slots are confirmed.
Topics
Intro to Python and Jupyter Notebook
Classical and Bayesian Statistics
Fitting Methods
Time Series Analysis
Machine Learning Practices
Classification
Clustering
Regression
Deep Learning
School Schedule
Please consult the School Schedule
Instructors
Teaching Body
Prof. Jeff Andrews
University of Florida
Dr. Paolo Bonfini
Alma Sistemi
Dr. Kostantinos Kovlakas
Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC, IEEC)
Dr. Grigoris Maravelias
National Observatory of Athens & FORTH
Teaching Assistants
Nikolaos Loudas
Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH
Elias Kyritsis
Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH
School Venue
The school is hosted by the Department of Physics of the University of Crete, which will provide the computational facilities required by the classes.
Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion
Directions
The Department is about 8 km from the center of Heraklion.
There is a regular bus service from/to the city port (bus #20) or
or airport (bus #11) to the University (direction Panepistimio / PAGNH).
The municipality of Heraklion also provides an oline tool to keep
track of the timetable and location of the buses
(Iraklio Urban Buses),
which is also available as mobile app.
To reach the University on the direct bus line from the city center it
is neccessary the "blue" ticket, costing 1.50€.
Students enrolled in Greek universities might use the discounted
"orange" ticket, but they must be ready to present a valid student card
upon onbarding.
Notice that bus tickets are valid for an individual ride,
meaning that if your route will require changing muliple buse lines,
you will need a new ticket for each of them.
A detailed map and driving directions are available from the
Department of Physics
visitor information.
Heraklion airport is linked to the major European cities via
Aegean Airlines,
Olympic Air,
easyJet,
Ryanair,
plus seasonal
charter flights.
Internal (Greece) flights are also provided by
Ellinair
and
Sky Express.
Daily ferry services from the Piraeus port in Athens are provided by
Minoan Lines,
Anek Lines, and
Blue Star Ferries.
These ferries reach the port of Heraklion in the early morning,
and leave from Heraklio in the late evening.
This schedule gives the participants more than aboundant time to reach
the School location in time for the first class, and to reach the port
after the conclusion of the School.
COVID-19
The venue complies with all the COVID-19 regulations imposed by the
Greek Government and by the University of Crete.
As of now, there are no COVID restrictions for traveling to Greece
(i.e., there are no testing requirements, green passes, etc.), but
make sure to check the requirements of any countries/airports that
you are transferring to on your way to Crete.
All the information of interest to travelers can be found on the
Greek National Public Health Organization
website, and on the dedicated page regarding the
Protocol for Arrivals in Greece.
Currently, masks are not mandatory inside the School venue.
If you do get infected by COVID, a self-isolation period of 5 days is
expected.
In any case, independently on the current regulation, if at any time
you contract COVID you shall not physically attend the School and
inform us as soon as possible to protect the health of the other
attendants.
If you have any special health concerns or needs, please reach out
to us.
Accommodation
June is considered touristic high season for Crete:
attendees are advised to book their accommodation well in advance.
To facilitate the search, in our subscription
FORM
we invite the participants to indicate whether they would like to
share a room.
If necessary, the organizers might further help in arranging room
sharing amongst interested participants.
Ideal locations to seek for an accommodation would be: 1) the old city
center within the Venetian walls, or 2) along the line of the city
bus route
#11 or #20 for ease of transportation.
Rooms/Apartments
A variety of accommodations are rentable in the form of rooms or private apartments. As of the beginning of February, several options below 50€/night are still available through the common search engines, e.g. Booking or AirBnB, but the ones located in the city center will probably be fully booked soon.
Hotels
The hotels listed below provide an affordable accommodation in the city center. An additional list of hotels can be found on the visitor's page of the Department of Physics of the University of Crete.
Material
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Workshop Jupyter notebooks
All the Jupyter notebooks presented at the school are publicly available at our github repository
Follow the instructions in the README file to setup the necessary libraries and download the relevant data sets.
Feedback
Some feedback from the students attending the previous school!
Gallery
Check our gallery from the event
Sponsors
Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
| Person | Institute | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Casadio, Dr. | Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH | ccasadio (at) ia.forth.gr |
| Andreas Zezas, Prof. | University of Crete & Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH | azezas (at) ia.forth.gr |
Contact Us
For any info regarding the school