Fear. No. Statistic.
Since 2019, we have been helping practitioners navigate the
perilous waters of statistics and Machine Learning.
Are you an astronomer seeking to advance your research by delving
deeper into statistics beyond the basics?
Do you possess some familiarity with Machine Learning (and possibly
employ certain algorithms) but are looking to demystify the
intricacies of this "black box"?
The Summer School for Astrostatistics suits the needs of those who
intend to "bridge the gap", and elevate their level from novice to
mid-advanced:
The school's approach is to guide students and early postdocs
in the use of the most common tools for the astronomer's daily
analysis tasks.
Each topic includes an introductory part along with 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.
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.
The school is heavily based on the Python programming language.
Therefore, it is expected that applicants possess the basic
knowledge necessary to read and understand the code.
Where
Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion
When
Monday to Friday
8-12 July 2024
Registration
Registration opened on 7 February 2024.
Registration closed on 22 March 2023.
There are no registration fees.
Topics
Classical & Bayesian Statistics
Optimization Methods
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Simulation Based Inference
Machine Learning Practices
Clustering
Classification & Regression
Deep Learning
School Schedule
Please consult the School Schedule
Instructors
Teaching Body
Dr. Paolo Bonfini
Alma Sistemi
Dr. Kostantinos Kovlakas
Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC, IEEC)
Dr. Grigoris Maravelias
National Observatory of Athens & FORTH
Andreas Tersenov
FORTH & CEA Paris-Saclay
Invited Speakers
Dr. Eleni Vardoulaki
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing
Teaching Assistants
| Person | Academic status | Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina Maria Lofaro | PhD candidate | Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH |
| Diego Álvarez-Ortega | PhD candidate | Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH |
| Myrto Falalaki | BSc student | 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 1.60€.
Students enrolled in Greek universities might use the discounted
"grey" 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.
Code of Conduct
Participants attending the School agree to have read and commit to adhering to the Code of Conduct, available here.
Accommodation
July is considered touristic high season for Crete: attendees are advised to book their accommodation well in advance.
Finding a room
A variety of accommodations are rentable in the form of rooms or
private apartments, while a list of hotels can be found on the
visitor's page
of the Department of Physics of the University of Crete.
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.
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.
Material
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.
Legacy
This is the 4th iteration of a school hosted by the astronomy
group of the Department of Physics of the University of Crete.
The School has been founded in 2019 by Andrews J., Bonfini P.,
Kovlakas K., and Maravelias G.
Previous events
2023 Summer School for Astrostatistics in Crete, 19-23 June
2022 Summer School for Astrostatistics in Crete, 11-15 July
2019 Summer School for Astrostatistics in Crete, 18-21 June
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So far, we have hosted ~90 students from 39 institutes and 16 countries!
Sponsors
Organizing Committee
| Person | Institute | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Andrews, Prof. | University of Florida | jeffrey.andrews (at) ufl.edu |
| 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 |
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