9–15 Oct 2022
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

Anomaly Detection in Astronomical Data using Machine Learning

14 Oct 2022, 11:00
30m
Invited Talk Plenary 7

Speaker

Dr Michelle Lochner (University of the Western Cape/ South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)

Description

The next generation of telescopes such as the SKA and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will produce enormous data sets, far too large for traditional analysis techniques. Machine learning has proven invaluable in handling large data volumes and automating many tasks traditionally done by human scientists. In this talk, I will discuss how machine learning for anomaly detection can help automate the process of locating unusual astronomical objects in large datasets thus enabling new cosmic discoveries. I will introduce Astronomaly, a general purpose framework for anomaly detection in astronomical data using active learning and overview some recent results.

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Primary author

Dr Michelle Lochner (University of the Western Cape/ South African Radio Astronomy Observatory)

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