Location
This workshop took place at SAMSI in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Description
Prior to NASA’s Kepler mission (2009-2013), most astronomers studying exoplanets focused on characterizing one planetary system at a time. Population studies typically consisted of histograms or maximum likelihood fits to power laws and ignored measurement uncertainties. Thanks to the large number of exoplanet detection and the relative uniformity of the Kepler planet search, it has become practical and beneficial in recent years to introduce hierarchical Bayesian methods to the analysis of exoplanet populations. This workshop will build on these current efforts by facilitating intensive face-to-face collaboration between astronomers and statisticians to address relevant statistical and mathematical issues. Possible topics include further advancing the state-of-the-art in Kepler noise modeling; improving the statistical interpretation of new or upcoming surveys (e.g., K2, TESS, next-generation Doppler surveys); developing emulator functions to streamline the incorporation of computationally intensive physics-based simulations into population statistical modeling; and performing model comparison within this hierarchical framework.
Schedule and Supporting Media
Monday, October 17, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Sujit Ghosh, SAMSI | ||
| Workshop Project Pitches | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Updates | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep Time for Updates from Project Groups | |||
| Project Updates | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| SAMSI Postdoc Seminar: “Detecting Planets: Jointly Modeling Radial Velocity and Stellar Activity Time Series” | David Jones, SAMSI | ||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Thursday, October 20, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Astrophysical Populations Working Group (Teleconference) | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Friday, October 21, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Mid-Workshop Progress Reports |
Monday, October 24, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep Time for Updates from Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep Time for Updates from Project Groups | |||
| Project Updates | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prep Time for Updates from Project Groups | |||
| Project Updates | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| SAMSI Postdoc Seminar: “Signal Separation for Exoplanet Detection: A Diffusion Map Approach” | David Stenning, SAMSI | ||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Thursday, October 27, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104 / 106 / 123
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative work in Project Groups | |||
| Astrophysical Populations Working Group (Teleconference) | |||
| Collaborative work in Project Groups |
Friday, October 28, 2016
SAMSI, Room 104
| Description | Speaker | Slides | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Group Reports | |||
| Planning for Continued Collaborations |
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