The school was run as three days of content. The first day was an introduction to ADACS and Australian computing resources, followed by a panel discussion on the topic of “The imperative to reduce carbon emissions in astronomy”. The second two days consisted of four sets of 90-minute workshops. The school was held online via Zoom.
Topics covered include:
The workshop content can be found at:
Recordings of all the workshops can be found on YouTube via this playlist.
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The ASA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Chapter Steering Committee organised a virtual "How To" series, answering some of the most pressing questions from our community.
A four-part ML (machine learning) workshop consisting of a lecture on the history of ML and it's applications in astronomy research and three deep-dive sessions to apply ML techniques to astronomy data sets.
Most ECRs do not receive any formal training in critical software engineering skills. The ASA (Astronomical Society of Australia) collaborated with ADACS to run an intensive workshop to address this knowledge gap.