The lecture is from 19:00-20:00. After this, coffee and tea will be served in a different room where there will be time for you to ask questions about the lecture or about astronomy in general. 

Abstract:

Data from modern telescopes is piling up faster than any team of astronomers could ever read through it. That's where Artificial Intelligence comes in: by training computers to spot patterns and flag the unexpected, we can start to make sense of the flood. In this talk, I'll take you to the boundary between astronomy and data science, where I'll introduce you to some of the sky's most spectacular objects (including black holes caught behaving very strangely, and bright blips of radio light we don’t really know the origin of) and show you how algorithms are becoming some of our most valuable research partners. 

Location:

The location is Science Park 904 in Amsterdam. Route information can be found here. When you arrive in the main lobby, there will be a reception desk near the elevators where our outreach staff will show you to the lecture hall. Registration via the link below.