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Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

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Machine learning for observational cosmology.

Kana Moriwaki¹, Takahiro Nishimichi^2,3, Naoki Yoshida^3,4

¹Research Center for the Early Universe, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.

Reports on Progress in Physics. Physical Society (Great Britain)

|May 5, 2023

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Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence are crucial for analyzing the exabyte-scale data from upcoming astronomical surveys. These technologies, alongside high-performance computing, are essential for maximizing scientific discovery from big astronomical data.

Keywords:

artificial intelligence cosmology emulation machine learning sky survey

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Area of Science:

Cosmology
Astronomy
Data Science

Background:

Upcoming wide-field sky surveys will generate exabyte-scale astronomical data.
Processing this massive, multiplex data presents significant technical challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize recent advancements in machine learning (ML) applications for observational cosmology.
To address critical high-performance computing (HPC) needs for big data processing and analysis in cosmology.

Main Methods:

Review of recent progress in ML applications in observational cosmology.
Discussion of essential HPC requirements for astronomical data processing and statistical analysis.

Main Results:

ML and AI are identified as urgently needed technologies for automated data processing.
Progress in ML applications for observational cosmology is highlighted.

Conclusions:

Community-wide efforts are necessary to maximize scientific returns from big data.
Addressing HPC challenges is crucial for effective data analysis in upcoming cosmological surveys.