New AI Institute Led by University of Texas Researchers Will Accelerate Cosmic Discovery
“It is exciting to witness AI transforming the scientific discovery pipeline, which will accelerate progress at an unprecedented pace, unlocking innovations that promise to transform our understanding of the universe, “ said Arya Farahi.
Arya Farahi: "We’re trying to build interdisciplinary collaborations with domain experts across campus so we can have impact on the scientific community and on our local and national communities."
UT-Austin researchers partner with Austin Fire Department to predict, map smoke impact on communities
With an online version holding its place, the team plans to release the app by the end of the year. Arya Farahi, a statistics and data sciences professor, said this is the first central place informing Austin of fire locations.
Rethinking Everything We Thought We Knew About Star Clusters
The scientists also serendipitously discovered 60 new potential clusters, but also surprisingly discarded clusters that had previously been identified. The study revealed that many such clusters are actually overlapping groups consisting of more than one cluster, while others are just asterisms – apparent patterns or groupings of stars that are in fact tricks of perspective on the two-dimensional sky.
Scientists weigh the balance of matter in galaxy clusters
"This validates the predictions of the prevailing cold dark matter theory. Everything is consistent with our current understanding of the universe," said Dr. Farahi.
