AI + Astronomy: Models, Data, Discovery
from
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (8:40 AM)
to
Thursday, October 23, 2025 (6:00 PM)
Monday, October 20, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
10:00 AM
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Session (30” each)
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Gongbo Zhao
(
National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC)
)
Jean-Paul Kneib
(
EPFL
)
Welcome & Opening Session (30” each)
Gongbo Zhao
(
National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC)
)
Jean-Paul Kneib
(
EPFL
)
10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
1.Jixin Yuan, Vice President, Zhejiang Lab, Welcome Remarks 2.Jean-Paul Kneib, Director of Laboratory of Astrophysics, EPFL, “Intelligent Digital Cosmology” 3.Gongbo Zhao, Deputy Director, NAOC, “Cosmological implications of large galaxy surveys” Moderator: Junhui Shi
11:40 AM
Group Photo
Group Photo
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Session 1 – Astronomical Large Models (20” each) Presentations
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Florian Cabot
(
EPFL
)
Tomasz Kacprzak
(
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
)
Erica Lastufka
(
University of Geneva Geneva
)
Session 1 – Astronomical Large Models (20” each) Presentations
Florian Cabot
(
EPFL
)
Tomasz Kacprzak
(
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
)
Erica Lastufka
(
University of Geneva Geneva
)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1.Tomasz Kacprzak, Professor, FHNW, "Large Language Models for Automated Scientific Discovery in Astronomy" 2.Florian Cabot, Software Engineer , EPFL, "Using Large Language Models as outreach tour guides in the Universe" 3.Erica Lastufka, Researcher, University of Geneva, "Vision Foundation Models for Astrophysics" Moderator: Jean-Paul Kneib
2:30 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM
Session 2 – Astronomical Data (20” each) Presentations
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David Harvey
(
EPFL
)
Piyush Panchal
(
EPFL
)
Shiyin Shen
(
SHAO
)
Huanyuan Shan
(
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS
)
Session 2 – Astronomical Data (20” each) Presentations
David Harvey
(
EPFL
)
Piyush Panchal
(
EPFL
)
Shiyin Shen
(
SHAO
)
Huanyuan Shan
(
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS
)
2:40 PM - 4:00 PM
1.David Harvey, Group Leader, EPFL, "Transparent ML for dark matter inference" 2.Huanyuan Shan, Professor, SHAO, "AI-Driven Weak Lensing Cosmology in the Era of Stage IV Surveys" 3.Shiyin Shen, Professor, SHAO,"From A to B: AI applications on galaxy images" 4.Piyush Panchal, HPC applications specialist, EPFL, "Speeding up the Pulsar Search Pipeline" Moderator: Gongbo Zhao
4:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
Session 3 –Observational Astronomy (20” each) Presentations
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Jiwei Xie
(
Nanjing University
)
Andrii Neronov
(
EPFL
)
Shengyu He
(
EPFL
)
Zhengyang Li
(
NIAOT
)
Session 3 –Observational Astronomy (20” each) Presentations
Jiwei Xie
(
Nanjing University
)
Andrii Neronov
(
EPFL
)
Shengyu He
(
EPFL
)
Zhengyang Li
(
NIAOT
)
4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
1.Andrii Neronov, Scientific Director and professor at EPFL, "Multi-Messenger Online Data Analysis" 1.Jiwei Xie, Professor, Nanjing University, "Observational Planetary Evolution revealed by Statistical Studies of Exoplanets" 3.Shengyu He, Graduate Research Assistant, EPFL, "Mapping the Universe with AI: From Galaxy Clustering to Cosmological inference" 4.Zhengyang Li, Researcher, NIAOT, “Challenges and Observations in Developing Antarctic Optical Telescopes” Moderator: Alexandre Refregier
5:30 PM
Wrap-up of the day
Wrap-up of the day
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM
Welcome Dinner
Welcome Dinner
5:40 PM - 7:40 PM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
9:00 AM
Session 4 –Theoretical Astronomy (20” each)
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Renyue Cen
(
Center for Cosmology and Computational Astrophysics, Zhejiang University
)
Lile Wang
(
Peking University
)
Alexandre Refregier
(
ETH Zurich
)
Emma Tolley
(
EPFL
)
Session 4 –Theoretical Astronomy (20” each)
Renyue Cen
(
Center for Cosmology and Computational Astrophysics, Zhejiang University
)
Lile Wang
(
Peking University
)
Alexandre Refregier
(
ETH Zurich
)
Emma Tolley
(
EPFL
)
9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
1.Alexandre Refregier, Full professor, ETH Zurich, "Simulation Based Inference in Cosmology" 2.Lile Wang, Assistant Professor, Peking University, "AI-Accelerated Astrochemistry: Nuclear Quantum Effects in the Molecular Hydrogen Formation" 3.Emma Tolley, Assistant Professor, EPFL, "Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Cosmological Simulations" 4.Renyue Cen, Professor, Zhejiang University, "External Feedback on Galaxy Formation from Giant Radio Lobes" Moderator: Donghui Quan
10:20 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Session 5 –Astrophysics (20” each)
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Chin-Shin Chang
(
University of Geneva
)
Thomas Bisbas
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
Xinyue Chen
(
NAOC
)
Xiaodian Chen
(
NAOC
)
Session 5 –Astrophysics (20” each)
Chin-Shin Chang
(
University of Geneva
)
Thomas Bisbas
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
Xinyue Chen
(
NAOC
)
Xiaodian Chen
(
NAOC
)
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
1.Xiaodian Chen, Researcher, NAOC, "StarCLR: A Universal Foundation Model for Variable Star Classification" 2.Thomas Bisbas, Senior Research Expert, Zhejiang Lab, ”High-resolution 3D models of photodissociation regions” 3.Chin-shin Chang, Scientist, University of Geneva, "Zermatt Horizon Telescope and ngEHT – Prospects and Challenges" 4.Xinyue Chen, Graduate Research Assistant, NAOC, "Mapping the cosmic large scale structure using deep learning" Moderator: Emma Tolley
12:00 PM
Lunch & free time for rest
Lunch & free time for rest
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Session 6 – Research Progress in Zhejiang Lab (15" each)
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Xiaodian Chen
(
NAOC
)
Shunxun He
(
NAOC
)
Yangdi Xu
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
Yi Yuan
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
Session 6 – Research Progress in Zhejiang Lab (15" each)
Xiaodian Chen
(
NAOC
)
Shunxun He
(
NAOC
)
Yangdi Xu
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
Yi Yuan
(
Zhejiang Lab
)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1.Xiaodian Chen, Researcher, NAOC, "OneAstronomy——Foundation Model for Astronomy" 2.Yangdi Xu, Research Associate, Zhejiang Lab, "Haina Scientific Data Hub——An Open Science Digital Infrastructure" 3.Yi Yuan, Research Associate, Zhejiang Lab, "The Three-Body Computing Constellation and AI in Space" 4.Shunxuan He, NAOC, "Decoding RR Lyrae Light Curves with Deep Learning for Accurate Absolute Magnitude Estimation" Moderator: Thomas Bisbas
2:30 PM
Travel to LiangZhu Museum
Travel to LiangZhu Museum
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Site Visit to LiangZhu Museum & Site Visit to The Liangzhu Meilizhou Park (Optional)
Site Visit to LiangZhu Museum & Site Visit to The Liangzhu Meilizhou Park (Optional)
2:45 PM - 5:00 PM
5:30 PM
Dinner
Dinner
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025
9:30 AM
Travel to Zhejiang Lab
Travel to Zhejiang Lab
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Site Visit
Site Visit
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Discusstion on Future Collaboration
Discusstion on Future Collaboration
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM