AI + Astronomy: Models, Data, Discovery

Oct 19, 2026, 9:00 AM → Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM Asia/Shanghai

Main Building (Zhejiang Lab)

Jian Wang (Zhejiang Lab), Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL), Junhui Shi (Zhejiang lab)

We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd International Workshop on AI + Astronomy: Models, Data, Discovery. Over four days, we will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the field of astronomy. Building on the success of our first workshop in Hangzhou, China, and the second in Lausanne, Switzerland, we are proud to return to Hangzhou for this third edition.

The workshop will highlight the transformative role of large-scale AI models in enabling data-intensive scientific discovery.

The program will feature plenary and parallel sessions covering:

• Advances in AI and large models for astronomy
• Applications to spectral surveys, imaging, and time-domain data
• Computing, simulations, and data-intensive astronomy
• Instrumentation and frontier technologies
• International collaboration and open science

The main workshop will be held from 19 -22 Oct 2026 at the Zhejiang Lab in Hangzhou, China. Hosted by Zhejiang Lab in collaboration with EPFL Laboratory of Astrophysics. Leading scholars will gather to exchange ideas and explore the latest progress and future directions at the intersection of AI and astronomy.

Mon, October 19

9:10 AM → 9:20 AM Welcome & Opening Session

9:10 AM Welcome Introduction

Speaker: Dr Zhifeng Zhao (Zhejiang Lab)

9:15 AM Welcome from EPFL

Speaker: Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL)

9:20 AM → 9:30 AM Group Photo

9:30 AM → 11:50 AM Plenary Lecture

9:30 AM Research Introduction of Zhejiang Lab

Speaker: Dr Jian Wang

9:50 AM Presentation of EPFL

Speaker: Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL)

10:10 AM Presentation of National Astronomical Observatories （NAOC）

Speaker: Prof. ALi Luo (国家天文台)

10:40 AM Plenary Lecture

Speaker: Prof. Chiara Ferrari (University of the Côte d'Azur)

12:00 PM → 1:40 PM Lunch

1:40 PM → 2:45 PM Session 1: Large Models for Science

1:40 PM Session 1

Speaker: Emma Tolley (EPFL)

2:00 PM Session 1

Speaker: Mr Florian Cabot (EPFL)

2:15 PM Session 1

Speaker: David Harvey

2:30 PM Session 1

Speaker: Prof. Erica Lastufka (University of Geneva)

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:00 PM → 4:15 PM Session 2: Large Models for Science (Continued)

3:00 PM Session 2

Speaker: Piyush Panchal (EPFL)

3:20 PM Session 2

Speaker: Prof. Pauline Zarouk (French National Centre for Scientific Research)

3:35 PM Session 2

Speaker: Prof. Johan Richard (French National Centre for Scientific Research)

3:50 PM Session 2

Speaker: Prof. Mathilde Jauzac (Durham University)

4:15 PM → 4:30 PM Coffee Break

4:30 PM → 5:50 PM Session 3: Astronomical Data

4:30 PM Session 3

Speaker: Prof. Tomasz Kapracz (FHNW)

4:55 PM Session 3

Speaker: Chin-Shin Chang (University of Geneva)

5:20 PM Session 3

Speaker: Prof. Michaella Hirschmann (EPFL)

5:35 PM Session 3

Speaker: Prof. Nan Li (NAOC)

5:50 PM → 6:00 PM First Day Summary

TBD

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Tue, October 20

9:00 AM → 10:15 AM Session 4: Astronomical Data (continued)

9:00 AM Session 4

Speaker: Prof. Adele Plat (EPFL)

9:20 AM Session 4

Speaker: Prof. Yu Liu (EPFL)

9:40 AM Session 4

Speaker: Prof. Karina Rojas (University of Portsmouth)

9:55 AM Session 4

Speaker: Prof. Guoliang Li (Purple Hills Observatory)

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Coffee Break

10:45 AM → 12:00 PM Session 5: Astronomical Data (continued)

10:45 AM Session 5

Speaker: Prof. Alexandre Refregie (ETH Zurich)

11:05 AM Session 5

Speaker: Mr Shengyu He (EPFL)

11:25 AM Session 5

Speaker: Prof. Eric Jullo (Aix-Marseille University)

11:45 AM Session 5

Speaker: Prof. Peng Jia (Taiyuan University of Technology)

12:00 PM → 1:40 PM Lunch

1:40 PM → 2:45 PM Session 6

1:40 PM Session 6

Speaker: Prof. Johan Comparat (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics)

1:55 PM Session 6

Speaker: Prof. Marc Huertas (Paris Observatory)

2:10 PM Session 6

Speaker: Prof. François Lanusse (French National Centre for Scientific Research)

2:25 PM Session 6

Speaker: Prof. Jinyi Shangguan (Peking University)

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:00 PM → 5:30 PM Session 7: Introduction to the Progress of "AI + Earth Science" at Zhejiang Lab

3:00 PM Session 7 Introduction to the Progress of "AI + Earth Science" at Zhejiang Lab

Introduction to the Progress of "AI + Earth Science" at Zhejiang Lab

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Wed, October 21

9:30 AM → 12:00 PM Hands-on Session

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Hands-on Session

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:30 PM Hands-on Session

5:30 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Thu, October 22

9:30 AM → 12:00 PM Hands-on Session

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM 午餐

1:30 PM → 5:30 PM Visiting the culture and technology around Hangzhou

TBD

5:30 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner