Speaking & outreach

Talks & Events

Invited talks, colloquia, contributed talks and posters, panels, tutorials, and public outreach events.

109Total talks & events
15Invited talks
45Colloquia & seminars
18Tutorials & panels
42Global speaking hubs
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North America (72 talks)Europe (12 talks)Asia (4 talks)Virtual / Broadcast (21)
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Scientific AI, Deep Learning & Foundation Models31
Bayesian Inference, Nested Sampling & MCMC30
Stellar Populations, Milky Way & 3-D Dust27
Community, Mentorship & Public Outreach11
Galaxy Evolution & Photometric Redshifts10
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Results

· Invited Talk

Omnimodal Search over Astronomical Data

Fields Institute: Foundation Models for Cosmology and Particle Physics · Toronto, ON

Invited Talks

· Invited Talk

How AI has taken over the world and what it means for science

SETI Institute: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Workshop · Mountain View, USA

Invited TalksSSAIL

· Invited Talk

Bayesian Parameter Estimation and Model Selection Problems in Astrophysics

Bayes Comp 2025 · Singapore

Invited Talks

· Invited Talk

Uncertainty and Interpretability in Machine Learning Models

NSF IAIFI Summer Workshop · Boston, MA

Invited Talks

· Colloquium

A Deep Dive into Data-Driven Astrophysics

University of Arizona: TAP Computation & Data Initiative Colloquium · Tucson, AZ

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Learning and Doing Astronomy in the Age of AI

European Space Agency (ESA): Space Science AI/ML Seminar Series · Virtual

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Foundations of LLM Agents, and the State of the Art

NASA Cosmic Origins AI/ML STIG Seminar Series · Virtual

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

A Deep Dive into Data-Driven Astrophysics

UC San Diego: Astronomy & Astrophysics Colloquium · La Jolla, USA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

What the *** are we doing? (or: why do we do research?)

UC San Diego: SMASH (AI x Physical Sciences) Seminar · La Jolla, USA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

AI x Astrophysics

University of Toronto: 2nd Colloquium on Applications of AI · Toronto, ON

Colloquia & Seminars
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· Seminar

GWTC-6: The Bleeding Edge of Gravitational-Wave Populations (Why Do We Do Astrostatistics?)

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA): Seminar · Toronto, ON

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Learning and Doing Physics and Astronomy in the Age of AI

Wellesley College: Physics & Astronomy Colloquium · Wellesley, USA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

A Conceptual Introduction to Deep Learning

Cambridge: Astrophysics Data Science Seminar · Cambridge, UK

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

A Conceptual Introduction to Deep Learning

University of Vienna: Astronomy & Astrophysics Seminar · Vienna, Austria

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

A Conceptual Introduction to Deep Learning

MPIA: Data Science Seminar · Heidelberg, Germany

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

A Conceptual Introduction to Deep Learning

Penn State University: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Seminar · State College, PA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Nested Sampling: Past, Present, and Future

Carnegie Mellon University: STAMPS Seminar · Pittsburgh, PA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

From Panchromatic Images to Stellar Ages and Beyond

University of Pittsburgh: Astronomy Seminar · Pittsburgh, PA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Extending Statistical Thinking to ML Applications

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian: AstroAI Seminar · Cambridge, MA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

From Panchromatic Images to Stellar Ages and Beyond

McMaster University: Astronomy Lunch Seminar · Hamilton, ON

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

AI x Astrophysics

University of Toronto: Colloquium on Applications of LLMs · Toronto, ON

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Galaxy Evolution through the Eyes of the Milky Way

NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre · Victoria, BC

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Galaxy Evolution through the Eyes of the Milky Way

Queen's University: Astronomy Seminar · Kingston, ON

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

From Panchromatic Images to Stellar Ages and Beyond

Institute for Advanced Study: Astrophysics Seminar · Princeton, NJ

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

More Data + More Parameters = More Fun with Galaxy Evolution

Saint Mary's University: Department of Astronomy and Physics Colloquium · Halifax, NS

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

An Introduction to (Dynamic) Nested Sampling

Saint Mary's University: Data Analytics Seminar · Halifax, NS

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Mapping the Milky Way with Stars and Dust

Penn State University: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Colloquium · University Park, PA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Enabling Data-Driven Discovery in the Milky Way and Beyond Using Large Astronomical Datasets

University of Florida: Department of Astronomy Colloquium · Gainesville, FL

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Exploring the Galaxy Near and Far in the Age of Gaia

Villanova University: Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Science Colloquium · Villanova, PA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Colloquium

Charting Nearby Molecular Clouds with Gaia: A New Map of Our Local Interstellar Medium

Harvard University: Summer Colloquium · Cambridge, MA

Colloquia & Seminarswith Catherine Zucker

· Seminar

Mapping the 3-D Distribution of Dust in the Milky Way with Stellar Photometry

University of Cambridge: Data Intensive Science Seminar · Cambridge, UK

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Big Data Inference: Using Hierarchical Bayes and Machine Learning to Improve Photometric Redshifts

UMass Amherst: Data Science Tea · Amherst, MA

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

Mapping, Visualizing, and Exploiting the Color-Redshift Relation

Kavli IPMU: Astronomy Lunch Seminar · Tokyo, Japan

Colloquia & Seminars

· Seminar

The Evolution of Star-Forming Galaxies over Cosmic Time

University of Tsukuba: Theoretical Astrophysics Seminar · Tsukuba, Japan

Colloquia & Seminars

· Contributed Talk

Rapid Stellar Parameter Inference with Probabilistic Machine Learning

University of Michigan: 2023 Clusters & Streams Workshop · Ann Arbor, MI

Contributed Talks

· Invited Paper Session

Connecting Galaxy Evolution between Observation, Simulation, and Theory

JSM 2023: True North Strong and... Amazing at Astrostatistics! · Toronto, ON

Contributed TalksInvited Session

· Spotlight Talk

Uncovering Galaxy Evolution through the Eyes of the Milky Way at the Dunlap Institute

Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics: 15th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration Spotlight Talk · Toronto, ON

Contributed Talks

· Contributed Talk

Photometric Biases in Modern Surveys

Surveys to Discovery (S2D) Conference · Montreal, QC

Contributed Talks

· Contributed Talk

From Light to Mass and Back Again: Exploring Galaxy Evolution with 'New' Methods and 'Old' Outcomes

2023 Spring Research Conference · Banff, AB

Contributed TalksSRC

· Contributed Talk

Machine Learning in the Era of Astronomically Big Data

Seeing the Future: A Conference in Honour of Alyssa Goodman · Cambridge, MA

Contributed Talks

· Discussant

Unaccounted Uncertainties: The Role of Systematics in Astrophysics

AAS 238: Special Session · Virtual

Contributed TalksStatistics Discussant

· Student Paper Award

Photometric Biases in Modern Astronomical Surveys

JSM 2020: Astrostatistics Interest Group: Student Paper Award · Virtual

Contributed TalksTopic-Contributed Session

· Contributed Talk

Challenges Working with Posterior Distributions

Lorentz Center: Colours of the Universe Workshop · Leiden, Netherlands

Contributed Talkswith Alex Malz

· Contributed Talk

Improving Photometric Redshifts for Hyper Suprime-Cam

COSMO21 2016 · Chania, Greece

Contributed Talks

· Workshop

Tabular Foundation Models and Machine Learning Interpretability in Astronomy

University of Arizona: TAP Computation & Data Initiative Workshop · Tucson, AZ

Lectures & Tutorials

· Tutorial

Dimensionality Reduction: Applications to Star Cluster Science

University of Michigan: 2023 Clusters & Streams Workshop · Ann Arbor, MI

Lectures & Tutorialswith Steffani Grondin

· Tutorial

Introduction to Bayesian Inference with Linear Regression

Astro Hack Week 2020 · Virtual

Lectures & Tutorials

· Panelist

Career Panel

NSF IAIFI Summer School · Boston, MA

Panels

· Panelist

From Dunlap to Diverse Careers: A Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges for Astrophysics Graduates

Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics: 15th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration · Toronto, ON

PanelsModerator

· Panel Organizer & Chair

Understanding a Data-Rich Universe with Data-Driven Approaches

JSM 2021: Joint Statistical Meetings · Virtual

PanelsOrganizer & Chair

· Poster

Data Driven Stellar Spectral Modelling with GSPICE

2022 CASCA Annual General Meeting · Virtual

Posters

· Poster

Deriving Stellar Properties, Distances, and Reddenings from Photometry (and Astrometry) with brutus

2021 CASCA Annual General Meeting · Virtual

Posters

· Poster

Dynamic Nested Sampling with dynesty

Bayes Comp 2018 · Barcelona, Spain

Posters

· Poster

Improving Photometric Redshifts for Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) with Hierarchical Bayes and Machine Learning

AAS 229 · Grapevine, TX

Posters

· Poster

An In-Depth Analysis of the Kepler Low-Amplitude Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars: First Steps and Comparing Data Reduction Methods

AAS 221 · Long Beach, CA

Posters

· Poster

An In-Depth Analysis of the Kepler Low-Amplitude Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars: First Steps and Comparing Data Reduction Methods

2012 KASC Meeting · Balatonalmádi, Hungary

Posters

· Event Host

Host

Astronomy on Tap (Toronto) · Toronto, ON

Public Talks & Events

· Public Talk

The Role of AI in Modern Astrophysics

Christie Gardens Apartments & Care (Toronto) · Toronto, ON

Public Talks & Events

· Public Talk

Mapping the Milky Way from the Inside Out

Astronomy on Tap (Toronto) · Toronto, ON

Public Talks & Events

· Keynote Participant

Keynote participant for open-source code contributions (dynesty) in the analysis of M87* by the EHT collaboration

GitHub Satellite 2019 · Berlin, Germany

Public Talks & Events

· Radio Interview

Space bubble

CBC Calgary: Calgary Eyeopener with David Gray, Angela Knight · Radio Interview

Media Appearances