WG3
WG3: Education of a new generation of experts in knowledge extraction from massive datasets
Short description: this group has the task of identifying critical gaps in the Big Data users’ skills, organizing materials needed for training and education of users, and organizing training sessions.
WG3 Leader: Dr. Giuseppe Longo (Italy)
WG3 Vice-Leader: Dr. Brian Mac Namee (Ireland)
Building collaborations – report from the BigSkyEarth meeting in Helsinki
The main topic of the BigSkyEarth meeting in Helsinki on 10-11 October, 2016, at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and co-organized by the University of Helsinki, Department of Physics, was preparation of the ITN proposals and how to boost collaborative work within BigSkyEarth network. The meeting was a success as three trans-disciplinary collaborative groups emerged working on joint proposals: Hyperspectral Imaging; Engaging Mobile Data to Strengthen Disaster Resilience in Europe; Meteor Atmospheric Plasma Light Emission Each group...
read morePresentations from the BigSkyEarth conference
The BigSkyEarth conference in Sorrento, Italy, addressed the question of how to train a new generation of astronomy and Earth observation scientists in the age of interdisciplinarity driven by big data. Modern data-intensive research requires natural science students trained in software engineering, algorithms, and data mining, data management and visualization. These trends challenge the current paradigm of what constitutes education in astronomy or Earth observation. Big data trends in modern astronomy and Earth observation make those...
read moreBigSkyEarth Conference – Education in Big Data Era
The BigSkyEarth conference in Sorrento, Italy, on October 24&25, 2016, will address the question of how to train a new generation of astronomy and Earth observation scientists in the age of interdisciplinarity driven by big data.
read moreWG1 and WG3 Meeting in Bucharest
The WG1&3 Meeting will take place in Bucharest (Romania) on 4-5 July. 2016, at the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications and Information Technology. The local organizer is the CEOSpaceTech Research Center.The meeting will coincide with the summer school on quantum optics and quantum imaging, also organized by CEOSpaceTech. We will share some lectures with the school. More information on the venue location and possible accommodation is shown below, together with the registration form. BigSkyEarth will reimburse at least 15 of...
read moreThe fourth call for Short Term Scientific Missions
This is a call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) within BigSkyEarth COST Action. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of the COST Action, whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments and/or methods not available in their own...
read morePresentations from the Brno workshop
The BigSkyEarth workshop in Brno was a success as many new ideas for collaborations emerged from the meeting. Here we publish presentations given at the meeting.
read moreBigSkyEarth Workshop in Brno
BigSkyEarth COST Action organizes its first workshop, with the topic “Research Matchmaking – Building Bridges Between Disciplines”, in Brno, Czech Republic, on April 14-16, 2016. The workshop participants will have an opportunity to present their research in astroinformatics, geoinformatics, Big Data, data visualization or Big Data outreach, suggest how to expand their work into larger collaborations and seek potential research partners among the workshop participants.
read moreThe third call for Short Term Scientific Missions
This is the third call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) within BigSkyEarth COST Action. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are exchange visits aimed at supporting individual mobility, strengthening existing networks and fostering collaboration between researchers. A STSM should specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of the COST Action, whilst at the same time allowing those partaking in the missions to learn new techniques, gain access to specific data, instruments and/or methods not available in their own...
read moreApply to the BIGSKYEARTH Training School
The 1st BigSkyEarth Training School will gather around 30 researchers for hands-on training on Big Data analytics in astronomy and Earth observation with six expert instructors from the EU and the USA. The School will take place in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, at the German Aerospace Center, from 4-9 April, 2016. The COST Action BigSkyEarth provides grants to 18 trainees from BigSkyEarth member countries for travel and costs of the school attendance.
read moreWG3 and WG4 meeting in Dubrovnik
Dates: October 5 & 6, 2015. If you plan to attend the meeting, please register HERE. The meeting is collocated with Astroinformatics 2015 conference. Information about the venue and hotel reservation are available HERE. Contact person: Dejan Vinkovic (dejan at ...
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