Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
CIFAR Workshop on Astronomy/Cosmology and Artificial Intelligence
Optimizing AI/ML use in astronomy/cosmology, applying (astro)physics to AI's theoretical underpinnings
When the Universe calls, Raffaella Margutti answers
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar makes quick decisions to catch the Universe’s most extreme events.
CIFAR fellows narrow in on origin of Fast Radio Bursts
New results from CHIME surprise and delight
Algorithms in Astronomy and Biomedicine
Algorithms used for astronomical research can be applied to tackle similarly complex data in biomedicine.
AI for Astronomy and Health
Astronomers and cosmologists are making use of powerful computer algorithms, including methods based on artificial intel
Catching glimpses of the impossible
Iair Arcavi studies the most extreme events in the Universe, which regularly defy expectations and theories
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Renée Hložek and Adrian Liu receive Sloan Fellowships
Researchers are selected based on their accomplishments, their creativity, and their leadership potential
Victoria Kaspi one of Nature’s 10
Kaspi and her work on CHIME are the focus of one of the profiles in Nature’s 10 this year, a list of “ten people who
James Peebles Receives the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
A founding fellow of CIFAR’s Cosmology & Gravity program, Peebles’s work laid the foundation of modern cosmology.
Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
Fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs
Three CIFAR fellows earn prestigious Killam Program awards
Yoshua Bengio, Stephen Scherer and Matt Dobbs among honorees of the 2019 Killam Program
Black hole photographed for the first time
Fellows in CIFAR’s Gravity & the Extreme Universe program were part of the international collaboration that snapped th