Heliolab: Research Horizons Open high TRL AI
Over the past 24 months, FDL-X Heliolab, with the support of its partners has pushed the boundaries of applied AI for space science for NASA - building on a 8 year run that has shown that the AI toolbox can be of material benefit to space science and exploration. Moreover, the partnership has catalyzed tangible new ways of understanding our relationship with our local star.
FDL-X added the dimension of AI orchestration and continual learning, as well as tools for multi-instrument observation, foundation models and the serving of analysis ready data. This expansion into more engineering intensive AI has surfaced the need for new opportunities for knowledge handover and capability sharing as well as advancing AI safety and maintenance discussions for operational AI.
Why Heliolab: Research Horizons?
Over the past 2 years we have seen that orchestrated AI is opening up unprecedented possibilities for scientific discovery and exploration, however there remains much to learn about its full potential.
Google Cloud has generously agreed to host a focused discussion at their headquarters in Mountain View, bringing together experts in AI research, deployment and science. This event is designed as a truly interdisciplinary opportunity exploring state-of-the-art AI for space science.
Heliolab Research HOrizons
October 24 - 25, 2024
Heliolab: Research Horizons will be divided into two parts
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Day 1: Science Day
October 24, 2024
The first day will be focused on the Heliolab research portfolio, and reflecting and assessing research opportunities.
Google Partner Plex: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway | Mountain View, CA
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Day 2: AI/ML Day
October 25, 2024
The second day will be focused on how we can expand the current capabilities.
Google Partner Plex: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway | Mountain View, CA
Agenda
Day 1: Science Day
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A Decade of Innovation
Trillium, NASA and Google Cloud review how the last 10 years of multidisciplinary research has pushed the boundaries of Heliophysics and AI.
Panel:
Lika Guhathakurta (NASA Heliophysics)
James Parr (Trillium Technologies)
Scott Penberthy (Google Cloud)
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Heliolab Technical Showcase
(ONLINE: bit.ly/heliolab-technical-showcase)
Detailed deep dive into this year’s Heliolab results.
Open questions about the current capabilities. Where are the knowledge gaps and immediate opportunities? What are the engineering learnings? -
Lunch provided at Google Partner Plex
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Living Inside a Star, an Exercise
Interactive Session to identify, reflect and assess emerging opportunities as we travel back to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond. Discuss the role of Heliophysics, and the research of HELIOLAB in these opportunities related to NASA’s exploration goals.
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Supporting NASA’s Vision Space Exploration
Panel session with NASA experts on their personal assessment of the future of space exploration, prompted by some hard questions from attendees.
Panel:
Living with our Star: Lika Guhathakurta
Autonomy: Carolyn Mercer
Integration: Lukas Mandrake
Human Spaceflight: Sylvain Costes
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Networking
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Dinner for Program Leadership by Invitation
Pizza social for researchers (location TBD)
Day 2: AI/ML Day
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The AI Science Toolbox
Learn about upcoming innovations in AI from Google and Pasteur Labs and how these can expand scientific research and discovery.
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Heliolab Big Think
(ONLINE: bit.ly/heliolab-big-think)
An interactive session to explore the possible research challenges for Heliolab 2025.
How can we support the future of Space and incorporate AI innovations?
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Lunch Provided at Google Partner Plex
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Orchestrating the Future
Interactive session to explore how we can use AI/ML to expand on existing work and the insights of the meeting, with an emphasis on integrated systems and AI orchestration.
SDO-FM: A foundation model for the Sun.
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AI/ML Research Horizons Panel
Panel session discussing the big ideas in AI that will impact the future of space and what it means for FDL-X Heliolab.
Panel:
Google Cloud
NASA Heliophysics
Pasteur Labs:
Trillium Technologies Inc
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Event Wrap Up
Venue Information
The two-day in-person event will be hosted at Google Partner Plex in Mountain View, CA. Some sessions will also have online access via Google Meet (noted in the schedule)
Information about the venue as well as hotel and driving directions can be found here. If you have any questions please contact anne@trillium.tech.