European Project EDUCADO Convenes in Heidelberg for Second Annual Meeting to Drive Astrophysical Innovation

Participants at the Second Annual Meeting of the EDUCADO Doctoral Network held in Heidelberg
Participants at the Second Annual Meeting of the EDUCADO Doctoral Network held in Heidelberg
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From March 9–12, 2026, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies – HITS hosted the Second Annual Meeting of the EDUCADO Doctoral Network (MSCA DN), a network coordinated and led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. This pivotal gathering marks a significant milestone in the project’s timeline, bringing together international research groups from across the consortium.

The meeting featured the 11 Doctoral Candidates as the central focus, providing them with a platform to present their research progress in applying AI to galaxy evolution and astronomical big data. A highlight of this year’s meeting is the special participation of an External Advisory Expert (Professor George Djorgovski from the California Institute of Technology-CALTECH), who provided strategic guidance and expert oversight to ensure the network’s scientific and training excellence.

Over the course of four days, project partners engaged in technical sessions and workshops to review the past year's achievements and coordinate the next phases of this ambitious European training network.

Detailed Information: https://educado-am-2026.h-its.org/

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EDUCADO: Exploring the Deep Universe by Computational Analysis of Data from Observations
The formation and evolution of massive galaxies is reasonably well understood in the context of the successful standard ΛCDM formalism. Such simulations of cosmic evolution, however, lead to serious challenges in the regime of the very faint galaxies, including the problems referred to as missing satellites, too big to fail, and planes of satellite
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Three European Doctoral Networks Join Forces in Ghent for the "Third EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning"
From 2–6 March 2026, Ghent University will host a landmark event at the intersection of astrophysics and artificial intelligence. Jointly organized by the EDUCADO , MWGaiaDN , and alongside a third partnering TALES , all MSCA Doctoral Networks. The EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning will bring together leading experts and early-career researchers to tackle the data challenges of modern science. The five-day programme offers a blend of expert-led lectures and hands-on training sessions. The curriculum focuses on high-impact fields, including artificial intelligence
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