We are pleased to invite all TalTech academic staff and AI enthusiasts to the next TalTech AI monthly research seminar, taking place on 6 January at 15:00–16:30 in room SOC-214.
This session will feature a talk by Dr. Sven Põder, who recently defended his PhD at the Institute of Cybernetics, titled: “Probing the Milky Way’s Dark Matter Halo with Machine Learning”
In his presentation, Dr. Põder will introduce previous studies and ongoing work within his research group that focus on uncovering the substructure of the Milky Way’s dark matter halo. A key challenge in this research lies in detecting extremely subtle gravitational imprints of dark matter on the Galaxy’s stellar component. As astronomy enters a true big-data era, machine learning methods offer powerful tools for addressing this challenge, as they are particularly well suited for extracting weak signals from complex datasets and for scaling efficiently with increasing data volumes.
The seminar series aims to strengthen the visibility of AI-driven research at TalTech and foster interdisciplinary exchange across faculties. We therefore welcome participants with diverse research backgrounds and varying levels of experience in AI.
The presentation will be held in English and streamed via Microsoft Teams for those unable to attend in person. However, we strongly encourage on-site participation, as the talk will be followed by an open discussion and networking over coffee and light refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!