2019 Final Program

Core Faculty

Matthew Graham (MG) (Caltech) - Co-Chair
Amelia Bayo (AB) (U. de Valparaiso) - Co-Chair
Mauricio Cerda (MC) (U. Chile) - Co-Chair
Jocelyn Dunstan (JD) (U. Chile)
Francisco Förster (FF) (CMM/U. de Chile, MAS)
Mauro San Martín (MSM) (U. de La Serena)
Juan Carlos Maureira (JCM) (CMM/U. de Chile)
Tamas Budavari (TM) (Johns Hopkins University)
Mauricio Araya (MA) (UTFSM)

BEFORE WE START

Please check out the software installation instructions on the 2019 Languages, Packages, and Software page!
 
SCHEDULE (subject to change/adaptation)

Regular school days begin at 9:00 and end at 18:30.

Sun Aug 18
Morning/afternoon: Student arrivals in La Serena

Mon Aug 19
09:00 - Welcome and brief introduction + logistics
09:15 - Intro to Data Science (AB) - Slides (compressed file)
10:00 - Statistics I (TB) - Inferencing - Notebook
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Statistics II (TB) - Bayes
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Lab: Databases (MSM) - Slides - Notebook
16:30 - Coffee
17:00 - Project time (intro session) - Projects : Descriptions - (Projects PDF)
18:15 - Student report
18:30 - End of day

Tues Aug 20
09:00 - Intro to ML (MA) - Notebook (basics) - Notebook (practical) - Data - Image - Slides
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - HPC - Slides (JCM) - Slides
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - HPC: Lab (JCM) - Notebook Async examples - Link to repository
16:30 - Coffee
17:00 - Project time - Document : Statement of work
18:15 - Student report
18:30 - End of day

Wed Aug 21
09:00 - Supervised ML I (FF) -  Notebook I (compressed file) - Images for Notebook I (compressed file)
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Trees, Forest, boosting + bagging (JD) - Slides - Notebook - Data
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Lab: Unsupervised ML: visualization, dim. reduction, clustering (FF) - Link
16:30 - Coffee
17:00 - Project time
18:15 - Student report
18:30 - End of day

Thurs Aug 22
09:00 - Supervised ML II (MA) - Notebook - Notebook solution
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Deep learning: (MG) - Notebook - Images 1 - Images 2
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Lab: Time Series (MG) -Slides - Notebook - CSV catalog - Curves
16:30 - Coffee
17:00 - Project time
18:15 - Student report
18:30 - End of day

Fri Aug 23
09:00 - Image Processing (MC) - Slides 1 - Notebook 1 - Slides 2 - Notebook 2 - Notebook 1 solution - Notebook 2 solution
10:15 - Coffee
10:35 - Gaussian Processes (MA/AB)  - Slides - Notebook
11:50 - Lunch
12:30 - Depart to Pachón/Tololo
14:30 - Tour to Gemini
15:30 - Tour to LSST / Observe LSST site
16:30 - Departure from Cerro Pachón to Cerro Tololo
17:00 - 18:30 Dinner
19:00 - Tour to Blanco telescope (sunset at 19:31)
20:30 - 21:30 - Stargazing with small telescopes.
21:30 - Return to La Serena

Sat Aug 24
09:00 - Lab: Bio-related: (JD/MC) - Notebook - Image file
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Project work time
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Project work time
18:15 - Student report
18:30 - End of day

Sun Aug 25
09:00 - Project work time
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Project work time
13:00 - Lunch
Afternoon: Free time

Mon Aug 26
09:00 - Project work time
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Project work time / Optional Lab: Science Platforms (MG)
13:00 - Coffee
14:30 - Project time / Optional Lab:
16:30 - Coffee
17:00 - Project work time

Tues Aug 27
09:00 - Project work time
10:45 - Coffee
11:15 - Project work time
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Project presentations
18:30 - Farewell Reception
21:30 - End of day

Wed Aug 28
08:30 - Checkout from cabanas
09:30 - Students arrive to recinto
09:45 - Student survey
10:30 - School closeout
Noon: Students flyout