Khagol Bulletin # 136 (Apr 2025) - ENG

Events outside IUCAA National Conference on Data Science Innovations in Astronomy (NCDSIA) The National Conference on Data Science Innovations in Astronomy (NCDSIA) was successfully held on January 3-4, 2025, at Amity University Kolkata. This event brought together experts and researchers to explore the integration of data science | 13 | KHAG L | No. 136 - APRIL 2025 IUCAA Workshop on AI/ML Applications to Astronomy & Astrophysics (AMAA) The IUCAAworkshop on AI/ML in Astronomy and Astrophysics (AMAA) was held from January 6-10, 2025. It was jointly organised by Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA) and Arif Babul (University of Victoria, Canada). The primary objective of the workshop was to foster collaboration among researchers in India and abroad working on the rapidly evolving field of machine learning applications in astronomy, astrophysics, and related areas. The academic program featured a combination of invited and contributed lectures, panel discussions, and hands-on demonstration sessions. The workshop covered a broad spectrum of AI/ML techniques, including traditional machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, natural language processing, and large language models. Applications in astronomy and astrophysics included c o smo l o g i c a l g a l a x y f o r ma t i o n simulations, gravitational waves, galaxy morphology, spectral classification of stellar, galaxy, and AGN spectra, solar astronomy, and time-domain astronomy. The workshop was hosted by ten leading international experts and was attended by a hundred in-person participants, including faculty members and young researchers from India. Additionally, nearly a hundred participants joined the sessions online. The event provided a platform for researchers to exchange knowledge, discuss advancements, and explore potential collaborations in the application of AI/ML to astronomy and astrophysics. The workshop was coordinated by Arif Babul (Univ. of Victoria, Canada) and Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA). and astronomy. Organised collaboratively by Amity University Kolkata and ICARD Kolkata, sponsored by IUCAA, Pune, the conference saw the participation of approximately seventy attendees. The event comprised a series of insightful sessions, keynote addresses, and poster presentations. The inaugural session f e a t u r e d a dd r e s s e s b y emi n e n t personalities, including Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay and Sanjeev Dhurandhar, who highlighted the vital role of data