RAKIDUAM - Knowledge

The Big Data era, an avalanche of data from synoptic research generated by the large-scale explo- ration that dominates modern astronomy, opens new scientific opportunities linked to the develop- ment of efficient techniques and technological tools for the pertinent extraction of information through a synergy between astronomy, statistics and IT. In this context, the Millenium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS) develops the algorithms necessary to carry out the automatic classification of variable objects from a time series coming from our present and future samples. It´ s main objective is being the exploitation of a new dimension in the explora- tion of the Universe: the Domain of Time. Along with the foregoing, the MAS intends to leave a legacy that is beyond astrophysics, in infras- tructure (hardware), algorithms (software), as well as people who are highly qualified to handle the Big Data in other areas of the country’s endeavor, making use of the Chilean skies, a renewable natural resource, in order to contribute to global knowledge, new technologies, innovation and advanced human capital. Hosting Institutions: Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad Andrés Bello and Universidad de Concepción. Discovery and characterization of supernova and their use as distance indicators. Origin, structure and evolution of the Milky Way and the galaxies in the Local Group. Description and characterization of transient and exoplanetary astrophysical phenomena. Astrostatistics and astroinformatics in order to develop algorithms that make it possible to detect and classify variable astrophysical phenomena. Lines of Research Millenium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS)