Workshop Program


 
March 16, 2012 - Friday
 Morning Session
Chair: Richard Kessler
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMBreakfast and welcome
Breakfast served in meeting room.
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMEmille E. O. Ishida, IAG - University of Sao Paulo
On the application of kernel PCA to the SN photometric classification problem [PDF, 0.75 MB]
10:10 AM - 10:50 AMJoseph W Richards, UC Berkeley
Semi-Supervised Supernova Classification [PDF, 2.4 MB]
10:50 AM - 11:10 AMBreak
11:10 AM - 11:50 AMDaniel Scolnic, JHU
Classification Methods for PS1 [PDF, 2.43 MB]
11:50 AM - 12:30 PMBen Dilday, LCOGT/ UCSB
Photometric Search for Weirdos in the SDSS-II SN Survey Data [PDF, 2.84 MB]
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch
Lunch boxes served.
 Afternoon Session
Chair: John Marriner
2:00 PM - 2:40 PMHeather C Campbell, ICG, Portsmouth
Cosmology with SDSS-II Photometrically-Classified Type Ia Supernovae [PDF, 26.17 MB]
2:40 PM - 3:20 PMRenee Hlozek, Princeton University
Topics in Photometric Supernova Cosmology [PDF, 3.15 MB]
3:20 PM - 4:00 PMBreak
4:00 PM - 4:40 PMBrian Connolly, University of Pennsylvania
Photometric typing with SDSS [PPT, 2.39 MB]
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMGroup Dinner in Hyde Park
 Morning Session
Chair: Richard Kessler
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMBreakfast and welcome
Breakfast served in meeting room.
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMEmille E. O. Ishida, IAG - University of Sao Paulo
On the application of kernel PCA to the SN photometric classification problem [PDF, 0.75 MB]
10:10 AM - 10:50 AMJoseph W Richards, UC Berkeley
Semi-Supervised Supernova Classification [PDF, 2.4 MB]
10:50 AM - 11:10 AMBreak
11:10 AM - 11:50 AMDaniel Scolnic, JHU
Classification Methods for PS1 [PDF, 2.43 MB]
11:50 AM - 12:30 PMBen Dilday, LCOGT/ UCSB
Photometric Search for Weirdos in the SDSS-II SN Survey Data [PDF, 2.84 MB]
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch
Lunch boxes served.
 Afternoon Session
Chair: John Marriner
2:00 PM - 2:40 PMHeather C Campbell, ICG, Portsmouth
Cosmology with SDSS-II Photometrically-Classified Type Ia Supernovae [PDF, 26.17 MB]
2:40 PM - 3:20 PMRenee Hlozek, Princeton University
Topics in Photometric Supernova Cosmology [PDF, 3.15 MB]
3:20 PM - 4:00 PMBreak
4:00 PM - 4:40 PMBrian Connolly, University of Pennsylvania
Photometric typing with SDSS [PPT, 2.39 MB]
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMGroup Dinner in Hyde Park
 
March 17, 2012 - Saturday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast
 Morning Session 1
Chair: Steve Kuhlmann
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMJefferson R Duggan, Loyola University Chicago
Dark Energy Survey Type Ia Supernovae Selection and Identification [PDF, 0.33 MB]
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMEda Gjergo, Illinois Institute of Technology
DES Type Ia SNe Selection Part II: Figure of Merit for Cosmology Constraints [PDF, 1.38 MB]
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBreak
 Morning Session 2
Chair: Ben Dilday
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMRichard Kessler, University of Chicago
Why Simulate CC SNe ? [JPEG, 1.45 MB]
10:20 AM - 11:00 AMJesse Leaman, Space Science Institute
Nearby supernova rates by subclass and host galaxy characteristics. [PDF, 11.34 MB]
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMBreak
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMDaniel Scolnic, JHU
Updated SED templates for CC [PDF, 1 MB]
11:40 AM - 12:30 PMJohn D Cunningham, Loyola University Chicago
Simulation inputs for Core Collapse Supernovae [PDF, 0.48 MB]
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch
Lunch boxes served.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGroup Discussion - 1
How do we determine the best method(s). Do we need another SN challenge?
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMGroup Discussion - 2
SNphotID collaboration ? Can/should we share ideas+methods+software before publishing our proprietary data?
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast
 Morning Session 1
Chair: Steve Kuhlmann
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMJefferson R Duggan, Loyola University Chicago
Dark Energy Survey Type Ia Supernovae Selection and Identification [PDF, 0.33 MB]
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMEda Gjergo, Illinois Institute of Technology
DES Type Ia SNe Selection Part II: Figure of Merit for Cosmology Constraints [PDF, 1.38 MB]
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMBreak
 Morning Session 2
Chair: Ben Dilday
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMRichard Kessler, University of Chicago
Why Simulate CC SNe ? [JPEG, 1.45 MB]
10:20 AM - 11:00 AMJesse Leaman, Space Science Institute
Nearby supernova rates by subclass and host galaxy characteristics. [PDF, 11.34 MB]
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMBreak
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMDaniel Scolnic, JHU
Updated SED templates for CC [PDF, 1 MB]
11:40 AM - 12:30 PMJohn D Cunningham, Loyola University Chicago
Simulation inputs for Core Collapse Supernovae [PDF, 0.48 MB]
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch
Lunch boxes served.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGroup Discussion - 1
How do we determine the best method(s). Do we need another SN challenge?
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMGroup Discussion - 2
SNphotID collaboration ? Can/should we share ideas+methods+software before publishing our proprietary data?