NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins

About CosmicAI

CosmicAI develops transformative AI methods to meet pressing astronomical challenges and tackle outstanding questions about our cosmic origins. Research spans four fundamental AI themes: trustworthiness, efficiency, interpretability, and robustness.

CosmicAI aims to serve as a nexus of collaboration to increase the accessibility of astronomy and AI data and methods through open-source AI-powered tools, data sharing, and AI educational initiatives.

Who we are

The CosmicAI Institute unites researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Utah, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), National Optical and Infrared Research Laboratory (NOIRLab), and University of California Los Angeles. The institute brings together a diverse set of scientists, drawing from an array of departments including Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, and more.

Our Funding Partners

Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation, the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) aims to grow transformative AI advances, reform research workflows, and increase astronomy and AI accessibility through developments in four fundamental AI pillars: trustworthiness, robustness, explainability, and efficiency.

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