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== Welcome! ==
 
== Welcome! ==
  
'''The 17th Gaia Science Alerts workshop and the ACME Time-Domain Workshop will take place in [[Workshop2027:logistics | in Frejus, France, and online 31 Aug - 4 Sep 2026]]'''
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'''The 17th Gaia Science Alerts workshop and the ACME Time-Domain Workshop will take place in [[Workshop2026:logistics | in Frejus, France, and online 31 Aug - 4 Sep 2026]]'''
  
 
The main topics:
 
The main topics:
  
* celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first Gaia Alerts
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* Eleven Years of Gaia Science Alerts: overview, statistics and major discoveries.
* science highlights and update on the Gaia mission
 
* science highlights and updates on the Gaia Alerts
 
* science highlights and tutorials on the BHTOM follow-up system for a global telescope network
 
* results in transient and time-domain astronomy (from supernovae and quasars to stars and asteroids)
 
* synergies in the time domain between optical and radio facilities
 
* synergies between optical telescope networks and multimessenger facilities
 
* new members of the BHTOM telescope network
 
* organization of the follow-up
 
* opportunities for small and mid-sized telescopes
 
  
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* Lessons Learned from Alerts from Space: operational experience and alert detection pipelines.
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* Future Space Transient Missions: SVOM, UltraSAT, PhotSAT, Einstein Probe, Roman, PLATO, Ariel.
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* Preparing for the LSST Era: alert streams, brokers, filtering and follow-up coordination.
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* Follow-up Infrastructure and Telescope Networks: robotic networks and global follow-up systems.
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* BHTOM System: platform for coordinated follow-up and time-domain data management.
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* Citizen Science and Amateur Astronomy: small telescope contributions and EASST observing campaigns.
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* Alert Brokers and Machine Learning: real-time alert processing, classification and filtering.
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* Multi-Messenger Astronomy: counterparts to gravitational waves, neutrinos and gamma-ray bursts.
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* Solar System Alerts: detection and follow-up of asteroids, comets and moving objects.
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* Rare and Exotic Transients: tidal disruption events, luminous red novae and other unusual phenomena.
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* Legacy and Archival Science: long-term value of the Gaia Alerts dataset for variability and ML training.
  
 
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* [[workshop2026:agenda|Agenda]]
 
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Workshop Organising Committee:
 
Workshop Organising Committee:
  
* Lukasz Wyrzykowski (Warsaw)
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* Łukasz Wyrzykowski (Warsaw)
 
* Simon Hodgkin (Cambridge)
 
* Simon Hodgkin (Cambridge)
 
* Stephane Basa (LAM)
 
* Stephane Basa (LAM)
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The workshop is supported by the EC Horizon Europe ACME grant no 101131928.
 
The workshop is supported by the EC Horizon Europe ACME grant no 101131928.
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Send enquiries to gaia.alerts2026@gmail.com

Latest revision as of 00:30, 17 March 2026

Welcome!

The 17th Gaia Science Alerts workshop and the ACME Time-Domain Workshop will take place in in Frejus, France, and online 31 Aug - 4 Sep 2026

The main topics:

  • Eleven Years of Gaia Science Alerts: overview, statistics and major discoveries.
  • Lessons Learned from Alerts from Space: operational experience and alert detection pipelines.
  • Future Space Transient Missions: SVOM, UltraSAT, PhotSAT, Einstein Probe, Roman, PLATO, Ariel.
  • Preparing for the LSST Era: alert streams, brokers, filtering and follow-up coordination.
  • Follow-up Infrastructure and Telescope Networks: robotic networks and global follow-up systems.
  • BHTOM System: platform for coordinated follow-up and time-domain data management.
  • Citizen Science and Amateur Astronomy: small telescope contributions and EASST observing campaigns.
  • Alert Brokers and Machine Learning: real-time alert processing, classification and filtering.
  • Multi-Messenger Astronomy: counterparts to gravitational waves, neutrinos and gamma-ray bursts.
  • Solar System Alerts: detection and follow-up of asteroids, comets and moving objects.
  • Rare and Exotic Transients: tidal disruption events, luminous red novae and other unusual phenomena.
  • Legacy and Archival Science: long-term value of the Gaia Alerts dataset for variability and ML training.



Workshop Organising Committee

Workshop Organising Committee:

  • Łukasz Wyrzykowski (Warsaw)
  • Simon Hodgkin (Cambridge)
  • Stephane Basa (LAM)
  • Fraser Gillan (NCBJ, Warsaw)
  • Priscila Pessi (NCBJ, Warsaw)

The workshop is supported by the EC Horizon Europe ACME grant no 101131928.


Send enquiries to gaia.alerts2026@gmail.com