
Andreas W.
Neitzel
Astrophysicist and machine-learning researcher
Space Missions
ESA Gaia, PLATO and Ariel, NASA TESS and Kepler
Artificial Intelligence
Deep learning and unsupervised learning
Supercomputing
EuroHPC, Deucalion and MareNostrum 5
The Milky Way
Galactic archaeology



I use machine learning on Gaia spectra and stellar oscillations to find the ages, chemistry and populations of Milky Way stars, and so how the Galaxy was assembled.
Research
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I wrote JANUS, Starfold and HAYDNsim, and built demos that run in the browser.
Software
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Talks and posters at workshops and conferences in Portugal, Spain and Denmark, with slides on Zenodo where deposited.
Talks
Learn moreMissions and machines
GaiaESAThe spectra and positions my research runs on.
Kepler/K2NASAStellar oscillation records from the main mission and K2.
TESSNASAOscillating red giants across the whole sky.
PLATOESACo-investigator on three Guest Observer proposals.
ArielESAAges and masses for stars in its target list.
HAYDNproposed to ESANoise forecasts for stars in crowded clusters, from HAYDNsim.
- Very Large TelescopeESO, ParanalSix nights with ESPRESSO in May 2024.
- DeucalionEuroHPC, PortugalAbout 300,000 core-hours of computing time for JANUS on Gaia DR3.
- MareNostrum 5EuroHPC, SpainAbout 1,000,000 core-hours of computing time for JANUS on Gaia DR4.
Logos: ESA (Gaia, PLATO, Ariel), NASA (Kepler, TESS), HAYDN proposal consortium.