Largest Cosmological Surveys and Big Data Science

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Collection Number24182
Collection TypeProgram
Source RepositoryICTS-TIFR
Description

The tremendous success of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations, by WMAP and Planck, have heralded an era in precision cosmology. The large scale structures (LSS) in our Universe, particularly at low redshifts, have also been mapped out in great detail over the last decade by surveys such as SDSS. Ongoing surveys such as the DES, KiDS and HSC are pushing this frontier to higher redshifts. The near future will see further advances with DESI, PFS, Euclid and LSST continuing the legacy of wide area surveys. We will also get data in X-ray from eROSITA, and 21 cm surveys such as CHIME and BINGO followed by SKA in the not so far future. Hand-in-hand, the next generation CMB S4, CMB-HD observations are on the cards; especially CMB polarization and spectral distortion experiments would provide an unprecedented view of the early Universe allowing us to look far beyond the last scattering surface.The proposed program aims to :  Expose young researchers to the forefront of Cosmology rese...