Friends Lunch with a Member: Sihao Cheng

Friends Lunch with a Member: Sihao Cheng
Thursday, October 10, 2024
12:00 p.m. - please purchase your lunch in the servery
12:15 p.m. - program begins
Dilworth Room

Sihao Cheng is interested in using statistical analysis to understand our universe, including topics in cosmology, stellar physics, and extrasolar planets. He is working on developing analytical tools inspired by neural networks and studying their connection to and applications in physics.

At this talk, Cheng will describe an advanced statistical technique that can quantify textures and morphological structures in physical fields, and discuss its applications in cosmology and oceanography.

Sihao Cheng received his B.Sc. at Peking University in 2016, and went on to earn a Ph.D. in astrophysics at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to being a Member in the School of Natural Sciences at IAS, he is also a visiting fellow at the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics.

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