MACHINE LEARNING AND COMPUTER VISION
IN HELIOPHYSICS
7-9 APRIL 2025
SOFIA BULGARIA
and online
Regular Registration is Open until 30 March
This hybrid conference focuses on applications of Computer Vision and Machine / Deep Learning techniques to heliophysics research and forecasting frameworks, as well on the integration of these techniques into modeling and operational efforts for solar activity and heliospheric phenomena.
Check out the website of the first MCH conference in 2023
Conference Topics
– Computer Vision and Machine Learning applications in heliophysics, including:
– Solar magnetism
– Solar activity (flares, CMEs, particles)
– Solar wind
– Space weather and space climate, gaps and applications to be tackled with CV and ML
– Heliospheric radio emissions
– Computer Vision and Machine Learning techniques
– Explainable Machine Learning and Physics-informed networks
– Tools for CV and ML (based on Python, OpenCV, scikit-learn, TF/Pytorch, etc)
– Research to Operations augmented by CV/AI
Program
Scientific Organising Committee
Jorge Amaya (ESA)
Manolis Georgoulis (Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Robert Jarolim (HAO, USA)
Shane Maloney (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland)
Michele Piana (Università di Genova, Italy)
Pietro Zucca (ASTRON, Netherlands)
Kamen Kozarev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)
Invited Speakers
Andrés Asensio Ramos (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain)
Sabrina Guastavino (University of Genoa, Italy)
Carlos José Díaz Baso (University of Oslo, Norway)
Oleg Stepanyuk (Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria)
Deadlines
Abstract Submission by: 14 February, 2025
Early Registration: 10-20 February, 2025
Regular Registration: 21 February-23 March, 2025
Late Registration (in person): 24 March-02 April, 2025
Late Registration (online): 7 April, 2025
Local Organizing Committee
Kamen Kozarev, Rositsa Miteva, Momchil Dechev, Oleg Stepanyuk, Artem Epifanov, Vergil Yotov, Dimitar Sotirov
Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
For questions and inquiries, email mch@nao-rozhen.org
Abstracts
Submit Late Poster Abstracts Here
Registration
| Registration Type | Dates | In-Person Fees | Online Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Registration | 10-24 February, 2025 | 110 EUR | 80 EUR |
| Regular Registration | 25 February – 30 March, 2025 | 130 EUR | 100 EUR |
| Late In-Person Registration | 31 March – 07 April, 2025 | 150 EUR | – |
| Late Online Registration | 31 March – 07 April, 2025 | – | 120 EUR |
The organizers have very limited resources to support participation of undergraduate and graduate students only, on a first come, first served basis. Please email mch@nao-rozhen.org and state your case if you would like to be considered for financial support.
Conference Venue
MCH25 will be held at thе elegant Grand Hotel Millennium in Sofia, Bulgaria. The hotel is situated in downtown Sofia, close to tourist attractions, museums and galleries, restaurants and shopping. It is easily accessible by subway or taxi from Sofia Airport.
From the Airport, take the Metro 4 (yellow) line to “SU Sveti Kliment Ohridski” station, then switch to Metro 3 (green) line, direction Gorna Banya, and get off at “National Palace of Culture” station. Metro tickets cost 1.60 BGN (~0.8 EUR).
If taking a taxi, we recommend going to the official taxi stand to the side of the airport Terminal 2 and taking an authorised Yellow taxi. Taxi rates must be displayed on the rear, the ride to downtown Sofia should cost around 20 BGN (~10 EUR) or less.
Participants
THE LIST OF REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE UPLOADED HERE.
INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS
Oral Presentations
Contributed oral talks will have 20-minute duration (15 + 5 min Q&A). Invited oral talks will have 40-minute duration (35 + 5 min Q&A). Presentations will only be accepted in .ppt/.pptx or .pdf formats and landscape orientation; 16:9 aspect ratio is preferred, but we can accommodate 4:3 as well. Please submit your presentation in advance, sending it to mch@nao-rozhen.org.
Poster Presentations
Poster boards will be suitable for posters up to portrait B1 format (70.7 cm width × 100 cm height).
