NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins

Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation, the AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) housed at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, develops transformative AI methods to meet pressing astronomical challenges and tackle outstanding questions about our cosmic origins. Research spans four fundamental AI themes: trustworthiness, efficiency, interpretability, and robustness.

CosmicAI aims to serve as a nexus of collaboration to increase the accessibility of astronomy and AI data and methods through open-source AI-powered tools, data sharing, and AI educational initiatives.

The institute brings together a diverse set of scientists, drawing from an array of departments including Astronomy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, and more. CosmicAI unites researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Utah, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), National Optical and Infrared Research Laboratory (NOIRLab), and University of California Los Angeles.