Dr. Paul Gazis SETI Institute Principal Investigator
Curriculum Vitae:  As space probes increase in their capacity for interplanetary reconnaissance, ironically, scientists back on Earth are faced with a tremendous problem: How can they best make use of all of the information they receive? As a graduate student, Paul Gazis first encountered rack after rack of computer tapes bearing information transmitted from the Voyager spacecraft. The successors of these probes now explore the solar system, telemetering quantities of information that make the Voyager data seem trifling in comparison. As the stream of information constantly grows, Gazis is developing strategies for sifting through the data, drawing on insights from expert systems and genetic algorithms. - SETI Institute Explorer, Special Edition 2005
Projects
Applied Information Technology for Astrophysics and Astrobiology Data Analysis, Visualization, and Distribution
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The proposed research is intended to address four interrelated issues associated with the analysis of astrophysics and astrobiology data: classification, prediction, visualization, and archiving and distribution. A range of state-of-the-art data mining and analysis methodologies will be adapted for use with supervised and unsupervised classification of large multivariate, spectral, and time series data sets. A high performance visualization tool, originally developed under the auspices of NASA's Applied Information Science Research program, will be modified and extended to improve its capabilities. A set of collaboration tools, also developed under the
AISRP program will be adapted for purposes of archiving and distribution of the relevant data. These algorithms and tools will be made available to the general community. In addition, the results of the analyses associated with this effort will have scientific value in their own right.
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