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The SETI Institute Data Science team plays a central role in the data processing pipelines for both NASA's Kepler and TESS science processing pipelines. We also actively develop pipelines for several other projects. We are developing an automated exploding meteor detection pipeline for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office and also developing pipelines for NASA's Intelligent Long Endurance Observing System (ILEOS) satellite pipeline, the NOAA GOES satellite GeoNEX project and the TOLIMAN exoplanet finding mission. We are also involved in several other data analysis projects at the SETI Institute.
Our team provides and assists with computing needs at the SETI Institute by directly offering computing resource assistance, such as with the Google Cloud Platform or the NASA Advanced Supercomputer Facility, as well as offering guidance to other researchers on suggested computational methods and addressing their high-performance computing needs. Strong collaborations are critical to scientific discovery. The SETI Institute Data Science discipline also brings together data science and machine learning expertise with domain science expertise by organizing intense summer research sprints. Previously known as the Frontier Development Lab (FDL), the new Space Science AI Laboratory (SSAIL) will organize summer programs to pair domain scientists with data scientists to tackle forefront challenges in SETI Institute-related questions.
Researchers
Data Science
Data Science Chair
Jeffrey Smith
Planetary Science, Earth Sciences
Andrew Annex
Astronomy
Douglas Caldwell
Astronomy
Ann Marie Cody
Exoplanet Detection
Thomas Esposito
Planetary Science
Robert French
Astronomy
Vishal Gajjar
SETI
Eliot Gillum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Machine Learning
Marziye Jafariyazani
Planetary Astronomy
Peter Jenniskens
Mineralogy, Data Science, Planetary Sciences
Barbara Lafuente
Planetary Science
Franck Marchis
Planetary Science
Megan Seritan
Astrobiology
Ivan Sudakow
Data Science, Software Engineering
Peter Tenenbaum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science
Ben Tofflemire
Radio Astronomy, Astrochemistry
Chenoa Tremblay
Exoplanet Detection
Joseph Twicken
Planetary Science
Aaron Wolf
Data Science Chair
Planetary Science, Earth Sciences
Andrew Annex
Astronomy
Douglas Caldwell
Astronomy
Ann Marie Cody
Exoplanet Detection
Thomas Esposito
Planetary Science
Robert French
Astronomy
Vishal Gajjar
SETI
Eliot Gillum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Machine Learning
Marziye Jafariyazani
Planetary Astronomy
Peter Jenniskens
Mineralogy, Data Science, Planetary Sciences
Barbara Lafuente
Planetary Science
Franck Marchis
Planetary Science
Megan Seritan
Astrobiology
Ivan Sudakow
Data Science, Software Engineering
Peter Tenenbaum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science
Ben Tofflemire
Radio Astronomy, Astrochemistry
Chenoa Tremblay
Exoplanet Detection
Joseph Twicken
Planetary Science
Aaron Wolf
News
Data Science
Jun 1, 2026
SETI Institute Awards $1 Million in STRIDE Grants to Advance Astrobiology, Exoplanet Science, and Public Engagement
#Press Releases #STRIDE #Research #Carl Sagan Center #Spectroscopy #Solar System #SETI #Climate and Bioscience #Astronomy #Astrobiology #Exoplanets #Data Science #Education #Outreach #Hat Creek Radio Observatory #Unistellar #SkyMapper
Apr 14, 2026
SkyMapper Launches Avalanche L1 to Bring Verifiable Telescope Data Onchain; SETI Institute Joins as Partner
SETI-linked observations make scientific data provably reliable and reproducible for the first time #SkyMapper #Partnerships #SETI Institute #Data Science #SETI #Franck Marchis #Bill Diamond
Apr 3, 2026
SETI Institute In the News: March Roundup 2026
In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and studying meteor airbursts in Earth’s atmosphere to advancing new ways of detecting technosignatures, this work reflects how scientists are continually refining our understanding of both nearby and distant worlds. #SETI Institute in the News #SETI Institute #Community #Mars #Pascal Lee #Peter Jenniskens #Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids #Astronomy #Vishal Gajjar #SETI #AI and Machine Learning #Astrobiology #Nathalie Cabrol #Carl Sagan Center #Seth Shostak #Movie Reviews #Bill Diamond
Jun 1, 2026
#Press Releases
#STRIDE
#Research
#Carl Sagan Center
#Spectroscopy
#Solar System
#SETI
#Climate and Bioscience
#Astronomy
#Astrobiology
#Exoplanets
#Data Science
#Education
#Outreach
#Hat Creek Radio Observatory
#Unistellar
#SkyMapper
SETI Institute Awards $1 Million in STRIDE Grants to Advance Astrobiology, Exoplanet Science, and Public Engagement
Apr 14, 2026
SkyMapper Launches Avalanche L1 to Bring Verifiable Telescope Data Onchain; SETI Institute Joins as Partner
SETI-linked observations make scientific data provably reliable and reproducible for the first time
#SkyMapper
#Partnerships
#SETI Institute
#Data Science
#SETI
#Franck Marchis
#Bill Diamond
Apr 3, 2026
SETI Institute In the News: March Roundup 2026
In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and studying meteor airbursts in Earth’s atmosphere to advancing new ways of detecting technosignatures, this work reflects how scientists are continually refining our understanding of both nearby and distant worlds.
#SETI Institute in the News
#SETI Institute
#Community
#Mars
#Pascal Lee
#Peter Jenniskens
#Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
#Astronomy
#Vishal Gajjar
#SETI
#AI and Machine Learning
#Astrobiology
#Nathalie Cabrol
#Carl Sagan Center
#Seth Shostak
#Movie Reviews
#Bill Diamond