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NASA provides $1M for AI-Astronomy led by U of I grad student

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — NASA has awarded $1 million in funding to a research project lead by the Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois. The DeepDISC-Euclid interdisciplinary research project was significantly driven by graduate student Grant Merz, whose leadership and key contributions have been instrumental in developing the foundational learning framework that is DeepDISC. Budzinski introduces bipartisan biofuel bill Under the guidance of Principal Investigator Professor Xin Liu, DeepDISC-Euclid addresses one of the most critical challenges of the European Space Agency Euclid mission: The precise detection and classification of blended astronomical objects in deep, multi-band, high-resolution imaging. 'Merz's groundbreaking work on DeepDISC, leveraging advanced AI techniques such as Transformer-based models and Detectron2, is expected to deliver unprecedented accuracy in object detection, segmentation, and physical inference for precision cosmology,' the U of I said on its website. The DeepDISC-Euclid project integrates cutting-edge computer vision techniques with extensive astronomical survey datasets, enhancing the scientific potential of the Euclid mission. Co-Investigators Volodymyr Kindratenko, Yue Shen and Yuxiong Wang, all professors at U of I, provide expertise in computational infrastructure, astrophysical analysis and machine learning. $157M in federal funding committed for Springfield railroad project This project is expected to produce open-source, well-documented software tools to be incorporated into the Euclid NASA Science Center's analysis suite, ensuring wide accessibility and significant scientific impact. On top of that, DeepDISC-Euclid prioritizes the mentorship and professional development of early-career researchers. The structured internships and hands-on training in computational astrophysics and AI-driven research will give postdoctoral scholars, graduate students and undergraduates with skills aligned with NASA's strategic objectives and Illinois Astronomy's educational excellence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.