Making AI Possible: Taking ML from Space to Industry - June 2025
In this webcast/podcast, host and Caltech Affiliate Director of AI Programs Nicholas Beaudoin talks with special guest Dr. Matthew Graham co-PI and Project Scientist for the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) at Caltech—a revolutionary sky survey capturing hundreds of thousands of cosmic events each night. Dr. Graham brings deep expertise in the computational and statistical challenges of large-scale astronomy, applying machine learning to phenomena like supermassive black holes and time-series analysis. Beyond the stars, we’ll explore how the lessons learned from big data ingestion, real-time AI inferencing, and reinforcement learning in astronomy are offering valuable insights for industry—from scalable AI deployment to intelligent decision systems.