"Foreign Visits are a Necessity for Scientist": Aidas Medžiūnas on International Research in Spain
Vilnius University MIF lecturer Arūnas Medžiūnas completed a research visit to the University of A Coruña in Spain, focusing on the analysis and modeling of astrophysical data using machine learning. The visit facilitated knowledge exchange and the planning of future joint scientific applications. Medžiūnas emphasizes that such international stays are essential for scientist to remain active members of the global research community.
"Gaia: A Wealth of Galactic Achievements": Public Lecture by Ana Ulla
Professor Ana Ulla from the University of Vigo delivered a public lecture at the Research Council of Lithuania regarding the achievements of the ESA Gaia mission. The presentation detailed how the mission's astrometric survey of nearly two billion sources has transformed our understanding of stellar evolution and Galactic structure. Ulla also talked about the mission's transition into its data processing phase, with upcoming releases expected to refine the most precise 3D map of our galaxy ever created.
International Conferences
Studying Hot Subdwarf Binaries with Gaia EDR3 XP Spectra
Authors: M. Ambrosch, C. Viscasillas Vázquez, E. Solano, A. Ulla, X. Pérez-Couto, M. Manteiga, C. Dafonte
Event: European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting 2025
Date: 23-27 June 2025
Location: University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Authors: C. Viscasillas Vázquez, M. Ambrosch, A. Ulla, E. Solano, X. Pérez-Couto, E. Pérez-Fernández, M. Manteiga, C. Dafonte
Event: I Galician Conference on Astronomy and Astrophysics
Date: 17-18 July 2025
Location: University of Vigo, Spain
Recording: https://tv.uvigo.es/video/687f8c70a906fa643e029b3c
Detection of Hot Subdwarf Binaries with Machine Learning and Gaia XP Spectra
Speaker: Markus Ambrosch
Event: MPIA Galaxy Coffee Seminar (Galaxies & Cosmology Department)
Date: 4 December 2025
Location: Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), Heidelberg, Germany
Plenary Lecture - 14th Lithuanian Young Mathematicians Meeting
Speaker: Aidas Medžiūnas
Event: 14th Meeting of Young Lithuanian Mathematicians
Date: 29 December 2025
Location: Lithuania
Others
Astro-CC: Training for Virtual Observatory Tools at ESAC
Vladas Šatas attended Astro-CC training held in European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain. The project aims to enable communities in astronomy, heliospheric physics, planetary science, and astro-particle physics to accelerate the use of Open Science by supporting the implementation of FAIR principles.