INTERMEDIATE 1

1. CosmoMC+CLASS (15:00-17:00): Francisco Linares
   • Learn how to simulate the linear evolution of the Universe (CLASS) and also how to infer the model parameters from data using MonteCarlo methods (CosmoMC)
2. Supporting Vector Machines (15:00-17:00): Carlos Padierna
   • The course is about the theory of Supporting Vector Machines (SVM) to classify patterns. We will see a complete derivation of hard margin machines, its hyperparameters y kernel options. Python notebooks will be used. Links to the material can be found here:
   • https://github.com/jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook
   • https://github.com/jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook/blob/master/notebooks/05.07-Support-Vector-Machines.ipynb

 

INTERMEDIATE 2

1. Black holes shadows (9:00-11:00): Gustavo Gutierrez
   • What are black hole shadows and how to calculate them for simple cases. https://github.com/GurssGC/MEXICOPAS2023

 

INTERMEDIATE 3

1. GACOMx (11:00-13:00): Irvin Martínez
   • The Gravity and Compact Object Modeling Mexico (GaCOMx) network is an innovative and interdisciplinary initiative to unravel the mysteries of the universe through the study of compact objects. In this theoretical course, we will develop gravitational theories using symmetry principles and methods from effective field theory. Additionally, within this theoretical framework, we will obtain the dynamics of binary black hole systems using diagrammatic techniques, which are valid within perturbation theory until shortly before they collide. The objective is to present the theoretical foundations for testing fundamental physics with gravitational waves.

INTERMEDIATE 4

1. Testing dark matter interactions with astrophysical observables (15:00-16:00): Javier Reynoso
   • In this talk we quickly review the paradigm of dark matter indirect detection, i.e. if the dark matter interacts with the standard model particles we expect some signals across differente experiment set ups, like gamma-ray emission, synchrotron radiation, primary cosmic rays, heating of stars, among others. We discuss the basic of this detections and current limits.
2. MG (16:00-17:00): Gustavo Niz
   • We will cover the last lecture of the GR course, focusing on Modified Gravity (MG).

INTERMEDIATE 5

1. Auto-encoders (17:00-18:00): Rodrigo de la Cruz 
   • We will see what auto-encoders, by revisiting the key ingredients of neural network and the basics of auto-encoders. We will get our hands dirty with some Jupyter notebooks!
2. Generative adversarial networks (18:00-19:00): Uriel Dominguez
   • We will what are Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), and play with the following examples in Google Colab
   • https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15No6xvfWRAj63G4dI75ihwiP3E_QcDsj?usp=sharing​

INTERMEDIATE 5

1. DESI High: Alma González y Gustavo Niz
   • Welcome to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) high school. Discover the notebooks created by the DESI collaboration to engage students into DESI research
   • https://github.com/michaelJwilson/desihigh/tree/main/Espanol

 

OTHER INTERMEDIATE COURSES

1. Black Holes (Monday and Tuesday 15:00-19:00). Eloy Ayón-Beato.
   • Open discussion about black hole physics.
2. Guage/Gravity correspondence (Wednesday 15:00-19:00). Alberto Güijosa.
   • Present the idea behind the correspondence between string theory or supergravity on AdS backgrounds and (conformal) field theories in lower dimensions.
3. Weak Lensing theory (Monday 17:00-18:00, Wednesday 9:00-10:00). Alejandro Avilés.
   • Explain the theory behind the use of weak lensing surveys to probe the Universe content and evolution.