Techniques et méthodes d'observations en astronomie moderne

The course on techniques and methods of observations in modern astronomy is proposed for master and PhD students. Postdocs and any other interested parties are also welcome. Students versed in theory and numerical simulations are encouraged to broaden their expertise, while students with some observing experience are encouraged to learn about new techniques and methods, especially in unfamiliar wavelength regimes. The following topics will be presented in the course:

• Introduction to multi-wavelength observations
  Daniel Schaerer
• Interferometry in the infrared
  Damien Ségransan
• Interferometry in the millimeter
  Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky
• Spectrometers in the optical and infrared
  Francesco Pepe
• Adaptive optics
  François Wildi
• High-energy astrophysics
  Stéphane Paltani

For students, the course can give 3.5 ECTS credits without the need for an exam. Regular attendance is required for obtaining the credit.
The lectures will start next Thursday Feb 24, at 09:00am in the usual lecture room at the Observatory, with an introductory lecture given by Prof. Daniel Schaerer.
I am the responsible for this course, and I give the three lectures on high-energy astrophysics

Statistics seminars

The statistics seminars are an informal course at the Geneva Observatory with the goals of providing Ph.D. students, postdocs and anybody else with introductory courses on statistics. The following topics are covered.

• Introduction
• Chi2 statistics, maximum likelihood
• Monte Carlo methods
• Robust statistics
• Non-Gaussian statistics
• Bayesian methods
• Time-series analysis

The seminars are given every other years.
I give two seminars, on Monte Carlo methods and on robust statistics.