Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
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Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#2How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday?
Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#3How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.
“ 29-year-old computer scientist”
She’s not an astronomer?
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#4How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.
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Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#5I am amazed at this trailblazer doing all this work on her own.
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#6Relevant repository - https://github.com/achael/eht-imaging
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#7from april 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvezCVcsYs
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#8How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.
“ 29-year-old computer scientist” She’s not an astronomer?
Best to see her bio [1]:
I am a postdoctoral fellow with the Event Horizon Telescope and will be an Assistant Professor in the CMS department at Caltech beginning in 2019.
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#9Is it me or is the article written like for 5 year olds? It feels like I am reading a child book.
However, this is such a great achievement. Would be awesome to learn more about the algorithm.
Re: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the first black hole image
#10How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.
“ 29-year-old computer scientist” She’s not an astronomer?
Maybe not on paper, but she is definitely an astronomer.