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The SETI Institute Data Science team plays a central role in the data processing pipelines for both NASA's Kepler and TESS science processing pipelines. We also actively develop pipelines for several other projects. We are developing an automated exploding meteor detection pipeline for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office and also developing pipelines for NASA's Intelligent Long Endurance Observing System (ILEOS) satellite pipeline, the NOAA GOES satellite GeoNEX project and the TOLIMAN exoplanet finding mission. We are also involved in several other data analysis projects at the SETI Institute.
Our team provides and assists with computing needs at the SETI Institute by directly offering computing resource assistance, such as with the Google Cloud Platform or the NASA Advanced Supercomputer Facility, as well as offering guidance to other researchers on suggested computational methods and addressing their high-performance computing needs. Strong collaborations are critical to scientific discovery. The SETI Institute Data Science discipline also brings together data science and machine learning expertise with domain science expertise by organizing intense summer research sprints. Previously known as the Frontier Development Lab (FDL), the new Space Science AI Laboratory (SSAIL) will organize summer programs to pair domain scientists with data scientists to tackle forefront challenges in SETI Institute-related questions.
Researchers
Data Science
Data Science Chair
Jeffrey Smith
Planetary Science, Earth Sciences
Andrew Annex
Astronomy
Douglas Caldwell
Astronomy
Ann Marie Cody
Exoplanet Detection
Thomas Esposito
Planetary Science
Robert French
Astronomy
Vishal Gajjar
SETI
Eliot Gillum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Machine Learning
Marziye Jafariyazani
Planetary Astronomy
Peter Jenniskens
Mineralogy, Data Science, Planetary Sciences
Barbara Lafuente
Planetary Science
Franck Marchis
Planetary Science
Megan Seritan
Astrobiology
Ivan Sudakow
Data Science, Software Engineering
Peter Tenenbaum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science
Ben Tofflemire
Radio Astronomy, Astrochemistry
Chenoa Tremblay
Exoplanet Detection
Joseph Twicken
Planetary Science
Aaron Wolf
Data Science Chair
Planetary Science, Earth Sciences
Andrew Annex
Astronomy
Douglas Caldwell
Astronomy
Ann Marie Cody
Exoplanet Detection
Thomas Esposito
Planetary Science
Robert French
Astronomy
Vishal Gajjar
SETI
Eliot Gillum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Machine Learning
Marziye Jafariyazani
Planetary Astronomy
Peter Jenniskens
Mineralogy, Data Science, Planetary Sciences
Barbara Lafuente
Planetary Science
Franck Marchis
Planetary Science
Megan Seritan
Astrobiology
Ivan Sudakow
Data Science, Software Engineering
Peter Tenenbaum
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science
Ben Tofflemire
Radio Astronomy, Astrochemistry
Chenoa Tremblay
Exoplanet Detection
Joseph Twicken
Planetary Science
Aaron Wolf
News
Data Science
Sep 8, 2026
Researchers Propose Searching the Moon for Microscopic Technosignatures
New study outlines the first quantitative framework for searching lunar regolith for microscopic technosignatures. #Press Releases #Moon #Technosignatures #Lewis Pinault #Andrew Siemion #Astrobiology #SETI #Solar System #AI and Machine Learning #Bill Diamond
Aug 28, 2026
New Meteor Shower Identifies Asteroid as a Cloaked Comet
#Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids #CAMS #Peter Jenniskens
Jun 1, 2026
SETI Institute Awards $1 Million in STRIDE Grants to Advance Astrobiology, Exoplanet Science, and Public Engagement
#Press Releases #STRIDE #Research #Carl Sagan Center #Spectroscopy #Solar System #SETI #Climate and Bioscience #Astronomy #Astrobiology #Exoplanets #Data Science #Education #Outreach #Hat Creek Radio Observatory #Unistellar #SkyMapper
Sep 8, 2026
Researchers Propose Searching the Moon for Microscopic Technosignatures
New study outlines the first quantitative framework for searching lunar regolith for microscopic technosignatures.
#Press Releases
#Moon
#Technosignatures
#Lewis Pinault
#Andrew Siemion
#Astrobiology
#SETI
#Solar System
#AI and Machine Learning
#Bill Diamond
Aug 28, 2026
#Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
#CAMS
#Peter Jenniskens
New Meteor Shower Identifies Asteroid as a Cloaked Comet
Jun 1, 2026
#Press Releases
#STRIDE
#Research
#Carl Sagan Center
#Spectroscopy
#Solar System
#SETI
#Climate and Bioscience
#Astronomy
#Astrobiology
#Exoplanets
#Data Science
#Education
#Outreach
#Hat Creek Radio Observatory
#Unistellar
#SkyMapper