Andreea Font

Carsten Welsch, an accelerator physicist and director of LIV.INNO, and Andreea Font, a computational astrophysicist, dive into the unique PhD training offered at LIV.INNO. They discuss the importance of equipping students with skills in high-performance computing and machine learning for diverse careers beyond academia. The duo highlights the significance of industry placements and interdisciplinary collaborations, especially in applying data science to fields like healthcare and agriculture. They also touch upon the evolving role of AI in education, emphasizing the need for critical analysis of information.

Robert Siddall, a roboticist at the University of Surrey, introduces Plantolin, an innovative tree-planting robot inspired by pangolins. Andreea Font, a computational astrophysicist from Liverpool John Moores University, argues for the importance of her field in understanding dark matter and galaxy formation. Dan O'Neill from the Royal Veterinary College explains why dogs have wet noses and shares fascinating facts about trapdoor spiders. A spacecraft's mission to save an asteroid adds an exciting twist to this cosmic discussion!