Presentations
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2024:
24 July 2023. Poster Presentation, Accelerated Asteroid Characterization Using PhAst.
NASA Exploration Science Forum. Hybrid/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
23 July 2024. Oral Talk, Accelerated Asteroid Characterization Using PhAst. (Abstract).
Rubin Community Workshop - Solar System Science. Hybrid/Menlo Park, California, USA.
8 July 2024. Poster Presentation,
23rd annual SciPy conference. Hybrid/Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, Washington State, USA
29 June 2024. Oral Talk, PhAst: Accelerated Asteroid Characterization through Novel Photometric Integration Using Ground and Space-Based Sky Surveys.
AIAA LA Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration mini-Conference 2024. Hybrid/California, USA.
6 March 2024. Oral Talk, Integrating Sparse and Dense Photometry Methods for Improved Asteroid Property.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
NASA Exploration Science Forum. Hybrid/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
23 July 2024. Oral Talk, Accelerated Asteroid Characterization Using PhAst. (Abstract).
Rubin Community Workshop - Solar System Science. Hybrid/Menlo Park, California, USA.
8 July 2024. Poster Presentation,
23rd annual SciPy conference. Hybrid/Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, Washington State, USA
29 June 2024. Oral Talk, PhAst: Accelerated Asteroid Characterization through Novel Photometric Integration Using Ground and Space-Based Sky Surveys.
AIAA LA Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration mini-Conference 2024. Hybrid/California, USA.
6 March 2024. Oral Talk, Integrating Sparse and Dense Photometry Methods for Improved Asteroid Property.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
2023:
13 December 2023. Open Science for Planetary Defense: From Winning NASA SpaceApps to Developing Algorithms to Measure the Success of NASA DART Mission. Arushi Nath. American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023 Fall Meeting.
6 December 2023. Open-source Photometry Algorithms. Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting.
5 November 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine an Asteroid's Physical Properties and the Success of the NASA DART Asteroid Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. The AAVSO 112th Annual Meeting.
21-22 October 2023: Photometry Algorithms: From Determining Physical Properties of Asteroids to Exoplanetary Systems. Arushi Nath. 3rd ExoClock Annual Meeting.
27 September 2023. Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids and Measure the Success of the NASA DART Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. Canadian Space Agency.
21 September 2023: Spectroscopic Measurements through Citizen Science. Arushi Nath. North York Astronomical Association (NYAA) Monthly Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
11 September 2023: Poster Presentation on Improving Transit Ephemerides. Arushi Nath. The First Year of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Science Conference.
25 August 2023: Planetary Defense by Citizen Scientists: Measuring Impact of the NASA DART Asteroid Deflection Mission Using Open Science and Robotic Telescopes. Arushi Nath. Global Hands-on Universe Conference. Session 11. https://ghou2023.handsonuniverse.org/programme/ (Video: https://fb.watch/nmwpyHMtiv/ at 40.15)
20 July 2023: Planetary Defense using Python: Measuring Impact of the NASA DART Mission on Didymos Binary Asteroid System Using Open Science. Arushi Nath. NASA Exploration Science Forum. The Hotel, University of Maryland, USA.
10 July 2023: Planetary Defense Using Python: Measuring Deflection of the Didymos Binary Asteroid System by the NASA DART Mission. Arushi Nath. Scipy Conference. 2023.
29 June 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine Asteroid’s Physical Properties and the Success of Deflection Missions. Arushi Nath. Asteroid Day Ask An Astronomer - MacMillanSpaceCentre.
16 June 2023: Founder of MonitorMyPlanet.com discusses her remarks at WH's OSTP Listening session on Open Science. Arushi Nath. SAi Television Network
7 June 2023: DART Mission: Did we move asteroid Dimorphos? and Briefings from the Planetary Defense Conference 2023. Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting.
4 April 2023: Developing Algorithms for Characterisation of Near Earth Asteroids and Measuring the Impact of the DART Mission. Arushi Nath. Eight Planetary Defense Conference 2023.
15 March 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids using Robotic Telescopes and Applying them to Measure the Impact of NASA’s DART Asteroid Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. Lunar Planetary and Science Conference (LPSC) 2023.
14 January 2023: BrainHack: Neurons and Open Source Biosignals. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT).
6 December 2023. Open-source Photometry Algorithms. Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting.
5 November 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine an Asteroid's Physical Properties and the Success of the NASA DART Asteroid Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. The AAVSO 112th Annual Meeting.
21-22 October 2023: Photometry Algorithms: From Determining Physical Properties of Asteroids to Exoplanetary Systems. Arushi Nath. 3rd ExoClock Annual Meeting.
27 September 2023. Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids and Measure the Success of the NASA DART Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. Canadian Space Agency.
21 September 2023: Spectroscopic Measurements through Citizen Science. Arushi Nath. North York Astronomical Association (NYAA) Monthly Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
11 September 2023: Poster Presentation on Improving Transit Ephemerides. Arushi Nath. The First Year of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Science Conference.
25 August 2023: Planetary Defense by Citizen Scientists: Measuring Impact of the NASA DART Asteroid Deflection Mission Using Open Science and Robotic Telescopes. Arushi Nath. Global Hands-on Universe Conference. Session 11. https://ghou2023.handsonuniverse.org/programme/ (Video: https://fb.watch/nmwpyHMtiv/ at 40.15)
20 July 2023: Planetary Defense using Python: Measuring Impact of the NASA DART Mission on Didymos Binary Asteroid System Using Open Science. Arushi Nath. NASA Exploration Science Forum. The Hotel, University of Maryland, USA.
10 July 2023: Planetary Defense Using Python: Measuring Deflection of the Didymos Binary Asteroid System by the NASA DART Mission. Arushi Nath. Scipy Conference. 2023.
29 June 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine Asteroid’s Physical Properties and the Success of Deflection Missions. Arushi Nath. Asteroid Day Ask An Astronomer - MacMillanSpaceCentre.
16 June 2023: Founder of MonitorMyPlanet.com discusses her remarks at WH's OSTP Listening session on Open Science. Arushi Nath. SAi Television Network
7 June 2023: DART Mission: Did we move asteroid Dimorphos? and Briefings from the Planetary Defense Conference 2023. Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Monthly Meeting.
4 April 2023: Developing Algorithms for Characterisation of Near Earth Asteroids and Measuring the Impact of the DART Mission. Arushi Nath. Eight Planetary Defense Conference 2023.
15 March 2023: Developing Algorithms to Determine the Physical Properties of Asteroids using Robotic Telescopes and Applying them to Measure the Impact of NASA’s DART Asteroid Deflection Mission. Arushi Nath. Lunar Planetary and Science Conference (LPSC) 2023.
14 January 2023: BrainHack: Neurons and Open Source Biosignals. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT).
2022:
6 December 2022: Science Fair Advice from Gold Medal Winners. Panel Discussion with Arushi Nath. Toronto Science Fair (TSF).
2 December 2022: Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python, Interview of Arushi Nath. Youth Science Canada.
25 November 2022: Asteroid Science With Remote Telescopes. (Presentation). Workshop by Arushi Nath. iTelescope.net
19 November 2022: World Learning through the Global Innovation Field Trip. Keynote talk by Arushi Nath. The Global Learning for an Open World (GLOW) Conference
5 November 2022: Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python. Oral Presentation by Arushi Nath. International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE).
4- 7 November 2022: Do it yourself Asteroid Astrometry using Python. Poster Presentation by Arushi Nath. AAVSO 111th Annual Meeting.
2 November 2022: Photometric observations of Didymos asteroid system after the impact: Using robotic telescopes, open datasets, and maths. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto. Canada.
16 October 2022: Observing Asteroid Didymos to Support DART Mission. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT).
5 October 2022: Photometric observations of Didymos asteroid system before the impact: Using robotic telescopes, open datasets, and maths. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto. Canada.
1 October 2022: Hack your Creativity using Hardware, Software, Coding, Science, Music and Art. Presentation by Arushi Nath. NASA YouthSpaceApps 2022. The University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada.
26 June 2022: Planetary Defense by Youth Scientists. Seminar by Arushi Nath. 2022 General Assembly. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Toronto, Canada.
2 December 2022: Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python, Interview of Arushi Nath. Youth Science Canada.
25 November 2022: Asteroid Science With Remote Telescopes. (Presentation). Workshop by Arushi Nath. iTelescope.net
19 November 2022: World Learning through the Global Innovation Field Trip. Keynote talk by Arushi Nath. The Global Learning for an Open World (GLOW) Conference
5 November 2022: Strengthening Planetary Defense: Detecting Unknown Asteroids using Open Data, Math, and Python. Oral Presentation by Arushi Nath. International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE).
4- 7 November 2022: Do it yourself Asteroid Astrometry using Python. Poster Presentation by Arushi Nath. AAVSO 111th Annual Meeting.
2 November 2022: Photometric observations of Didymos asteroid system after the impact: Using robotic telescopes, open datasets, and maths. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto. Canada.
16 October 2022: Observing Asteroid Didymos to Support DART Mission. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT).
5 October 2022: Photometric observations of Didymos asteroid system before the impact: Using robotic telescopes, open datasets, and maths. Presentation by Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto. Canada.
1 October 2022: Hack your Creativity using Hardware, Software, Coding, Science, Music and Art. Presentation by Arushi Nath. NASA YouthSpaceApps 2022. The University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada.
26 June 2022: Planetary Defense by Youth Scientists. Seminar by Arushi Nath. 2022 General Assembly. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Toronto, Canada.
2021:
26 June 2021: STEM K-12 Game development. Arushi Nath. Planetary Defense Workshop (Hands-on Team Exercises) with Asteroid Exploration Updates. American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=p9tbt6cab&oeidk=a07ehzueafc1c6612fd
2 June 2021: Simulation of Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Scenario – Learnings from the 2021 Planetary Defense Conference. Arushi Nath. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting, Toronto. https://rascto.ca/content/recreational-astronomy-night-online-4
30 April 2021: Aiming for Apophis- How we used COVID-19 school lockdown as an opportunity to do asteroid astrometry and teach others. Arushi Nath. 7th IAA PDC Conference 2021. Hosted by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Vienna. Austria. https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/7th-iaa-planetary-defense-conference-2021/website/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=3978b7f1-840c-40d3-a406-7839576991c5
14 February 2021: The Masked Scales: How to merge science with arts? (Arushi Nath). The Connecticut Robotics Society Monthly Meeting. https://ctrobots.wordpress.com/2021-meetings/
3 February 2021: Do it yourself Asteroid Astrometry using Python. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Arushi Nath. Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting. https://rascto.ca/content/recreational-astronomy-night-online-0
16 January 2021: The Masked Scales. Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT) https://innovationworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2021q1/Arushi%20Nath%20JanGIFT.mp4
30 April 2021: Aiming for Apophis- How we used COVID-19 school lockdown as an opportunity to do asteroid astrometry and teach others. Arushi Nath. 7th IAA PDC Conference 2021. Hosted by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Vienna. Austria. https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/7th-iaa-planetary-defense-conference-2021/website/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=3978b7f1-840c-40d3-a406-7839576991c5
14 February 2021: The Masked Scales: How to merge science with arts? (Arushi Nath). The Connecticut Robotics Society Monthly Meeting. https://ctrobots.wordpress.com/2021-meetings/
3 February 2021: Do it yourself Asteroid Astrometry using Python. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Arushi Nath. Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting. https://rascto.ca/content/recreational-astronomy-night-online-0
16 January 2021: The Masked Scales. Arushi Nath. Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT) https://innovationworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2021q1/Arushi%20Nath%20JanGIFT.mp4
2020:
2 December 2020: Machine learning and Music, Digital Making at Home, Raspberry Pi Foundation. https://www.raspberrypi.org/at-home/posts/learn-how-to-convert-data-into-music-with-artash-and-arushi/
27 October 2020: Panelist Arushi Nath. Generation Now Panel, Our Future, Our Voices Summit. International Youth Foundation. https://www.iyfnet.org/iyf-virtual-summit-agenda
25 October 2020: How is NASA Data Helping Kids in Canada fight Climate Change. (Arushi Nath).Our Future, Our Voices Summit. International Youth Foundation. https://www.facebook.com/iyfnet/videos/happy-earthdaymeet-arushi-nath-a-middle-school-student-whos-actively-creating-th/137896878307081/
10 October 2020: Directional Dragonfly Drone with OpenCV and Python (Arushi Nath). Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xdGMuU840
9 October 2020: Talk by Arushi Nath on “Masked Scales: Sonifying the Impacts of COVID19 lockdown into a Musical”. Acoustics Week Canada 2020. Canadian Acoustical Association. https://awc.caa-aca.ca/index.php/AWC/AWC20/schedConf/program
23 September 2020: The Masked Scales: Global Winner 2020 NASA SpaceApps COVID-19 Challenge. Hack Club Show and Tell with Adafruit. https://youtu.be/aRzoo11jABo?t=924
27 October 2020: Panelist Arushi Nath. Generation Now Panel, Our Future, Our Voices Summit. International Youth Foundation. https://www.iyfnet.org/iyf-virtual-summit-agenda
25 October 2020: How is NASA Data Helping Kids in Canada fight Climate Change. (Arushi Nath).Our Future, Our Voices Summit. International Youth Foundation. https://www.facebook.com/iyfnet/videos/happy-earthdaymeet-arushi-nath-a-middle-school-student-whos-actively-creating-th/137896878307081/
10 October 2020: Directional Dragonfly Drone with OpenCV and Python (Arushi Nath). Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xdGMuU840
9 October 2020: Talk by Arushi Nath on “Masked Scales: Sonifying the Impacts of COVID19 lockdown into a Musical”. Acoustics Week Canada 2020. Canadian Acoustical Association. https://awc.caa-aca.ca/index.php/AWC/AWC20/schedConf/program
23 September 2020: The Masked Scales: Global Winner 2020 NASA SpaceApps COVID-19 Challenge. Hack Club Show and Tell with Adafruit. https://youtu.be/aRzoo11jABo?t=924
16 September 2020: How I travelled around the Universe for 6 years to complete my RASC Explore the Universe Certificate. Arushi Nath. RASC Monthly Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting. https://rascto.ca/content/recreational-astronomy-night-78
31 July 2020: Panelist Degrees of Success (Arushi Nath). Lotus STEMM. https://www.lotusstemm.org/degrees-of-success
9 July 2020: The Dragonfly Drone: Merging Biology, Neurons and Logic Gates. Arushi Nath. The Global Innovation Field Trip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5kLFU7HgI
31 July 2020: Panelist Degrees of Success (Arushi Nath). Lotus STEMM. https://www.lotusstemm.org/degrees-of-success
9 July 2020: The Dragonfly Drone: Merging Biology, Neurons and Logic Gates. Arushi Nath. The Global Innovation Field Trip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5kLFU7HgI
23 May 2020: Make an Astronaut Smile (MARS) Robot: Live Demo and Making. MakerFaire 2020. https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/71894/
17 May 2020: Online Workshop for School Kids on Building Rovers, Robots, and Rockets. STEM Labs Club. Canada. https://stemlabs.ca/robotics-workshop/
11-13 May 2020: Demonstrating Human-Robot, Robot-Robot Interaction (English and French). Pint of Science Virtual Festival, Canada. https://pintofscience.ca/program/
19 January 2020: Using Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration. 2020 Innovation Nation Conference. Hamilton, Ontario. http://innovation-nation.ca/speakers
11-13 May 2020: Demonstrating Human-Robot, Robot-Robot Interaction (English and French). Pint of Science Virtual Festival, Canada. https://pintofscience.ca/program/
19 January 2020: Using Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration. 2020 Innovation Nation Conference. Hamilton, Ontario. http://innovation-nation.ca/speakers
2019:
28 September 2019: “Artificial Intelligence and Human Interaction“. Google DevFest 2019. George Brown College, Toronto. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/09/29/talk-google-devfest-2019-artificially-intelligent-robots-and-human-interaction/
21 September 2019: “Youth Voices in Science and Innovation”. Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Toronto. https://astc.confex.com/astc/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Session/9249
21 September 2019: “Youth Voices in Science and Innovation”. Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Toronto. https://astc.confex.com/astc/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Session/9249
7 June 2019: How to get started in making STEM Projects using your Interest and Imagination. STEM Showcase 2019 hosted by CCMA.Ontario Science Centre. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/06/13/stem-showcase-presentation-and-demos-to-students-parents-and-school-groups/
24 May 2019: 5 Steps to Hack your Curiosity: Learn Anything, Learn Everything: 2019 Toronto Tech Summit. MaRS Discovery District https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/05/24/5-steps-to-hack-your-curiosity/
27 April 2019: NextGen Creative Growth: Raising Creators, Not Consumers. 2019 digiFest, Toronto. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/04/26/digifest-2019-talk-on-nextgen-creative-growth-exhibits/
24 January 2019: Guest Speech at Ontario Science Centre 50 Years Celebration: Daring to Dream Big. Toronto. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/01/24/guest-speech-ontario-science-centre-50-years-celebration-daring-to-dream-big/
20 January 2019: How can the NextGen Hack Space Exploration? Guest Speech at 2019 Innovation Nation Conference. Hamilton. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/01/24/how-can-the-nextgen-hack-space-exploration/
14 January 2019: Breakfast TV Toronto: Conversation on Space with Artash and Arushi. https://hotpoprobot.com/2019/01/24/breakfast-tv-toronto-conversation-on-space-with-artash-and-arushi/ See Video: https://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/toronto-siblings-are-finalists-in-the-nasa-space-apps-challenge/
2018:
7 November 2018. Deep Space Musical: Transforming iconic Hubble Telescope images into music to create a musical of the Universe. Ontario Science Centre. Organised by RASC Toronto Centre, Toronto. https://hotpoprobot.com/2018/11/09/performance-deep-space-musical-rasc-toronto-ontario-science-centre/
7 July 2018. TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanetary System Model. Annual Awards Day. Carr Astronomical Observatory, Collingwood. Ontario. https://www.rascto.ca/content/video-trappist-1-exo-planetary-system
18 July 2018. Modeling the Deep Space Network: From Earth to Outer Space. Ontario Science Centre. Organised by RASC Toronto Centre, Toronto. Video: https://www.rascto.ca/content/video-modeling-deep-space-network-earth-outer-space
9 June 2018. AI Exhibitor, FITC Future World Conference, Toronto
3 June 2018. How to build up maker spaces and undertake making-activities with children at home. MakerExpo, Kitchener, Ontario (http://www.makerexpo.ca/2018/05/speaker-series-presents-the-nath-family-a-maker-family-journey/)
2 June 2018. Space, Robotics, and Music: Every child is a creator! MakerExpo, Kitchener, Ontario (http://www.makerexpo.ca/2018/05/speaker-series-presents-the-nath-kids-every-child-is-a-creator/)
6 March 2018. Asteroids, Music, and Code. Hack n Tell, Top Hat, Toronto (See https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Hack-and-Tell/events/247313314/)
18 February 2018. Guest Speaker. Inaugural Women’s Conference for Planetary Scientists and Beyond. The University of Toronto, Toronto. (https://hotpoprobot.com/2018/02/20/guest-speaker-women-in-planetary-science-and-exploration-wpse-toronto/)
11 February 2018. Featured Speaker: International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Ontario Science Centre, Toronto. (See https://rascto.ca/content/osc-international-day-women-and-girls-science)
2017:
11 October 2017. “Yes I Can” and Canadian Space Agency Visit. Ontario Science Centre. Organised by RASC Toronto Centre, Toronto. (See video: https://www.rascto.ca/content/video-drop-drought-yes-i-can-and-canadian-space-agency-visit)
25 August 2017. Do It Yourself Astronomy Workshop. MindCamp, YMCA Geneva Park, Orillia, Ontario (See https://www.instagram.com/p/BYKB1CejrvA/)
4 July 2017. Yes I Can / Oui Je Peux (Canadian SpaceApps 2017 Winning Presentation). The Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Quebec.(See: https://hotpoprobot.com/2017/08/02/visit-to-the-canadian-space-agency-2/)
