<p>In short, the answer is: yes.</p>
<p>Aside from the fact that machine learning is used in theoretical studies, like in <a href="https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/522/1/1270/7116485" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this paper</a> or in <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac5019" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a>, your combined expertise would be invaluable in designing and operating astrophysical instrumentation.</p>
<p>NASA should be on top of your list. Good luck with your job search. I am sure you will find something.</p>

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2023-05-14T14:27:57.920Z
Thank you for your answer. I will definitely look into it
Tony Sirico
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Michael_1812
<p>in a nutshell, my undergrad was in Astrophysics, my master's is in Systems Engineering (SE), and I am currently completing my Ph.D. in SE focusing on deep learning applications towards engineering design systems.</p>
<p>My question is:</p>
<p><em>Is there a way to combine SE and astrophysics?</em></p>
<p>Before anyone asks, why didn't I continue in astro? because I am in the military, and there is no distance-learning astrophysics programs at the PhD level.</p>

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2023-04-23T07:48:33.337Z
No shortage of applications of deep learning in astronomy.
ProfRob
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Big data + pattern matching = machine learning. This has astronomy written all over it.
Greg Burghardt
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2023-04-24T10:16:24.563Z
A very recent example is the [sharpening of the 2017 black hole image using machine learning techniques](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/acc32d).
David Hammen
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So, it is possible for an engineer to be a part of cutting edge cosmology research?
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Combining Systems Engineering and Cosmology/Astrophysics
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# Combining Systems Engineering and Cosmology/Astrophysics

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-23)

in a nutshell, my undergrad was in Astrophysics, my master's is in Systems Engineering (SE), and I am currently completing my Ph.D. in SE focusing on deep learning applications towards engineering design systems.

My question is:

*Is there a way to combine SE and astrophysics?*

Before anyone asks, why didn't I continue in astro? because I am in the military, and there is no distance-learning astrophysics programs at the PhD level.

**Tags:** astrophysics, cosmology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No shortage of applications of deep learning in astronomy.  
> **username_2**: Big data + pattern matching = machine learning. This has astronomy written all over it.  
> **username_3**: A very recent example is the [sharpening of the 2017 black hole image using machine learning techniques](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/acc32d).  
> **username_0**: So, it is possible for an engineer to be a part of cutting edge cosmology research?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2023-04-29. Score: 2

In short, the answer is: yes.

Aside from the fact that machine learning is used in theoretical studies, like in [this paper](https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/522/1/1270/7116485) or in [this one](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac5019), your combined expertise would be invaluable in designing and operating astrophysical instrumentation.

NASA should be on top of your list. Good luck with your job search. I am sure you will find something.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for your answer. I will definitely look into it  

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