We are organizing the second research workshop focused on the recently released Surya foundation model for heliophysics in partnership with HelioCloud. Foundation models (such as GPT) are AI models, pretrained with big datasets, that aim to facilitate (and reduce the cost of) the development of a wide range of AI applications. Surya is a large AI model trained on data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory. HelioCloud is a scalable, community-driven platform to discover, process, and share petabytes of data in an open, cloud-native environment.
The workshop will take place from September 14th to 18th, 2026 at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland and will be a hybrid virtual and in-person meeting.
The workshop consists of informational and hands-on components. The informational component consists of presentations and lectures about foundation models and how to fine-tune them for different heliophysics applications. The hands-on component will involve the development and training of fine-tuned models in using HelioCloud.
All informational components will be recorded and made available online after the workshop.
All are welcome to participate on the informational components; limited availability exists for the hands-on component. You will be able to find more information on https://www.heliofm.org (currently showing the results of the previous workshop). However, if you are interested in joining us for the informational or hands-on components. Please register using this google form:
For any questions, please contact Andrés Muñoz-Jaramillo at [email protected]