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PyGALAX is a Python package for geospatial analysis that integrates automated machine learning (AutoML) and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) techniques to analyze spatial heterogeneity in both regression and classification tasks.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Pingping Wang , Yihong Yuan , Lingcheng Li , Yongmei Lu

In this paper, we demonstrate a new method for fitting galaxy profiles which makes use of the full multi-wavelength data provided by modern large optical-near-infrared imaging surveys. We present a new version of GALAPAGOS, which utilises a…

Understanding how galaxies form and evolve requires measuring their light distributions in images taken by telescopes. This process often involves fitting mathematical models to galaxy images to extract properties such as size, brightness,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-12 Christopher Añorve

PyMembrane is a software package for simulating liquid and elastic membranes using a discretisation of the continuum description based on unstructured triangulated two-dimensional meshes embedded in three-dimensional space. The package is…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-08-25 D. A. Matoz-Fernandez , Siyu Li , Monica Olvera de la Cruz , Rastko Sknepnek

The large number of galaxies imaged by digital sky surveys reinforces the need for computational methods for analyzing galaxy morphology. While the morphology of most galaxies can be associated with a stage on the Hubble sequence,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-17 Lior Shamir , Anthony Holincheck , John Wallin

We present PyLRO, an open-source Python calculator designed to detect, quantify, and display long-range order in periodic structures. The program's design methodology, workflow, and approach to order quantification are described and…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-06-06 Kevin Parrish , Qingyang Hu , Qiang Zhu

Morphological classification conveys abundant information on the formation, evolution, and environment of galaxies. In this work, we refine the two-step galaxy morphological classification framework ({\tt\string USmorph}), which employs a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-04-25 Jie Song , GuanWen Fang , Shuo Ba , Zesen Lin , Yizhou Gu , Chichun Zhou , Tao Wang , Cai-Na Hao , Guilin Liu , Hongxin Zhang , Yao Yao , Xu Kong

We present a convenient, all-in-one framework for the scientific analysis of fully reduced, (integral-field) spectroscopic data. The GIST pipeline (Galaxy IFU Spectroscopy Tool) is entirely written in Python3 and conducts all steps from the…

pyssam is a Python library for creating statistical shape and appearance models (SSAMs) for biological (and other) shapes such as bones, lungs or other organs. A point cloud best describing the anatomical 'landmarks' of the organ are…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2023-01-12 Josh Williams , Ali Ozel , Uwe Wolfram

Structural properties posses valuable information about the formation and evolution of galaxies, and are important for understanding the past, present, and future universe. Here we use unsupervised machine learning methodology to analyze a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-26 Andrew Schutter , Lior Shamir

To reduce and analyze astronomical images, astronomers can rely on a wide range of libraries providing low-level implementations of legacy algorithms. However, combining these routines into robust and functional pipelines requires a major…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-17 Lionel J. Garcia , Mathilde Timmermans , Francisco J. Pozuelos , Elsa Ducrot , Michaël Gillon , Laetitia Delrez , Robert D. Wells , Emmanuël Jehin

PetroFit is an open-source Python package, based on Astropy and Photutils, that can calculate Petrosian profiles and fit galaxy images. It offers end-to-end tools for making accurate photometric measurements, estimating morphological…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-19 Robel Geda , Steven Crawford , Lucas R. Hunt , Matthew A. Bershady , Erik J. Tollerud , Solohery M. Randriamampandry

We present the first public release of ShapePipe, an open-source and modular weak-lensing measurement, analysis, and validation pipeline written in Python. We describe the design of the software and justify the choices made. We provide a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-24 S. Farrens , A. Guinot , M. Kilbinger , T. Liaudat , L. Baumont , X. Jimenez , A. Peel , A. Pujol , M. Schmitz , J. -L. Starck , A. Z. Vitorelli

The direct detection and characterization of planetary and substellar companions at small angular separations is a rapidly advancing field. Dedicated high-contrast imaging instruments deliver unprecedented sensitivity, enabling detailed…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-25 Tomas Stolker , Markus J. Bonse , Sascha P. Quanz , Adam Amara , Gabriele Cugno , Alexander J. Bohn , Anna Boehle

Peptide self-assembly prediction offers a powerful bottom-up strategy for designing biocompatible, low-toxicity materials for large-scale synthesis in a broad range of biomedical and energy applications. However, screening the vast sequence…

Biomolecules · Quantitative Biology 2026-04-23 Nuno Costa , Julija Zavadlav

The increasing availability of high-quality optical and near-infrared spectroscopic data, as well as advances in modelling techniques, have greatly expanded the scientific potential of spectroscopic studies. However, the software tools…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-23 Daniele Gasparri , Lorenzo Morelli , Umberto Battino , Jairo Méndez Abreu , Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres

Photometry of galaxies has typically focused on small, faint systems due to their interest for cosmological studies. Large angular size galaxies, on the other hand, offer a more detailed view into the properties of galaxies, but bring a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Schombert

Bayesian Networks (BNs) are used in various fields for modeling, prediction, and decision making. pgmpy is a python package that provides a collection of algorithms and tools to work with BNs and related models. It implements algorithms for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-19 Ankur Ankan , Johannes Textor

We developed a Python based framework for astronomical image processing and analysis. Astronomical image loading, normalizing, stacking, and filtering processes represent visible range images from grayscale. Besides, the blending process…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-10 Tanmoy Bhowmik , MD Fardin Islam , Kazi Nusrat Tasneem , Rantideb Roy , Rownok Shahariar

PySPH is an open-source, Python-based, framework for particle methods in general and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in particular. PySPH allows a user to define a complete SPH simulation using pure Python. High-performance code is…