HI Source
HI source identification focuses on automatically detecting and characterizing neutral hydrogen (HI) regions in large radio astronomical datasets, crucial for understanding galaxy formation and evolution. Current research emphasizes developing and comparing automated source-finding techniques, employing methods like deep learning architectures (e.g., 3D-Unet, V-Net) and traditional algorithms (e.g., SoFiA, MTObjects), often enhanced by post-processing classifiers such as random forests. These advancements improve the efficiency and accuracy of analyzing vast HI surveys, enabling more comprehensive studies of the HI distribution in the universe. The resulting improved data analysis facilitates a deeper understanding of galactic structure and the interplay between galaxies and their environment.