Publications
S. Webb and S. Goode (2023) ”An Astronomers Guide to Machine Learning”, International Astronomical Union
Proceedings, Series 368.
S. Webb and R. Allen (2022) ”Out of this world with high school physics education (International Space Station
experiments): The Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge”, Proceedings of the IUPAP International
Conference on Physics Education 2022.
S. Webb et al., (2021), ”The Deeper, Wider, Faster Program: Exploring flare activity with deep, fast cadenced DECam
imaging”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506, 2, p. 2089-2103.
S. Webb, M. Lochner, D. Muthukrishna, et al., (2020), ”Unsupervised machine learning for transient discovery in
Deeper, Wider, Faster light curves”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 498, 3.
H. Walsh et. al. including S. Webb (2024) ”How Do Observational Astronomers Learn to Inspect Imaging Data?”,
Astronomy Education Journal, Accepted.
J. Freeburn et. al. including S. Webb (2024) ”A Fast-cadenced Search for Gamma-Ray Burst Orphan Afterglows
with the Deeper, Wider, Faster Programme”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Accepted.
D. Dobbie et. al. including S. Webb (2023) ”Radio transients and variables in the tenth Deeper, Wider, Faster
observing run”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519, 3.
D. Muthukrishna, M. Lochner, and S. Webb, (2022) ”Real-time detection of anomalies in large-scale transient surveys:
a first approach using recurrent neural networks”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517, 1.
S. Goode et. al, including S. Webb, (2022) ”Machine learning for fast transients for the Deeper, Wider, Faster
program with the Removal Of BOgus Transients (ROBOT) pipeline”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Society, 513, 2, p. 1742–1754.
R. Strausbaugh et. al, including S. Webb, (2021) ”Finding Fast Transients in Real Time Using a Novel light-curve
Analysis Algorithm”, Astrophysical Journal, 163, 2, id.95.
L. Strubbe et al., including S. Webb, (2021) ”The Pan-African School for Emerging Astronomers”, Nature Astronomy,
5, 3.
K. Ackley, et al., including S. Webb, (2020) ”Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory: A kilohertz-band gravitational-wave
detector in the global network”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 37, id. e047.
M. Kasliwal et al. including S. Webb, (2020), ”Kilonova luminosity function constraints based on Zwicky Transient
Facility Searches for 13 Neutron Star Mergers”, ApJ, 905, 2,
C. Lidman et al. including S. Webb, (2020), ”OzDES multi-object fibre spectroscopy for the Dark Energy Survey:
results and second data release”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 496, 1.
I. Andreoni et al. including S. Webb, (2020), ”Probing the extragalactic fast transient sky at minute time-scales with
DECam”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 491, 4.
I. Andreoni et al. including S. Webb, (2019), ”GROWTH on S190814bv: Deep Synoptic Limits on the
Optical/Near-infrared Counterpart to a Neutron Star–Black Hole Merger”, ApJ 890, 2.
W. Farah et al. including S. Webb, (2019), ”Five new real-time detections of fast radio bursts with UTMOST”, Monthly
Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 448, 3.
I. Andreoni et al. including S. Webb, (2019), ”GROWTH on S190510g: DECam Observation Planning and Follow-up
of a Distant Binary Neutron Star Merger Candidate”, ApJL 881, L16.
Awards:
(PAST 5 YEARS)
2024 – Rising Star, Finalist (National) - Australian AI Awards
2024 – David Allen Prize, Winner (National) - Astronomical Society of Australia
2024 – Rising Star, Winner (National) - Australian Space Awards
2024 – Diversity Initiative Program of the Year, Finalist (National) - Australian Space Awards
2024 – Outstanding STEAM Outreach, Finalist (National) - A24 Airspace Awards
2024 – Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion , Finalist (National) - A24 Airspace Awards
2023 – Artificial Intelligence , Finalist (International) - AmCham Alliance
2023 – Best in Science Writing, Selected Article (National) - UNSW Press
2023 – AI in Defence , Runner-up and Finalist (International) - Women in AI - Asia Pacific Region
2022 – Vice Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researcher, Winner - Swinburne University of Technology
2022 – Vice Chancellor’s Empowered Award, Group Winner - Swinburne University of Technology
2022 – Superstar of STEM, Superstar (National) - Science and Technology Australia
2022 – DAIRnet Scholarship, Women in AI (National) - DAIRnet
2021 – Director’s Outstanding Achievement , Winner - CAS Swinburne University of Technology
2020 – HDR Student of the Year , Winner FSET - Swinburne University of Technology
2020 – HDR Women Researcher of the Year , Commendation FSET - Swinburne University of Technology
2020 – Fame Lab, State Semi-finalist (Victoria) - Fame Lab Australia
Grants/Telescope Time
2024: Seed Grant, STII Swinburne – $20,000 Awarded for microgravity research project
2024: David Allen Prize, ASA – $5,000 Awarded for outstanding outreach efforts
2024: Comput time, AAL – $10,000 equiv. value Awarded for OzStar Resources
2022: ECR Grant, SoCET Swinburne – $5000 Awarded for research travel
2020B: ANU2.3m/WiFeS – PI/Observer - Awarded 6 nights ($12,000 equiv. value)
2020B: AAT/2dF-AAOmega – Co-PI/Observer - Awarded 5 nights ($20,000 equiv. value)
2020B-2024B: CTIO/DECam – Co-PI/Observer/ real-time data management lead - Awarded 42 half nights ($800,000 equiv. value)
2020B: Parkes – Co-PI - Awarded 36 hours
2020B/Cycle A09: ASTROSAT – Co-PI - Awarded 9900 seconds
2019A: ADACS – Co-PI/ awarded ADACS development time for DWF interface.
2019B: CTIO/DECam – Co-PI/Observer/ real-time data management lead - Awarded 6 half nights ($120,000 equiv. value)
2019B: ANU2.3m/WiFeS – PI/Observer - Awarded 5 nights ($10,000 equiv. value)
2019B: AAT/2dF-AAOmega – PI/Observer - Awarded 5 nights ($20,000 equiv. value)
2018B: CTIO/DECam – Co-PI/Observer/ real-time data management - Awarded 6 half nights ($120,000 equiv. value)