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DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording here.\n\nZoom.\n\nDate: March 13\n\nTime: 2
  pm\n\nLocation: LINC 268\n\nSpeaker: Tanya Berger-Wolf\, Professor\, Ohio
  State University \n\nAbstract: \n\nComputation has fundamentally changed 
 the way we study nature. New data collection technologies\, such as GPS\, 
 high-definition cameras\, autonomous vehicles under water\, on the ground\
 , and in the air\, genotyping\, acoustic sensors\, and crowdsourcing\, are
  generating data about life on the planet that are orders of magnitude ric
 her than any previously collected. Yet\, our ability to extract insight fr
 om these data lags substantially behind our ability to collect it. \n\nThe
  need for understanding is more urgent ever and the challenges are great. 
 We are in the middle of the 6th mass extinction\, losing the planet's biod
 iversity at an unprecedented rate and scale. In many cases\, we do not eve
 n have the basic numbers of what species we are losing\, which impacts our
  ability to understand biodiversity loss drivers\, predict the impact on e
 cosystems\, and implement policy.\n\nThe talk will discuss how AI can turn
  these data into high resolution information source about living organisms
 \, enabling scientific inquiry\, conservation\, and policy decisions. It w
 ill introduce a new field of science\, imageomics\, and present a vision a
 nd examples of AI as a trustworthy partner both in science and biodiversit
 y conservation\, discussing opportunities and challenges.\n\nBio:\n\nDr. T
 anya Berger-Wolf is a Professor of Computer Science Engineering\, Electric
 al and Computer Engineering\, and Evolution\, Ecology\, and Organismal Bio
 logy at the Ohio State University\, where she is also the Director of the 
 Translational Data Analytics Institute. A pioneer in Artificial Intelligen
 ce (AI) for ecology\, biodiversity\, and conservation\, she leads the NSF-
 funded Imageomics Institute and the US-Canada co-funded AI and Biodiversit
 y Change (ABC) Global Center.\n\nDr. Berger-Wolf serves as a scientific ad
 visor and board member for many organizations\, including the US National 
 Academies Board on Life Sciences\, US National Committee for the Internati
 onal Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)\, the Global Partnership on AI (G
 PAI)/OECD\, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)\, and The Natur
 e Conservancy. She co-founded the AI for conservation non-profit Wild Me (
 now part of Conservation X Labs)\, creator of Wildbook\, recognized by UNE
 SCO for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Her contributions 
 have earned numerous honors\, including recognition as the AI 100 Global T
 hought Leaders by H20.ai and the OSU College of Engineering Lumley Interdi
 sciplinary Research Award. She is an elected Fellow of the Association for
  the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
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LOCATION:Learning Innovation Center (LINC)\, 268
SUMMARY:AI for Nature: From Science to Impact
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/ai-for-nature-from-scien
 ce-to-impact
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