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<p>Please join the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) for a Distinguished Lecture from Tanya Berger-Wolf, PhD, Professor of Computer Science Engineering,
Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at the Ohio State University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The lecture will be on Jun 6, 2024 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM ET. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Please register at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_T68N7eLhSsmCUYD5V8gFQg__;!!KGKeukY!zyoH88MwQKx1JfdOkof4xxBtJjvhmY3rmK24ZI0614iFSlc_qHYHnEUA5jMEU9SK9qzfw-gGynLvNCw8Msd8kFe4$">
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_T68N7eLhSsmCUYD5V8gFQg</a> <i>(please note that although the registration page notes the webinar will open at 10:30am ET, the lecture will begin at 11am ET).</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">AI for Nature: From Science to Impact</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><u>Abstract<b><br>
</b></u>Computation has fundamentally changed the way we study nature. New data collection technology, such as GPS, high-definition cameras, UAVs, genotyping, and crowdsourcing, are generating data about wild populations that are orders of magnitude richer
than any previously collected. AI can turn these data into high resolution information source about living organisms, enabling scientific inquiry, conservation, and policy decisions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The talk will introduce a new field of science, <i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">imageomics</span></i>, and present a vision and examples of AI as a trustworthy partner both in science and biodiversity conservation, discussing opportunities
and challenges.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">*The work presented has been in large part supported by NSF over the last 20 years, including most recently the Imageomics Institute (NSF-2118240) and the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Climate Center (NSF-2330423).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p><img border="0" width="235" height="248" style="width:2.45in;height:2.5833in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:ii_18f7cc7508b4ce8e91" alt="Tanya Berger-Wolf, a middle-aged Caucasian woman with short dark hair who is wearing glasses, a red blouse, and a black jacket, is facing the camera."><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p><u>About Tanya Berger-Wolf<b><br>
</b></u>Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf is a Professor of Computer Science Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at the Ohio State University, where she is also the Director of the Translational Data Analytics
Institute. As a computational ecologist, her research is at the unique intersection of computer science, AI, wildlife biology, and social sciences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Berger-Wolf is a member of the US National Academies Board on Life Sciences, US National Committee for the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), and the Advisory Committee for the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) AI on Biodiversity working group,
among many others.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Berger-Wolf is also a co-founder of the AI for conservation non-profit Wild Me (now part of the Conservation X Labs), home of the Wildbook project, which has been chosen by UNSECO as one of the 100 AI projects worldwide supporting the UN Sustainable Development
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