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CEEDS Seminar: Machine Learning for the Natural Environment, 14th October 14:00-15:30

Following the successful seminar series in the summer term, we would like to invite you to attend the first of three CEEDS seminars planned for the autumn term:

CEEDS Seminar: Machine Learning for the Natural Environment, 14th October 14:00-15:30

This seminar will be led by Pete Henrys (UKCEH) and will focus on the challenges of applying machine learning/AI tools to environmental science problems. The talks will introduce some of the current state-of-the-art techniques available in machine learning and explain how some of these techniques are already being used to solve environmental problems. After the talks, there will be a discussion around how machine learning can be applied in new areas and the challenges faced by environmental scientists using machine learning for their problems.

Speakers:

• Chris Nemeth (Lancaster University):A whistle stop tour of machine learning techniques

• Tom August (UKCEH):AI Naturalists in the digital undergrowth

• Ce Zhang (Lancaster University):Deep Learning in Environmental Data Science

• Clare Rowland (UKCEH):Mapping from space - using Random Forest and Earth Observation data for a range of applications

The seminar is open to all staff from UKCEH and Lancaster University. To join please click on the Zoom link: https://ukri.zoom.us/j/94105570319?pwd=dVNZRWNSczR6eC93SENYclcwejFFdz09

Two further CEEDS seminars will take place this year on:

• 4 November 15:00-16:30: Using remote observations in biodiversity research. From drones and phones to GPS collars and camera traps, this seminar will explore how new data science methods are making greater sense of remotely collected data in biodiversity.

• 25 November 14:00-15:00: Environmental monitoring from space: embracing the era of pervasive Earth Observation. This seminar will address the current move towards the widespread use of Earth Observation in environmental science, and the role that data science can play in this transition.

Further details, including the web link, for these seminars will be circulated later.

For further information on CEEDS and to join our growing membership, please visit our website: https://ceeds.ac.uk/.