dave thau | @[email protected]

Data and Tech Lead for World Wildlife Fund Global Science Team. All tweets my own, retweets are not an endorsement. Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]

[WWF Science @WWFscience]

“Everything we do, it’s going to be using AI," said @World_Wildlife's Global Data and Technology Lead Scientist, @davethau on this week's episode of Nature Breaking. Listen to the full episode to learn about the future of AI for conservationists: https://t.co/ymUgjqu8O9

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

@awuor_owuor @DrRebeccaShaw Thanks Margaret! I'm glad you found the sessions useful!

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Join Carlos Souza, Jorn Dallinga and myself on Apr 25th's Fuller Seminar on AI and Conservation at 11am ET. We'll discuss their tree-cover loss prediction platforms and how to move from monitoring to action when addressing illegal deforestation.

https://t.co/uhcaSkcxnH

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Can AI help us understand what actions we can take to bring about resilient nature and communities? Join WWF & @Harvard's @Lilyxu0 for a conversation about artificial intelligence's role in conservation on April 13th. Register now: https://t.co/87DA866vXt

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

accounting, development, and more. Perks include professional development, networking, and learning opportunities!

Here's the whole list:
https://t.co/eCN0vujK4a (2/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Hi all,

The World Wildlife Fund has 39 paid summer internships for undergrad/grad students!

I'm hosting this one:

https://t.co/aJvyykr0xx

and my colleague Nasser is hosting this one:

https://t.co/uI8cgVuoUm

Positions in freshwater, oceans, climate, policy, (1/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

schedule for the rest of series, visit: https://t.co/IRRQQEJ8fN (2/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Earlier this month I hosted a great webinar on Indigenous AI with Obnoxious_Wolf and Mace_Grim, introduced by Felipe Spina Avino (wwfBrazil). The recording is now up: https://t.co/l7ZQnoyZyc .
Donate to the Lakota AI Code Camp here: https://t.co/E9KPToejfg

And to see the (1/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Earlier this month I hosted a great webinar on Indigenous AI with @Obnoxious_Wolf and @Mace_Grim, introduced by Felipe Spina Avino (@wwfBrazil). The recording is now up: https://t.co/l7ZQnoyZyc .
Donate to the Lakota AI Code Camp here: https://t.co/E9KPToejfg

[USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science @CSatUSC]

Bistra Dilkina (@BDilkina) joins a global team of researchers embarking on a bold new initiative to save the world’s most trafficked wild mammal—the pangolin.

https://t.co/s21Mkzo5hU

@CAIS @USCViterbi @USC @FIU @UMBaltimore @UniofOxford @OfficialZSL

[World Wildlife Fund @World_Wildlife]

Meet Dr Sam Cheng, Director of Conservation Evidence at WWF. To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re highlighting the work of a few WWF #womeninscience. On #February11, take some time to uplift the women and girls in science in your life.

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

Indigenous peoples have been leveraging technology to achieve conservation goals. Join us Feb 7 at 11AM ET to touch on issues like data sovereignty and inclusion in AI with @Obnoxious_Wolf and @Mace_Grim. Register here: https://t.co/G50H4qYpVa

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

accounting.

https://t.co/UWzPetAVlF
https://t.co/QnsYLMO6vn (2/2)

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RT @[email protected]
The video of our latest #EarthEngineUserMeetup is online! Our guest speaker Benjamin Lee from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) spoke about how Global Seagrass Watch uses Google #EarthEngine for cloud-based #coastal #ecosystem (1/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

for reading on your phone in the train for example 👍
https://t.co/VZWla57wj3 (2/2)

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RT @[email protected]
Something I learnt about only recently (it may have been on here): for many arxiv preprints, if you replace the "x" in the url with a "5", you will get a nice accessible html :html5: version!

example:
https://t.co/FdLPGsbjHk

Works quite well (1/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

presentations. Quite competitive for a workshop!

The entire workshop program can be found here: https://t.co/KO0Fy7ypiq

Join us for an exciting day in DC on Feb 14th! We are workshop W10 at AAAI 2023!
https://t.co/CufaqOq6HG (2/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

RT @[email protected]
Organizing the Workshop on AI for Social Good (AI4SG'23) at AAAI 2023 has been a tremendous experience for Bistra Dilkina & me. We received an unprecedented 74 submissions, out of which we had an acceptance rate of 19% (14 papers) for oral (1/2)

[dave thau | @[email protected] @davethau]

RT @[email protected]
✨Congrats to ipbes Exec Sec, Anne Larigauderie, awarded honorary doctorate "for making a difference when it comes to nature conservation, human well-being, and sustainable development" by uhasselt. 🌿

📷 Kobe Vanderzande
https://t.co/7ooTaUvtZh

[AIMS South Africa @AIMSacza]

A dream come true! With the support of @DeepMind, we are launching a new AI for Science Master's program at AIMS South Africa 💫!

Students from across Africa are invited to apply for one of 40 full scholarships at https://t.co/dl4lF58PuU