Category: Ecology

• Antenna: AI-Powered Entomology

  

  Partners: David Rolnick, Michael Bunsen, Francis Pelletier, Anna Viklund, Mohamed Elabbas SSEC Engineers: Carlos Garcia Jurado Suarez, Bhagyashree Wagh Research Goals and Domain The Antenna project studies entomological biodiversity through cutting-edge technologies that are revolutionizing the way insect images are collected, identified, and monitored using AI-powered camera traps, machine learning algorithms, and scalable data platforms deployed across diverse ecosystems. Entomological biodiversity is crucial for healthy ecosystems due to their role in key factors such…

• CA Biositing Tool: Leveraging High-Resolution Data

  

  Partners: Corinne Scown, Tyler Huntington, Peter Smith, Andrea Bailey, Meili Gong  SSEC Engineers: Niki Burggraf, Don Setiawan, Vraj Rajpura Research Goals and Domain The BioCircular Valley project aims to develop sustainable products from agricultural waste by creating a publicly accessible web application consisting of interactive map that shows feedstock types, availability, downstream fuel performance, and environmental impact to facilitate the circular bioeconomy in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley. The application will help researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders…

• Biodiversity Horizons: Predicting Climate Risks

  

  Partners: Christopher Trisos, Cory Merow, Andreas Schwarz Meyer, and Ben Carlson SSEC Engineers: Cordero Core, Niki Burggraff, Carlos Garcia Jurado Suarez, Ishika Khandelwal, and Anshul Tambay Research Goals and Domain As global temperatures rise, preserving biodiversity is essential for the planet’s health and human well-being. However, current biodiversity risk projections are often limited to a…