Data and Tech Lead for World Wildlife Fund Global Science Team. All tweets my own, retweets are not an endorsement. Also on Mastodon: @davethau@fediscience.org
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dave thau | @davethau@fediscience.org retweeted
22 Aug 2023
“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: worldwildlife.org/pages/podc…
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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.
wwfus.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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11 Apr 2023
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: bit.ly/43nO4Ny
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15 Mar 2023
Hi all,
The World Wildlife Fund has 39 paid summer internships for undergrad/grad students!
I'm hosting this one:
careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs…
and my colleague Nasser is hosting this one:
careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs…
Positions in freshwater, oceans, climate, policy, (1/2)
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accounting, development, and more. Perks include professional development, networking, and learning opportunities!
Here's the whole list:
worldwildlife.org/about/care… (2/2)
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21 Feb 2023
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: vimeo.com/796754410 .
Donate to the Lakota AI Code Camp here: lakota.aicode.camp/donate
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21 Feb 2023
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: vimeo.com/796754410 .
Donate to the Lakota AI Code Camp here: lakota.aicode.camp/donate
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dave thau | @davethau@fediscience.org retweeted
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.
viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2…
@CAIS @USCViterbi @USC @FIU @UMBaltimore @UniofOxford @OfficialZSL
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dave thau | @davethau@fediscience.org retweeted
8 Feb 2023
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.
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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: bitly.ws/zER4
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RT @sabrinaszeto@fosstodon.org
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)
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RT @erikjan@fosstodon.org
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:
ar5iv.org/abs/2203.08489
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for reading on your phone in the train for example 👍
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RT @amulyayadav@masto.ai
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)
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presentations. Quite competitive for a workshop!
The entire workshop program can be found here: amulyayadav.github.io/AI4SG2…
Join us for an exciting day in DC on Feb 14th! We are workshop W10 at AAAI 2023!
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26 Jan 2023
RT @ipbes@mas.to
✨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
mas.to/@ipbes/10975619352378…
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dave thau | @davethau@fediscience.org retweeted
24 Jan 2023
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 ai.aims.ac.za
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19 Jan 2023
Hi all,
Please join me in conversation with Dr. Karen Bakker around her excellent new book - The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants. It's happening on January 24th at 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET. Register here: (1/2)
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wwfus.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
It's part of our Pandas and Prose series. You can learn more about that here:
worldwildlife.org/pages/pand…
Hope to see you then! (2/2)
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