The Imageomics Institute is funded by the US National Science Foundation's Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Institute program under Award #2118240 (Imageomics: A New Frontier of Biological Information Powered by Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning). It started in Oct 2021. History The inception and research of the Imageomics Institute builds heavily on the "Biology-Guided Neural Networks for Discovering Phenotypic Traits" (BGNN) project, also funded by the US National Science Foundation. BGNN itself built in part on the Phenoscape project (funded by NSF multiple times), which started in 2007 and was incubated at the NSF-funded National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent). You can find a full mission, vision, and abstract under the Imageomics website's About page. In short, the vision of the Institute is to "establish a new scientific field called imageomics that harnesses revolutions in data science and computing, as well as the rapidly expanding collections of biological image data, in order to accelerate biological understanding of phenotypic traits extracted from images of organisms."
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Come join us at AAAI in Philly for an exciting workshop on Anomaly Detection in Scientific Domains! Papers due Dec. 31st. https://lnkd.in/ezzvMqdz We'll also be celebrating our Anomaly Detection ML Challenge winners! Challenge ends Jan. 17th 11:59pmAOE. https://lnkd.in/eGPbesj2
Calling all researchers! Submit to the Anomaly Detection in Scientific Domains Challenge at the AAAI Workshop on March 4, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA. Challenge deadline: Dec. 31, 2024 Explore breakthroughs in anomaly detection across biology, physics, and climate science while championing FAIR, reproducible research. Get involved and showcase your work! https://lnkd.in/gJsnr7uC
Discover more about how #AI is transforming wildlife conservation. Tune in to Scientific American's latest @sciam podcast featuring Imageomics Director Tanya Berger-Wolf from The Ohio State University discussing AI's role in ecology. Link to read more: https://lnkd.in/gt987T2x
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Challenges are a great way to develop new skills. They can strengthen collaborations and help build new ones. And, well, competing is just plain fun! Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) Harnessing the Data Revolution #ML Challenge! In this inaugural ML challenge from the Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery, iHARP, and Imageomics Institutes, you can explore key scientific questions in three different fields of research and submit your solutions. Top submissions win prizes! Want to know more? Step up to the HDR ML Challenge at https://lnkd.in/ggjAHXQP Submission Deadline: January 17, 2025
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Just back from an inspiring work trip to Italy! 🇮🇹 I had the honor of delivering an invited talk at the University of Bologna titled "Adaptive Autonomous Aerial Systems for Dynamic Field Animal Ecology Studies." Engaging with the brilliant minds there was a highlight—so many exciting ideas and collaborations in the making! Check out our recent collaboration paper for those interested: https://lnkd.in/gGSGmnnB. In Rome, I presented my paper on edge computing for AI-driven animal ecology at the 9th ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC). If you're curious, you can read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/gkiSf5Ds. Sharing insights into real-time AI applications for conservation and exchanging ideas with global experts was a true highlight of the trip. Grazie mille to everyone who hosted and participated—it was an unforgettable experience, and I’m excited for the collaborations ahead! Thank you to the Imageomics Institute and ICICLE AI Institute for their continued support. #WorkTrip #AIinEcology #EdgeComputing #ConservationTech #Italy
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Director, TDAI at OSU || Imageomics || ABC Global Climate Center || Wild Me || Interdisciplinary translational scientist, collaborator, team builder. AI for ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
🎥💡 recording available: IEEE panel on #AI for #biodiversity 🦋🌿 Thank you, IEEE and GPAI for the opportunity to be a part of the conversation with great fellow panelists.
How can biodiversity benefit from the use of AI? AI can be used to prevent biodiversity loss, but it also has its own environmental footprint throughout its lifecycle. In the latest IEEE webinar, a panel of experts discussed how AI can support biodiversity without causing further environmental harm. Our panel included: 👨🏫 🎯 Raja Chatila, Professor Emeritus of Robotics, AI and Ethics at ISIR-CNRS / Sorbonne Université, Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) 🎯 Antoine Gagné-Turcotte, CTO, Co-Founder & Software Developer at Whale Seeker 🎯 Maik Schwalm, Head of Sustainability Cloud Infrastructure, Capgemini 🎯 Daniele Silvestro, Computational biologist at Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg and Co-founder of Captain technologies LTD 🎯 Christopher Whitt, Senior Engineering and Safety Consultant Lloyd's Register Foundation; Past President, IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society 🎯 Tanya Berger-Wolf, Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, Professor, The Ohio State University, USA (moderator) “AI Risks and Opportunities for Biodiversity” was organized by the IEEE Technology Center for Climate (ITCC) in partnership with the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) RAISE project and supported by the Centre d’expertise international de Montréal en Intelligence artificielle (CEIMIA). 🤲 Watch the replay: https://lnkd.in/eVjkmfdy We also invite you to complete a short survey on the link between AI and biodiversity. Answers are anonymous and may be utilized in content on the ITCC website and reporting. 📊 Complete the Survey: https://lnkd.in/emZBwUyk #IEEE #SustainableAI #CleanTechSolutions #AI #Biodiversity
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CSE PhD student Jenna Kline, a researcher with the Imageomics Institute, is making strides in wildlife conservation with an innovative drone research approach designed to advance current GPS or camera trap methods. https://lnkd.in/g769gk-u Her project, titled "Drone Swarms for Animal Monitoring: A Method for Collecting High-Quality Multi-Perspective Data," explores the use of multiple drones to study gregarious animals, like zebras and other herd species. She said by utilizing advanced algorithms and particle swarm optimization, the team has developed a system that can efficiently collect data without disturbing wildlife, addressing a major challenge in conservation technology.
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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 I am thrilled to share that I have officially passed my PhD candidacy exam! This milestone marks a significant step in my research journey, and I couldn't be more excited to continue exploring my research. A huge thank you to my mentors, collaborators, friends, and family for supporting and encouraging me along the way. Your guidance and inspiration have been invaluable. I would especially like to thank my committee members and advisors, Drs. Tanya Berger-Wolf, Christopher Stewart, Andrew Perrault, Dhabaleswar K. (DK) Panda and Tilo Burghardt. Thank you also to ICICLE AI Institute and Imageomics Institute for their continued support. Here's to the next chapter of discovery, learning, and making an impact in AI-Driven Animal Ecology. Stay tuned for more updates as the adventure unfolds! #PhDCandidate #Milestone #ResearchJourney
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Director, TDAI at OSU || Imageomics || ABC Global Climate Center || Wild Me || Interdisciplinary translational scientist, collaborator, team builder. AI for ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
SECOND WORKSHOP ON #IMAGEOMICS at Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 2025 https://lnkd.in/gRMfeyUn Organized by the Imageomics Institute Discovering Biological Knowledge from Images using #AI Held as part of AAAI 2025 March 3, 2025, Philadelphia, PA CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND PAPERS: Symposium Key Dates: Paper Submission Deadline: December 6, 2024. 11:59 PM AOE Acceptance/Rejection Decision: December 16, 2024 Early Registration Deadline: December 19, 2024. 11:59 PM AOE Camera-Ready Deadline: January 5, 2025, 11:59 PM AOE We are accepting short paper submissions for position, review, or research results (2-4 pages, excluding references).
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So happy to have the opportunity to share my research with the next generations of leaders! #ICICLE
ICICLE AI Institute organized a hands-on outreach activity for students taking Computer Science courses at the Columbus School for Girls (CSG) in Columbus OH. This was an excellent opportunity for students to get an overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and CyberInfrastruture (CI) software components can be used to detect animal behavior and movement across landscapes and how data collected from field sensors, agricultural field machinery and remote sensors (e.g., UAV and satellite) can be used to assess crop health and crop management interventions. They also had the opportunity to tour the server facility and learn more about clusters used for computing solutions and deployment.