The Center for Social Data Analytics Colloquium speaker: Guido Cervone

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Title:  "The AI/ML Revolution and the Acceleration of Scientific Discovery in Earth Science"

Abstract: Four decades ago, a new and fundamentally revolutionary mode of investigation was added to the scientific method that has changed the scope of scientific inquiry:  computation- and data-enabled inquiry This approach has been transformative and will continue to change the way research is undertaken. The Earth sciences have been deeply transformed by this new paradigm because the rate at which geospatial data are being generated through the use of air, space, and ground-based sensors exceeds our ability to organize and analyze them.  It is necessary to extract patterns critical for understanding our dynamically changing world. Geoinformatics algorithms are needed to address these scientific and computational challenges and provide innovative and effective solutions to analyze these large, often multi-modal, spatiotemporal datasets. In this talk I will discuss the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms to the Earth Sciences, and how they are paramount for accelerating scientific discovery.

Bio: Guido Cervone is a Professor of Geography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Associate Director of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), and faculty associate of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also an Affiliate Scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO, and Adjunct Professor with the Instituto Sant'Anna, in Pisa, Italy. His research is related to geoinformatics, machine learning, remote sensing, natural hazards, and renewable energy.