Environmental Data Science Seminar Series
Welcome to Earth Lab's Earth Data Science (EDS) Seminar Series, hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. Semi-weekly on Tuesdays from 11:00-11:50 AM (MST), our speakers will bring new perspectives and present their work in the field of EDS.
Topics cover use of *big data* to advance knowledge of the dynamics and interactions of the Earth system, towards actionable insights and tools. These weekly sessions are intended to:
- inspire collaborations;
- tickle the imagination for creative data science solutions; and
- learn about new topics in environmental sciences.
Each seminar will be led by someone and can take various forms: lectures, data jams, practice conference talks, paper discussions, brainstorming, etc.
This event is a hybrid format: university affiliates may attend in-person (SEEC 372A&B), and the general public may attend remotely via Zoom. Join our Mailing list to receive the zoom link & calendar invite.
If you are unable to attend live, our seminars are usually recorded and posted to our blog & youtube channel. (tip: Search for these talks on our blog webpage by using the tag ‘EDS Seminar Series’.)
~~~ Environmental Data Science (EDS) Seminar Series General Information ~~~
Spring 2025 Schedule:
(this will be continuously updated)
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2025 | Cassie Buhler | Leveraging optimization, open science, and AI for biodiversity conservation decision-making | ESIIL, CU Boulder |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | Ty Tuff in S127 | Tuff Talks Reinforcement Learning: System 2 Thinking in LLMs | Earth Lab/ESIIL, CU Boulder |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | Alison Post | Using GitHub Codespaces to Access and Visualize PhenoCam Data | Earth Lab, CU Boulder |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | Phuong Dao | From Lab to Sky: Advancing Hyperspectral Imaging and Phenotyping for Climate-Smart Ecological and Agricultural Research | Colorado State University |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | Min Gon Chung | Telecoupled Flows of Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development | ESIIL, CU Boulder |
| March 4, 2025 | Rachel Mador-House | Environmental DNA - How collecting the DNA we all leave behind will help in the environmental sector | NatureMetrics |
| March 18, 2025 | Tina Liu | Building a data-driven framework for modeling large wildfire growth | Geography at University of British Columbia |
| April 15, 2025 | Erin Belval | The price of doing business: Severe injuries in wildland firefighters | US Forest Service |
| April 29, 2025 | Ty Tuff | Inferno Inference: A Fire Modeling Game | Earth Lab/ESIIL, CU Boulder |
| May 13, 2025 | Sarah Hülsen | TBA | ETH Zürich |
| May 20, 2025 | Daksha Singhal | GitHub workflow for Machine Learning | CU Computer Science |
| June 24, 2025 | James Watson (in S228) | Minerva research on fisheries conflict | Oregon State University |
EDS Seminar Mailing List
Join the mailing list to receive reminders about upcoming seminars, as well as the zoom link to watch remotely. Please follow the instructions below to join the EDS seminar mailing list:
- Send an email to "eds_seminar+subscribe@colorado.edu".
- You will receive an email response shortly after, please reply to this response email to confirm your addition to our mailing list (Do not click the blue ‘join this group’ button within the email).
- You will receive a confirmation email shortly after & no further action is needed. You have successfully been added to our mailing list & will begin to receive emails containing the zoom link and information about each week's speaker.
- To unsubscribe, reply to any of the weekly emails to request removal from the mailing list.
Contact us!
Please contact Alison Post if you are interested in giving a talk, either during the current semester or a future one.
Please email Casey Jenson if you have any questions about registration, remote attendance, or related topics.