AI for Earth with Jennifer Marsman
Can Artificial Intelligence help protect the Earth? Jennifer Marsman says yes! Carl and Richard talk to Jennifer about her new role working with Microsoft Research on implementing machine learning systems to support agriculture, environmental protection, biodiversity and more. Some of the projects originate within Microsoft, but there are a number of external projects supported by the team with Azure credits and funding. AI for good!
Guests:
Jennifer Marsman
Jennifer Marsman is the Principal Software Engineer of Microsoft’s “AI for Earth” group, where she uses data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to aid with clean water, agriculture, biodiversity, and climate change. Jennifer is a frequent speaker at software development conferences around the world. Since 2016, Jennifer was recognized as one of the “top 100 most influential individuals in artificial intelligence and machine learning” by Onalytica, reaching the #2 slot in 2018. She has been featured in Bloomberg for her work using EEG and machine learning to perform lie detection. In 2009, Jennifer was chosen as "Techie whose innovation will have the biggest impact" by X-OLOGY for her work with GiveCamps, a weekend-long event where developers code for charity. She has also received many honors from Microsoft, including the “Best in Role” award for Technical Evangelism, Central Region Top Contributor Award, Heartland District Top Contributor Award, DPE Community Evangelist Award, CPE Champion Award, MSUS Diversity & Inclusion Award, Gold Club, and Platinum Club. Prior to becoming a Developer Evangelist, Jennifer was a software developer in Microsoft’s Natural Interactive Services division. In this role, she earned two patents for her work in search and data mining algorithms. Jennifer has also held positions with Ford Motor Company, National Instruments, and Soar Technology. Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering and Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Her graduate work specialized in artificial intelligence and computational theory. Jennifer blogs at http://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jennifer and tweets at http://twitter.com/jennifermarsman.
Links:
- VR/AR Art https://twitter.com/WITHIN/status/1024765587522605056?s=09
- MediSwarm https://www.mediswarm.com/
- AI for Earth https://www.microsoft.com/aiforearth
- FarmBeats https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/farmbeats-iot-agriculture/
- AI for Accessibility https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-for-accessibility
- Project Premonition https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/aiforearth/project-premonition.aspx
- Land Cover Mapping https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/aiforearth/land-cover-mapping.aspx
- Project Premonition https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/aiforearth/project-premonition.aspx
- FarmBeats https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/farmbeats-iot-agriculture/
- WildMe https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/aiforearth/wildme.aspx
- iNaturalist https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/aiforearth/inaturalist.aspx