Summer Workshop on Computer Vision for Ecology (CV4Ecology)
About the Summer Workshop on Computer Vision Methods for Ecology (CV4Ecology)
A three-week intensive summer program teaching Computer Vision Methods for Ecology, seeking to empower ecologists to analyze large image, audio, or video datasets using computer vision accurately and efficiently.
CV4Ecology 2022
The first RSI-supported Summer Workshop on Computer Vision Methods for Ecology was held at Caltech on August 1-20, 2022. CV4Ecology was a full-immersion workshop, composed of classroom training, guest lectures, field trips, discussions, and hands-on projects with one-on-one mentorship. The participants learned the basics of computer vision and how to train and evaluate computer vision models on their own data to help answer specific ecological research questions. At the end of the workshop, participants left with new working tools and a good grasp of the underlying concepts that will empower them to tackle a diverse set of ecological problems with computer vision. CV4Ecology participants also developed a network of computer vision researchers with whom they can engage and collaborate.
CV4Ecology was attended by early-career researchers from the US and international universities and national labs, working on a diverse set of ecological problems. To learn more about their final presentations, please visit the CV4Ecology YouTube channel.
CV4Ecology will hold another workshop in the Summer of 2023. To learn more and to get in touch with the workshop organizer, please visit CV4Ecology website or e-mail at cv4ecology@caltech.edu.