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In the news | Data & Policy Blog
Forecasting Food Insecurity Levels in Near Real-Time Using a Machine Learning Framework
In this blog, Shahrzad Gholami and colleagues introduce their research recently published in Data & Policy: which demonstrated, in a case study in Malawi, the feasibility and accuracy of an early warning system for food insecurity.
In the news | Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI
Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI Panel at SXSW
SXSW 2021 | Shahrzad Gholami's participation in a panel on "How AI can help combat armed wildlife rangers" at SXSW 2021.
In the news | BBC
How eavesdropping on elephants is keeping them safe
Conserving endangered wildlife is an expensive, time consuming job, but new technology may make protecting animals, and catching the poachers who threaten them, easier. This article discusses how PAWS (Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security) AI system can enhance the anti-poaching…
In the news | Forbes Insights
How AI Can Stop Wildlife Poaching
Forbes 2019 | Interview with Shahrzad Gholami on how she is developing AI applications for social good and how AI can help solve grand societal and environmental challenges.