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I-GUIDE 2025 Summer School Concludes, Showcasing Spatial AI for Extreme Events

I-GUIDE 2025 Summer School Concludes, Showcasing Spatial AI for Extreme Events

Posted 4 weeks ago Article

This article details the I-GUIDE 2025 Summer School, a week-long event held at the UCAR Center Green facility in Boulder, Colorado. Twenty-six doctoral students worked in teams on Spatial AI for Extreme Events and Disaster Resilience. The article highlights their work in creating Jupyter notebooks hosted on the I-GUIDE Platform, the authentic challenges they faced, and the evaluation process that led to Team X receiving the highest honors. The teams' projects will be shared through the I-GUIDE's Virtual Consulting Office program.

The Green Solution: How Caylee Chan’s Research Fights Mosquito-Borne Disease

The Green Solution: How Caylee Chan’s Research Fights Mosquito-Borne Disease

Posted 4 weeks ago Article

This article features an interview with Caylee Chan, a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research with the I-GUIDE project explores the intersection of green stormwater infrastructure and public health. The interview delves into her work on using GSI to mitigate mosquito-borne diseases, her academic journey, and her career goals of bridging scientific research with public policy.

Replacing the Natural in Disaster with the Right Data to Inform Decisions

Replacing the Natural in Disaster with the Right Data to Inform Decisions

Posted 5 months ago Article

Learn how I-GUIDE scientists are using data to reshape our understanding of disasters and build resilience in a world facing increasing environmental challenges. This article explores the complex interplay of natural events and human factors, emphasizing the need for informed action and preparation.

2024-25 Spatial AI Challenge

2024-25 Spatial AI Challenge

Posted 8 months ago News

Convergence Science in Action at the 2023 I-GUIDE Summer School

Convergence Science in Action at the 2023 I-GUIDE Summer School

Posted 2 years ago News

The 2023 Summer School took place at UCAR in Boulder, Colorado. Read all about the convergence science problems that were addressed!

I-GUIDE’s Becky Vandewalle awarded Frontera Computational Science Fellowship!

I-GUIDE’s Becky Vandewalle awarded Frontera Computational Science Fellowship!

Posted 3 years ago News

Congratulations to I-GUIDE project member Becky Vandewalle who’s just awarded Frontera Computational Science Fellowship!

Become a UCGIS I-GUIDE Community Champion!

Become a UCGIS I-GUIDE Community Champion!

Posted 4 years ago News

The Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE) is based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Community Champions are eligible to receive a $3,000 stipend for their efforts. The focus of the project will be supplementing GIS&T in the context of cyberGIS and geospatial AI & data science.

USU Part of New Institute to Understand Climate Change, Other Disasters

USU Part of New Institute to Understand Climate Change, Other Disasters

Posted 4 years ago News

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $75 million investment to establish five new Harnessing the Data Revolution Institutes. The institutes will bring together expertise in data science foundations, systems, applications and cyberinfrastructure. They will form innovative data-intensive approaches to addressing critical national challenges.

NSF establishes new institutes for harnessing the data revolution

NSF establishes new institutes for harnessing the data revolution

Posted 4 years ago News

NSF invests $75 million in five new Harnessing the Data Revolution Institutes. The institutes will bring together science and engineering to address critical national challenges. They will harness diverse data sources and develop new methodologies, technologies and infrastructure for data management and analysis. The list of winners includes work from the University of Washington, University of Maryland and University of Illinois Urbana-Chimichagwa as well as institutes from Colorado School of Mines and other institutions.

MSU group partners to harness the data revolution

MSU group partners to harness the data revolution

Posted 4 years ago News

Members of the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability will use $1 million to collaborate on a new NSF-funded national initiative to understand climate change and disaster risks and impacts.

U of I leads new $15 million institute to understand climate change and disasters

U of I leads new $15 million institute to understand climate change and disasters

Posted 4 years ago News

The Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE) will receive the funding over five years. I- GUIDE aims to revolutionize theories, concepts, methods, and tools focused on data-intensive geospatial understanding. The National Science Foundation has selected the University of Illinois to lead efforts to address sustainability. NSF is investing $75 million in five new data-related research institutes. I-GUIDE will "synchronize data on social, economic, ecological, and environmental factors".

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