The SCINet and AI COE Fellows Conference 2021 was held on November 9-10. This conference featured research presentations from the Fellows as well as Fellow-moderated panel conversations on promoting collaboration opportunities.
Postdoctoral Research Fellows funded by SCINet or the AI Center of Excellence through the ORISE Program bring a fresh perspective to the ARS scientist community, while allowing these Fellows to learn through hands-on research under our top scientists. Fellows are funded for two-year terms with the goal to support unit and collaborative research using high performance computing and computational science skills. The SCINet and AI COE Fellows Conference was held on November 9-10, 2021. This conference featured research presentations from the Fellows as well as Fellow-moderated panel conversations on promoting collaboration opportunities.
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Michael Alcorn Ph.D. in Computer Science and Software Engineering (Minor in Mathematics), Auburn University, CV AI COE Mentors: Deb Peters & Brian Stucky Conference Presentation: Deep learning approaches for modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of a livestock disease Keywords: Machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms Research Presentation Recording |
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Jennifer Chang Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology minor in Statistics, Iowa State University, CV SCINet Mentor: Andrew Severin Conference Presentation: TBA Keywords: Bioinformatic workflow developer Research Presentation Recording |
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Keo Corak”>[Keo Corak] Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, CV SCINet Mentor: Amanda Hulse-Kemp Conference Presentation: Breeding Insight OnRamp: Lessons from the first five months Keywords: Breeding informatics Research Presentation Recording |
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Alicia Foxx Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Conservation, Northwestern University, CV SCINet Mentor: Adam Rivers Conference Presentation: Variability accounting methods in metagenomic and amplicon meta-analyses Keywords: Plant microbiome Research Presentation Recording |
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Kerrie Geil Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, CV SCINet Mentor: Deb Peters Presentation: Selecting climate projections for your research based on climate model performance metrics Keywords: Climate modelling Research Presentation Recording |
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Lucas Heintzman Ph.D. in Biology, Texas Tech University, CV SCINet Mentor: Deb Peters Conference Presentation: Examining land cover dynamics of Chihuahuan Desert rangelands using imagery Keywords: Ecological connectivity modelling and spatial statistics Research Presentation Recording |
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Amy Hudson Ph.D. in Natural Resources, University of Arizona, CV SCINet Mentor: Deb Peters Conference Presentation: Drivers of continental climate and resulting dynamics in agro-ecosystems and vector-borne diseases Keywords: Climate science, phenology, disease ecology Research Presentation Recording |
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Melanie Kammerer Ph.D. in Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, CV SCINet Mentor: Sarah Goslee Conference Presentation: Putting flowers on the map: quantifying landscape floral resources for bees Keywords: Pollinator and spatial ecology Research Presentation Recording |
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Andrew Oliver Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, CV SCINet Mentor: Danielle Lemay Conference Presentation: Diet, lifestyle, and microbiome predictors of antimicrobial resistance in a healthy US cohort Keywords: Nutrition and the human microbiome Research Presentation Recording |
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Shawn Taylor Ph.D. in Ecology, University of Florida, CV SCINet Mentor: Dawn Browning Conference Presentation: Deep learning models for identifying crop and field attributes from near surface cameras Keywords: Phenology and image processing Research Presentation Recording |