In May of 2022, it was estimated that 48% of living bird species are either known or suspected to be undergoing population decline. In a world where birds do everything from controlling insect populations to germinating plants, it is in the global community’s best interest to address the rapid decline
By Mai Lam “Mapping tells a story of how humans adapt to and coexist with the environment,” said Leo Baldiga, a PhD student at Michigan State University, as he reflected on his research in Northern Thailand. This insight set the tone for the Drone Mapping Workshop held at Duke Kunshan
Data is the fuel of modern technological revolutions. Analogous to how vehicles require quality fuel to run efficiently, AI models need high-quality data to function optimally. However, sourcing vast amounts of quality data isn’t just challenging, but often expensive, and sometimes even impossible due to privacy concerns. Synthetic data offers
