#Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence being used as tool to protect Hawai‘i’s native birds
Many of Hawaiʻi’s forest birds are facing extinction, and UH Hilo biology professor Patrick Hart is employing a mix of high-tech tools and Native Hawaiian traditions to support their remaining populations.
Maui wildfires one year later: UH research continues to assess impacts, support recovery
Within days of the worst natural disaster in state history, University of Hawaiʻi researchers began providing assistance and support on multiple fronts, including providing direct support and assessing the environmental impact and the long-term health outcomes of residents. They have also studied how to improve disaster preparedness and wildfire mitigation efforts and worked to determine the short- and long-term economic impacts.
Hawaiian Electric installing video cameras in fire-risk areas throughout the state
The power company signed a five-year contract with California-based ALERTWest that will install a total of 78 camera stations in elevated fire risk areas on the five islands served by the company, with each location having two cameras to provide a full 360-degree view.
NOAA ‘mother ship’ circling Hawaiian Islands as scientist scuba divers monitor coral reefs
Twenty scientists, in addition to crew members, are aboard Oscar Elton Sette, which departed its home port of Honolulu on July 1.
UH-Hilo alumna, mentors use AI to tackle issues facing Japan’s aging population
The innovative program also included students from three Japan universities and the University of Northern Colorado also participated in the innovative program with a focus on “AI and the Future of an Aging Society.”Jackson participated because of her interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and physical therapy.
Two humpback whales in Kona waters instantly identified using app with artificial intelligence
As exciting as it was to see their first mother, her calf and male escort of the season, Capt. Andrew Aggergaard and naturalist Olivia Miller of Hawaiian Adventures Kona were thrilled to identify the two adults by photographing their flukes and matching them in a catalog of tails through the app Happywhale.
University of Hawaiʻi project aims to diagnose developmental delays, mental health conditions using AI
A University of Hawaiʻi project, funded by a $2.18 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, aims to diagnose mental health conditions and developmental delays like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using artificial intelligence and video analysis.
New funding to focus on future prevention of wildfires, trauma-informed education
RAPID funding is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural disasters.
UH researchers using artificial intelligence for reef conservation
By developing novel deep learning algorithms, coral ecologists in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to identify and measure reef halos from space. The study was published recently in Remote Sensing of Environment.
AI unraveling mysteries of first stars on Maunakea
Scientists used artificial intelligence to analyze the chemical abundances of old stars seen by a telescope on Maunakea and found indications that the very first stars in the universe were born in groups rather than as isolated single stars.
$17M grant to improve AI through Indigenous knowledge includes UH teams
The project, “Abundant Intelligences: Expanding Artificial Intelligence through Indigenous Knowledge Systems,” is Indigenous-led and involves 37 co-investigators and collaborators.
Asteroids and Aliens: TikTok ‘time traveler’ predicts world’s end this week
Make your preparations now! A self-proclaimed “time traveler” posting on the popular social media platform TikTok is saying hostile aliens will destroy Earth on March 23. But another alien, called “The Champion” will save 8,000 people to ensure humanity’s survival.
