I spent a 4-week sabbatical from Arm with co-director, Mary Nguyen, helping researchers in Ecuador accelerate their camera trap analysis with AI. Our main collaborator
AI for Bears Challenge
In April of 2024, the BearID Project hosted an AI for Bears Challenge with FruitPunch AI. The challenge was sponsored by Arm and included partners
BearID Project update on Explore.org
In July of 2023, I was interviewed Mike Fitz, Resident Naturalist for Explore.org at Katmai National Park in Alaska. The interview was included in a
BearID at AWS re:Invent
Due to my work on the Bearcam Companion web application running on AWS, I was invited to be an AWS Hero. As part of this
Bearcam Companion
In early 2022, I became a member of the AWS Community Builders program. As part of the program, I received credits for AWS services. I
The Salmon Have Arrived!
BearID in the Field: Part 3 Fall has arrived in our study area and with it comes salmon, colder temperatures and different individual bears moving
Heading into Salmon Season
BearID in the field: part 2 It may only be July but the seasons are changing in the Great Bear Rainforest. With changing seasons comes
Back to the Field: Mating Bears and Damaged Cameras
BearID in the field: 2022 – Part 1 For our 2022 field season we are planning to do some regular updates from the field. This
BearID Project on Explore.org
Mike Fitz, Resident Naturalist for Explore.org interviews the BearID Project team on the Bear Chat:
Object Detection with Azure Custom Vision
Object detection with minimal code using Microsoft Azure Custom Vision SDK.