SatSummit 2024
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Speakers

Rahul Ramachandran, PhD

Senior Research Scientist at NASA IMPACT. He/Him.

About

Dr. Rahul Ramachandran is a distinguished Senior Research Scientist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and leads the Inter-Agency Implementation and Advanced Concepts (IMPACT) team. His research interests span a range of topics, including data science, informatics, and AI/ML. Dr. Ramachandran has numerous peer-reviewed publications and has made significant contributions to improve the way we manage and analyze large geospatial datasets leading to a better understanding of our planet and its complex systems. He has held editorial positions in different journals. Dr. Ramachandran is the recipient of numerous accolades and honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. Dr. Ramachandran was the American Geophysical Union's 2023 Greg Leptoukh Lecture recipient in recognition of his significant contributions to informatics, computational, or data sciences through research, education, and related activities.


On the agenda

  1. Large Earth Foundation Models

    May. 17, 09:00am
    Session
    The Forum (South)

    The emergence of Generative AI is perhaps the greatest technology advancement since the last SatSummit. Large Earth Models are emerging that draw from similar approaches as Large Language Models (LLMs). These Large Earth Models can potentially revolutionize how we derive earth insights. This session will review the Foundation Models approach, which differs from prior AI approaches, and share several promising implementations.

    Moderators

    1. Zara Khan

    Speakers

    1. Ben Strong, PhD
    2. Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño
    3. Rahul Ramachandran, PhD
    4. Hiba Debbar

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Sponsors

Platinum

  1. NASA Lifelines

Bronze

  1. Element84

  2. Esri

  3. Impact Observatory

  4. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)