SatSummit 2024
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Zhuangfang NaNa Yi, PhD

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Regrow Ag. She/Her.

About

Zhuangfang NaNa Yi, Ph.D., is a senior machine learning engineer at Regrow Ag. Her day-to-day work involves building R&D and machine learning models to scale and generate accurate machine learning-derived data layers for sustainable and regenerative agriculture at Regrow. Formerly, she was a machine learning engineer & GeoAI team lead at Development Seed and a research scientist at World Agroforestry Centre. She had a Ph.D. in Ecology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Geography from Sun Yat-Sen University. Outside of work, she is an artist, and you can often find her work at local art galleries, art shows, and art centers in the DC area.


On the agenda

  1. Bridging the Divide - Translating AI Advancement into Earth Impact

    May. 17, 02:45pm
    Session
    The Forum (South)

    Deriving insights from satellite imagery using AI/ML relies heavily on ground reference data (or labels). These data are scarce outside the world's developed regions primarily due to a lack of investment and infrastructure to collect them. Foundation Models, however, promise to change this paradigm and break the barrier for everyone to benefit from AI/ML advancements, even with limited label data. We will discuss how end users can apply new Large Earth Foundation Models to solve the data scarcity problem.

    Moderators

    1. Sam Khallaghi

    Speakers

    1. Catherine Nakalembe, PhD
    2. Caleb Robinson, PhD
    3. Katie Wetstone
    4. Zhuangfang NaNa Yi, PhD

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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)