Speakers

We have invited a mix of five CV & domain expert speakers from climate and conservation to inspire the CV audience with new problems and open challenges.

Devis Tuia

Associate Professor at EPFL

Devis leads the Environmental Computational Science and Earth Observation (ECEO) Laboratory at EPFL. His group develops ML & CV methods for understanding the Earth from above, with key contributions in interpretable ML, uncertainty quantification, and accessible remote sensing tools for environmental and conservation applications.

Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño

LGND

Bruno is the Chief Scientist and co-founder of Lgnd.io, and co-founder and lead of the non-profit project Clay – both focused on advancing AI for Earth. He previously founded and directed the Microsoft Planetary Computer, and has led data initiatives at the World Bank. His work bridges AI, policy, and planetary sustainability. He is the author of Impact Science: The Science of Getting to Radical Social and Environmental Breakthroughs, a guide for maximizing the real-world impact of science. Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, his contributions span science, policy, and technology for global impact.

Nora Gourmelon

Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg

Nora is a final-year PhD student in computer science, working on AI for Earth. Her work includes interdisciplinary projects combining CV and remote sensing, with main focus on the segmentation of glacier calving fronts in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery.

Abdulhakim Abdi

Lund University

Abdulhakim is a geographer and environmental scientist at Lund University’s Centre for Environmental and Climate Science. His research applies remote sensing, ML & CV, and spatial analysis to study ecosystem change, from forest biodiversity in Sweden to vegetation dynamics in African drylands. He is active in teaching GIS and environmental monitoring, and contributes to international collaborations and outreach on Earth observation and sustainability.

Marina Hirota

Federal University of Santa Clara

Marina has a multidisciplinary academic background with a PhD

in Meteorology from INPE (National Institute for Space Research). She is dedicated to combining mathematical and computational tools to understand the mechanisms leading to climatic changes/tipping points, as well as quantify the resilience of tropical ecosystems, particularly in South America, with far-reaching consequences for the entire planet.

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