<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr">Dear All</div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Just a gentle reminder that submissions to the <a href="https://ai4earthscience.github.io/iclr-2020-workshop/" target="_blank">AI for Earth Sciences workshop</a> happening at <a href="https://iclr.cc/" target="_blank">ICLR 2020</a>, a global AI research conference happening in Africa for the first time, are due soon. Please share with your collaborators. </div><div><br></div><div><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">7 Feb 2020</strong> - 3-6 page Full Paper Deadline<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">14 Feb 2020</strong> - Abstract-Only Deadline (informal AGU/EGU style)  </div><div> </div><div>Here is a link to the submission on Microsoft <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AI4ESICLR2020" target="_blank">CMT</a>. Deadlines are at 11:59 PST (California time) of date listed. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div>Karthik<br></div><div></div><div>PS: We currently also seek sponsors to help organise this workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>--</div><div><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-ai-for-earth-sciences" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">AI for Earth Sciences</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">Earth sciences or geosciences encompasses understanding the physical characteristics of our planet, including its lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, applying all fields of natural and computational sciences. As Earth sciences enters the era of increasing volumes and variety of geo-scientific data from sensors, as well as high performance computing simulations, machine learning methods are poised to augment and in some cases replace traditional methods. Interest in the application of machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision and robotics to the geosciences is growing rapidly at major Earth science and machine learning conferences.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">Our workshop seeks to bring cutting edge geoscientific and planetary challenges to the fore for the machine learning and deep learning communities. We seek machine learning interest from major areas encompassed by Earth sciences which include, atmospheric physics, hydrologic sciences, cryosphere science, oceanography, geology, planetary sciences, space weather, geo-health (i.e. water, land and air pollution), volcanism, seismology and biogeosciences.</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-topics-of-interest" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Topics of Interest</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">We call for papers demonstrating novel machine learning techniques in remote sensing for meteorology and geosciences, generative Earth system modeling, and transfer learning from geophysics and numerical simulations and uncertainty in Earth science learning representations.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">We also seek theoretical developments in interpretable machine learning in meteorology and geoscientific models, hybrid models with Earth science knowledge guided machine learning, representation learning from graphs and manifolds in spatiotemporal models and dimensionality reduction in Earth sciences.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">In addition, we seek Earth science applications from vision, robotics and reinforcement learning. New labelled Earth science datasets and visualizations with machine learning is also of particular interest.</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-submission-instructions" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Submission Instructions</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">There are two tracks for workshop submission:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">1) Full Paper submission: 3-6 pages excluding references and supplementary materials. Papers are encouraged to use <a href="https://github.com/ICLR/Master-Template/blob/master/archive/iclr2020.zip" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px" target="_blank">ICLR Format</a>. We also welcome dataset labeling papers submitted as a 3 page proposal as described in <a href="https://ai4edevshare.blob.core.windows.net/ai4emisc/Proposal%20Requirements.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">AI4Earth</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">2) Abstract-Only submission: 300 word limit (AGU/EGU style abstract)</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">Submissions may be made on <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AI4ESICLR2020" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px" target="_blank">CMT</a>. ICLR workshop registration is necessary for attendance, but one need not attend the entire conference.</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-important-dates" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Important Dates</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px">21 Jan 2020</strong> - ICLR Registration opens<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">7 Feb 2020</strong> - Full Paper Deadline<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">14 Feb 2020</strong> - Abstract-Only Deadline<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">25 Feb 2020</strong> - Acceptance Notifications<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">26 April 2020</strong> - Workshop Date</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">Deadlines are at 11:59 PST (California time) of date listed.</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-schedule" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Schedule</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">This full day workshop will include keynotes, invited talks, regular talks, spotlight talks, and a panel discussion with a mix of keynote speakers and organisers with audience Q/A. Posters will be available throughout the day and in a dedicated viewing session.</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-organizing-committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Organizing Committee</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px"><a href="https://mila.quebec/en/person/karthik-mukkavilli/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px" target="_blank">S. Karthik Mukkavilli</a>, Postdoc at Mila<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://mila.quebec/en/person/aaron-courville/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Aaron Courville</a>, Associate Professor at Mila and Université de Montréal<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.kochanski.org/kelly/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Kelly Kochanski</a>, PhD Candidate at CU Boulder<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://johannah.github.io/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Johanna Hansen</a>, PhD Candidate at McGill University</p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-steering-committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Steering Committee</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px"><a href="https://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~kumar001/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px" target="_blank">Vipin Kumar</a>, Chaired Professor at Minnesota in Computer Science and Engineering<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~dudek/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Gregory Dudek</a>, Chaired Professor at McGill School of Computer Science<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://eee.columbia.edu/faculty/pierre-gentine" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Pierre Gentine</a>, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://geo.ku.edu/hill-mary-c" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Mary C Hill</a>, Professor of Geology at University of Kansas<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://twitter.com/troopersanders?lang=en" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Trooper Sanders</a>, CEO at Benefits Data Trust<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.drawdown.org/staff/chad-frischmann" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Chad Frischmann</a>, VP & Research Director at Drawdown<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Paul D. Miller, aka <a href="http://djspooky.com/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(30,107,184);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">DJ Spooky</a></p><h2 id="m_1217526474382130208m_4616588683748067160m_-4389368802732867522m_6220102438062792874m_3589152411874274829m_5445892704433357945m_6833679612836222428m_-2658660493155515519m_4362830980503419271m_-7896582451829281536m_7455540270071422140m_-7776093952813756186gmail-program-committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(21,153,87);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Program Committee</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(96,108,113);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17.6px">Auroop Ganguly (Northeastern)<br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px">Philippe Tissot (Texas A & M)<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Amy McGovern (University of Oklahoma)<br style="box-sizing:border-box">David Gagne (NCAR)<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Ashley Pilipiszyn (Stanford and OpenAI)<br style="box-sizing:border-box">David Meger (McGill)<br style="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