September 19, 2024

Purdue AI urban tree monitoring and analysis initiative to improve city life


Congratulations to Songlin Fei (FNR) and Daniel Aliaga (Comp Sci) on receiving $5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for their uTREE (Urban Tree Resilience and Environmental Equity project that focuses on using AI to obtain information about tree density, species, location, and changes in tree counts over time. Additional ISF affiliates collaborating on this project include Brady Hardiman (FNR/EEE), Zhao Ma (FNR), Melba Crawford (CCE), Panagiota Karava (CCE), Matt Huber (ISF/EAPS), and Rejesh Kalyanam (RCAC).