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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear ASA colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Together with Microsoft and EY, a Data Challenge has now opened to use AI to combat bushfire.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This 2021 Better Working World Data Challenge will see participants develop an automated fire-edge detection and forecasting model using airborne and satellite imagery from NASA, the European Space Agency,
and Geoscience Australia to help tackle the global threat of bushfires. This call is open to staff and postgrad/undergrad students alike (ideally in small teams) with everyone provided with cleaned satellite data, linescan IR imagery from the CFA, and computer
credits on Microsoft’s Azure platform. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Outcomes include potential cash prizes, mentoring from EY for top finalists and of course demonstrated skills for future data science roles. For most of us of course the greatest outcome will be knowing you
have helped combat bushfire!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Enter:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GmWBCzvkyVCMmw8JKI4kmzT?domain=ey.com">https://www.ey.com/en_gl/careers/data-science-challenge</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">========================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof Alan Duffy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director, Space Technology and Industry Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lead Scientist, The Royal Institution of Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mail Number H29, PO Box 218<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Swinburne University of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Vic 3122, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email:
<a href="mailto:mail@alanrduffy.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">mail@alanrduffy.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web:
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xI1cCBNqjlC7lRPEvsNMq-3?domain=alanrduffy.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.alanrduffy.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Twitter: @astroduff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">========================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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