International Workshop on Promoting AI-Supported Eco-Activism in the Western Balkans

26 - 27 September 2024

The “International Workshop on Promoting AI-Supported Eco-Activism in the Western Balkans” takes place 26-27 September 2024 in Prilep, North Macedonia. It is organised by the Center for Innovation and Development INOS and supported by CEI . It aims to bring together researchers, activists, policymakers, and practitioners from the region to explore innovative ways of utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance environmental activism.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • AI applications for environmental monitoring and conservation
  • Data-driven approaches to assess environmental impacts
  • Appling Computer vision and neural networks in environment protection   
  • Use of drones in detection environmental problems
  • AI-supported activism strategies for climate change mitigation
  • Ethics and challenges of using AI in eco-activism
  • AI supported crowdsourcing in the eco-activism  
  • Collaborative efforts between academia, civil society, and government in utilizing AI for environmental protection

Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for selected participants. Participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are invited to apply for participation until 10 June 2024.

For more information please consult the source page of this announcement: https://westernbalkansfund.org/international-workshop-on-promoting-ai-supported-eco-activism/

For registrations please see: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddCEfgI8tF6jz-nDS-amln0NZhXd9O0tk3X_rHX35DfKfFyw/viewform

Country

North Macedonia

City

Prilep

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