Note: this is a community blog post by Team Titans – one of the H2O.ai Wildfire Challenge winners. You can check out their app here. Background Forest fires have been getting worse in recent years. According to a report by the WWF, the duration of fire seasons across the globe has increased by 19% on average. […]

Note: this is a community blog post by Team PSR – one of the H2O.ai Wildfire Challenge winners. This blog represents an experience we gained by participating in the H2O wildfire challenge. We need to mention that competing in this challenge is like a journey in a knowledge pool. For a person who is willing […]

Note: this is a community blog post by Team Too Hot Encoder – one of the H2O.ai Wildfire Challenge winners. You can check out their app here. The Challenge The aim of the project is to predict the probability of wildfire occurrence in Turkey for each month in 2020. As a result of these predictions, […]

Note: this is a community blog post by Team HTB – one of the H2O.ai Wildfire Challenge winners. You can check out their app here. The Challenge The purpose of the challenge was to develop an AI application to improve the forecast of bushfires and wildfires, with the main aim of reducing the human losses […]

According to a report by the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, it is estimated that illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing accounts for 20 percent of the seafood and up to 50 percent in some areas. These activities not only affect the marine ecosystem but, in a way, are linked to climate change […]

We are excited to announce our first AI competition for good – H2O.ai Wildfire Challenge. We’ve structured this challenge to be a global collaborative effort to do good for the world that we share. We want teams to submit their ideas and applications freely, knowing that other teams will learn from what they’ve done to improve […]

This week, we hosted our second virtual panel focused on how AI can empower healthcare organizations to make better decisions and save lives. Improved forecasting and predictions lead to higher chances in managing and mitigating adverse events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m proud to acknowledge that H2O.ai is committed to helping customers and researchers […]

We are in the midst of a global crisis that epidemiologists have warned us about. As of today, 180 countries and sovereign regions have confirmed cases of patients infected with COVID19 (from here). Putting aside evidence that indicates the virulence of the disease could be much worse, the fast spread of the virus and the […]

In response to the wake of the pandemic called COVID-19, H2O.ai organized a panel discussion to cover AI in healthcare, and some best practices to put in place in order to achieve better outcomes. The attendees had many questions that we did not have the time to cover thoroughly throughout the course of that 1-hour […]

Yesterday we held our first Community Discussion on AI in Healthcare. Our CEO and founder, Sri Ambati led the discussion between Niki Athanasiadou, Marios Michailidis, one of our Grandmasters, and myself. We had nearly 1,300 participants registered from over 45 countries, and over half of those joined live others are viewing the replay. Many were […]