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Lecture series in Ecology and Environmental Research SS 2022
Thursday 12:15-13:45 H8, GEO
Maximilian Pichler
Group for Theoretical Ecology, University of Regensburg (Homepage)
Thursday, 28.07.2022 H8/GEO + online:
Machine Learning and Deep Learning - Opportunities and limitations for ecology
The popularity of Machine learning (ML) and Deep learning (DL) has sharply increased in recent years. In ecology and evolution (E&E), ML and DL are used to process images and other complex data (e.g. for automatic species identification) or to build predictive models for conservation, biodiversity assessment, and risk estimation. However, despite their recent rise in popularity, the inner workings of ML and DL models are often perceived as opaque. For example, is it still true that ML and DL are good tools for predictions, but statistics remains the choice when it comes to (causal) inference? Here, I provide an overview of the principles of ML and DL, how these tools differ from traditional statistical tools, and what that means when applying ML. I then discuss why and when ML and DL models excel, and where traditional statistical methods are preferable, highlighting current and emerging applications for ecological problems. Finally, I summarize emerging trends, particularly scientific and causal ML, that could significantly impact ecological data analysis in the future.
*** invited by BayCEER members Prof. Dr. Lisa Hülsmann, Dr. Magdalena Mair and Dr. Matthias Schott
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| Date | lecturer | Title |
|---|---|---|
| H8/GEO + online 17:15-18:45 28.04.2022 | Prof. Dr. Michael Hauhs Ecological Modelling, BayCEER, UBT | Abschiedsvorlesung Prof. Michael Hauhs: Können Modelle von Ökosystemen interessant und nützlich sein? [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO 05.05.2022 | Prof. Dr. Johanna Pausch Agroecology, BayCEER, UBT | Tenure track evaluation: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Carbon Storage [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO + online 12.05.2022 | Prof. Dr. Thomas Foken / PD Dr. Johannes Lüers Micrometeorology, BayCEER, UBT | Oberfranken im Klimawandel [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO 19.05.2022 | Prof. Dr. Nadia Soudzilovskaia Ecosystem Functioning, Hasselt University, Belgium | Understanding mycorrhizal functions across scales [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO 02.06.2022 | Dr. Alán Rivero Aragón Department of Biology, Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Cuba | Cuban biodiversity facing climate change [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO + online 09.06.2022 | Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar / Thomas Pickel Animal Ecology I, Animal Population Ecology, BayCEER, UBT / Die Summer e.V. | Insektenrückgang - Stand der Forschung / Best Practice - Urbane Insektenbiotope [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO 23.06.2022 | Prof. Dr. Christine Stumpp University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Soil Physics and Rural Water Management, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria | Quantification of Soil Water Fluxes - Challenges and Opportunities [Abstract] |
| postponed to winter '22/23 30.06.2022 | Dr. Meghna Krishnadas Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India | Postponed to WS 22/23: Plant diversity in a changing world: from individuals to communities [Abstract] |
| postponed to winter '22/23 07.07.2022 | Prof. Dr. Martin Volk Computational Landscape Ecology, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig / Institute for Geoscience and Geography, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg | Postponed to WS 22/23: Preserving ecosystem services and biodiversity on agricultural land [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO + online 21.07.2022 | Prof. Dr. Lisa Hülsmann Ecosystem Analysis and Simulation, BayCEER, UBT | Why forests appear the way they do: Insights gained from models and data [Abstract] |
| H8/GEO + online 28.07.2022 | Maximilian Pichler Group for Theoretical Ecology, University of Regensburg | Machine Learning and Deep Learning - Opportunities and limitations for ecology [Abstract] |
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| BayCEER Colloquium: |
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| Th. 2023-06-15 Insect interactions with natural and man-made toxins |
| Ecological-Botanical Garden: |
| Su. 2023-06-04 now Führung | Faltergarten: Schmetterlinge und ihre Raupenfutterpflanzen |
| We. 2023-06-07 Kurzführung | Botanische Mittagspause |
| We. 2023-06-14 Führung | Gin: Diese Pflanzen stecken drin |
| Su. 2023-06-18 Führung | Den ÖBG kennenlernen: Allgemeine Gartenführung |
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