Dr. Tony Chang

Machine Learning Engineering Manager
Tony joined Vibrant Planet with a background in forest modeling, species distribution modeling, deep learning, data visualization, and big data analysis. He specializes in applying machine learning techniques to ecological issues, including climate change and forest disturbances. He has extensive experience on forest structure modeling utilizing deep convolutional neural networks to interpret high resolution imagery in the conterminous U.S. Tony has over 15 years of combined field- and research-based conservation experience with numerous federal agencies and NGOs. A 2013–2017 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow, he is a 2017 recipient of the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship from the Society for Conservation Biology, 2018 recipient of the Microsoft AI for Earth Grant, and a 2021-2022 Wilburforce Leader in Conservation Science.
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