Seed money awarded to projects using big data to help Wyoming wildlife

The University of Wyoming reports that four innovative projects that aim to use technology to help Wyoming wildlife have received seed funding from the University of Wyoming’s new WyldTech Center for Wildlife, Technology and Computing.

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Director of Institutional Communications for UW, Chad Baldwin said that WyldTech is a new center in UW’s Science Institute. It is dedicated to using cutting-edge technologies, big data and computational advances to conserve Wyoming wildlife. 

C. Baldwin

According to the University, the inaugural 2024 seed grant competition aims to spur new interdisciplinary collaborations that advance the frontiers of knowledge, guide human-wildlife coexistence and produce useful products for Wyoming and beyond.

The call for proposals, which drew a diverse array of submissions, closed June 15. After a rigorous review process, the selection committee named four winners:

— “Merging Edge Computing and Biologging to Classify Foraging Behaviors in Wild Raptors.” 

— “Autonomous Wide Area Wildlife Searching and Tracking Using Drones Fleet — An AI-powered Algorithm Optimized for Energy and Unreliable Communication.” 

— “Can Weapons Provide Multiple Defenses? Thermal Benefits of Sexual Traits.” 

— “Using Cloud-Based Infrastructure for Data-Driven Decision-Making: Initial Implementation with a Winter Severity App.” 

You can find out much more about these projects, by clicking here.