Sara Beery
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
Research on AI and biodiversity 🌍
Asst Prof at MIT CSAIL,
AI for Conservation slack and CV4Ecology founder
#QueerInAI 🏳️🌈
Asst Prof at MIT CSAIL,
AI for Conservation slack and CV4Ecology founder
#QueerInAI 🏳️🌈
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I started to put together a starter pack for research in AI+Ecology, check it out and let me know if you would like to be added!
go.bsky.app/8zugFF6
go.bsky.app/8zugFF6
Reposted by Sara Beery
Great TED talk by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social about scientific discovery in ecological databases!
Full talk: go.ted.com/sarabeery
Full talk: go.ted.com/sarabeery
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Great TED talk by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social about scientific discovery in ecological databases!
Full talk: go.ted.com/sarabeery
Full talk: go.ted.com/sarabeery
Reposted by Sara Beery
Inspiring TED talk by Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social 🤩
How do we do more with biodiversity data we've already collected?
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Inspiring TED talk by Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social 🤩
Reposted by Sara Beery
There is more info in our new preprint:
INQUIRE-Search: A Framework for Interactive Discovery in Large-Scale Biodiversity Databases
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15656
INQUIRE-Search: A Framework for Interactive Discovery in Large-Scale Biodiversity Databases
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15656
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There is more info in our new preprint:
INQUIRE-Search: A Framework for Interactive Discovery in Large-Scale Biodiversity Databases
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15656
INQUIRE-Search: A Framework for Interactive Discovery in Large-Scale Biodiversity Databases
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15656
Reposted by Sara Beery
Check out this fantastic TED talk from Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
In it, she talks about how computer vision techniques can assist with extracting a wealth of information and insights from large image collections that depict the natural world.
In it, she talks about how computer vision techniques can assist with extracting a wealth of information and insights from large image collections that depict the natural world.
How do we do more with biodiversity data we've already collected?
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Check out this fantastic TED talk from Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
In it, she talks about how computer vision techniques can assist with extracting a wealth of information and insights from large image collections that depict the natural world.
In it, she talks about how computer vision techniques can assist with extracting a wealth of information and insights from large image collections that depict the natural world.
How do we do more with biodiversity data we've already collected?
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How do we do more with biodiversity data we've already collected?
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
I gave a TED Talk on scientific discovery in ecological databases at a joint TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund event for #NYClimateWeek this year, and it's now live!
@inaturalist.bsky.social #AIforConservation
Reposted by Sara Beery
Excited to share our paper Representational Difference Explanations (RDX) was accepted to #NeurIPS2025! 🎉RDX is a new method for model diffing designed to isolate 🔍 representational differences. 1/7
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Excited to share our paper Representational Difference Explanations (RDX) was accepted to #NeurIPS2025! 🎉RDX is a new method for model diffing designed to isolate 🔍 representational differences. 1/7
Reposted by Sara Beery
Prof. @tokehoye.bsky.social (Aarhus University) and I have an open PhD position (jointly advised) on biodiversity monitoring with camera trap networks. Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
Please help us share this post among students you know with an interest in Machine Learning and Biodiversity! 🤖🪲🌱
Please help us share this post among students you know with an interest in Machine Learning and Biodiversity! 🤖🪲🌱
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Prof. @tokehoye.bsky.social (Aarhus University) and I have an open PhD position (jointly advised) on biodiversity monitoring with camera trap networks. Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
Please help us share this post among students you know with an interest in Machine Learning and Biodiversity! 🤖🪲🌱
Please help us share this post among students you know with an interest in Machine Learning and Biodiversity! 🤖🪲🌱
COME WORK WITH ME!!!
Very exciting open faculty position at MIT, with ecosystem and biodiversity modeling as a focus!
cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Very exciting open faculty position at MIT, with ecosystem and biodiversity modeling as a focus!
cee.mit.edu/people/share...
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
COME WORK WITH ME!!!
Very exciting open faculty position at MIT, with ecosystem and biodiversity modeling as a focus!
cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Very exciting open faculty position at MIT, with ecosystem and biodiversity modeling as a focus!
cee.mit.edu/people/share...
Reposted by Sara Beery
Thank you @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social for the invitation to speak on the panel at the #CV4Ecology Workshop at @iccv.bsky.social, alongside Ryan Perroy, Joost Daniels, Justin @kitzeslab.bsky.social, and — Zooming in from the #LivingData conference in Bogotá — Tanya Berger-Wolf (1/3)
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Thank you @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social for the invitation to speak on the panel at the #CV4Ecology Workshop at @iccv.bsky.social, alongside Ryan Perroy, Joost Daniels, Justin @kitzeslab.bsky.social, and — Zooming in from the #LivingData conference in Bogotá — Tanya Berger-Wolf (1/3)
For the folks heading to the bird walk, rain is clearing! We will wait a few minutes at our starting point for any stragglers who were avoiding the downpour earlier 😅
Are you coming to @iccv.bsky.social??
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For the folks heading to the bird walk, rain is clearing! We will wait a few minutes at our starting point for any stragglers who were avoiding the downpour earlier 😅
The Computer Vision for Ecology Workshop at @iccv.bsky.social is starting soon!! All day in 323B, see you there!!
10/20:
I'll be at our Computer Vision for Ecology Workshop (323 B) most of the day, and moderating a FUN panel there at 2:10pm.
Giving a talk at the Curated Data for Efficient Learning workshop (304A) at 10am
At 6pm you’ll find me at the AI for Conservation Happy Hour at Barefoot Bar :)
I'll be at our Computer Vision for Ecology Workshop (323 B) most of the day, and moderating a FUN panel there at 2:10pm.
Giving a talk at the Curated Data for Efficient Learning workshop (304A) at 10am
At 6pm you’ll find me at the AI for Conservation Happy Hour at Barefoot Bar :)
October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Computer Vision for Ecology Workshop at @iccv.bsky.social is starting soon!! All day in 323B, see you there!!
I’m at #ICCV2025 this week!!
10/19:
Giving a talk this morning (8:45am) at the Instance-Level Representation and Generation Workshop in 306 A
At the Marine Vision (318B) and Earth Observation (307A) workshops throughout the day
Attending the Women in Computer Vision mentorship dinner
10/19:
Giving a talk this morning (8:45am) at the Instance-Level Representation and Generation Workshop in 306 A
At the Marine Vision (318B) and Earth Observation (307A) workshops throughout the day
Attending the Women in Computer Vision mentorship dinner
October 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I’m at #ICCV2025 this week!!
10/19:
Giving a talk this morning (8:45am) at the Instance-Level Representation and Generation Workshop in 306 A
At the Marine Vision (318B) and Earth Observation (307A) workshops throughout the day
Attending the Women in Computer Vision mentorship dinner
10/19:
Giving a talk this morning (8:45am) at the Instance-Level Representation and Generation Workshop in 306 A
At the Marine Vision (318B) and Earth Observation (307A) workshops throughout the day
Attending the Women in Computer Vision mentorship dinner
Reposted by Sara Beery
I’m definitely going! #iccv2025
Are you coming to @iccv.bsky.social??
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
October 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I’m definitely going! #iccv2025
Are you coming to @iccv.bsky.social??
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Are you coming to @iccv.bsky.social??
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
Do you like BIRDS?!?! The #CVBirdWalk is happening!!!
Oct. 21, 7am, Ala Moana Park. Kick off your conference right!!
#ICCV2025 #AIforConservation
Reposted by Sara Beery
CODA is a smart way to pick the best AI model. It uses the models' own feedback to find the most important data to check, reducing the annotation work by 70%. Brilliant and efficient!
#MLSky #ResearchSky
#MLSky #ResearchSky
This new work by @justin-kay.bsky.social provides ML users with an efficient mechanism to wade through the sea of available open-source models and identify which model will work best for their needs!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
CODA is a smart way to pick the best AI model. It uses the models' own feedback to find the most important data to check, reducing the annotation work by 70%. Brilliant and efficient!
#MLSky #ResearchSky
#MLSky #ResearchSky
Reposted by Sara Beery
🎙️ Come and meet our amazing keynote speakers
Sara Beery - Assistant Professor at MIT CSAIL
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
Matej Kristan - Full professor at the University of Ljubljana
www.vicos.si/people/matej...
Mark Boss - Co-Head of 3D & Image at Stability AI
@markboss.bsky.social
Sara Beery - Assistant Professor at MIT CSAIL
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
Matej Kristan - Full professor at the University of Ljubljana
www.vicos.si/people/matej...
Mark Boss - Co-Head of 3D & Image at Stability AI
@markboss.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🎙️ Come and meet our amazing keynote speakers
Sara Beery - Assistant Professor at MIT CSAIL
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
Matej Kristan - Full professor at the University of Ljubljana
www.vicos.si/people/matej...
Mark Boss - Co-Head of 3D & Image at Stability AI
@markboss.bsky.social
Sara Beery - Assistant Professor at MIT CSAIL
@sarameghanbeery.bsky.social
Matej Kristan - Full professor at the University of Ljubljana
www.vicos.si/people/matej...
Mark Boss - Co-Head of 3D & Image at Stability AI
@markboss.bsky.social
This new work by @justin-kay.bsky.social provides ML users with an efficient mechanism to wade through the sea of available open-source models and identify which model will work best for their needs!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This new work by @justin-kay.bsky.social provides ML users with an efficient mechanism to wade through the sea of available open-source models and identify which model will work best for their needs!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
Check it out below, and learn more at our @iccv.bsky.social poster (highlight!) on 10/21!!
Reposted by Sara Beery
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There are now millions of publicly-available AI models – which one is right for you?
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
We introduce CODA ( #ICCV2025 Highlight! ), a method for *active model selection.* CODA selects the best model for your data with any labeling budget – often as few as 25 labeled examples. 1/
@iccv.bsky.social
This is going to be fun! I'll be talking about our recent work on dataset subselection for specialization instead of generalization - how do we build optimal models for specific end users given a big pool of generalist data?
Our schedule is live!
curateddata.github.io/schedule.html
We have posters, oral presentations, and invited talks from @zhuangl.bsky.social, @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social, @andrewowens.bsky.social, @phillipisola.bsky.social, and Alyosha Efros!
See you in Hawaii!
#ICCV2025 @iccv.bsky.social
curateddata.github.io/schedule.html
We have posters, oral presentations, and invited talks from @zhuangl.bsky.social, @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social, @andrewowens.bsky.social, @phillipisola.bsky.social, and Alyosha Efros!
See you in Hawaii!
#ICCV2025 @iccv.bsky.social
Curated Data for Efficient Learning
The ICCV 2025 Workshop on Curated Data for Efficient Learning
curateddata.github.io
October 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is going to be fun! I'll be talking about our recent work on dataset subselection for specialization instead of generalization - how do we build optimal models for specific end users given a big pool of generalist data?
It's awesome to see the thriving AI + Environment community come together! Thanks for inviting me 💚
The @ai-env-summit.bsky.social is getting started 🚀 First speaker: the amazing @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social on species modeling 🦌
October 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's awesome to see the thriving AI + Environment community come together! Thanks for inviting me 💚
Coming up this Saturday!
There's still time to register if you want to join us for the #AIforConservation Boston Meetup, details below :)
See you all there!
There's still time to register if you want to join us for the #AIforConservation Boston Meetup, details below :)
See you all there!
Are you interested in #AIforConservation #AIforBiodiversity #AIforWildlife or #AIforNature?? Are you located in the Boston Area?
If so, come join us!! The AI for Conservation Slack community is doing our first local-area Boston meetup, partnering with iNaturalist and TEDx Boston!
If so, come join us!! The AI for Conservation Slack community is doing our first local-area Boston meetup, partnering with iNaturalist and TEDx Boston!
September 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Coming up this Saturday!
There's still time to register if you want to join us for the #AIforConservation Boston Meetup, details below :)
See you all there!
There's still time to register if you want to join us for the #AIforConservation Boston Meetup, details below :)
See you all there!
Reposted by Sara Beery
🌍 Excited to announce our Workshop on AI for Climate & Conservation (AICC) at #EurIPS2025 in Copenhagen! 🎉
📢 Call for Participation: sites.google.com/g.harvard.ed...
Confirmed speakers from Mistral AI, DeepMind, ETH Zurich, LSCE & more.
Looking forward to meeting and discussing in Copenhagen!
📢 Call for Participation: sites.google.com/g.harvard.ed...
Confirmed speakers from Mistral AI, DeepMind, ETH Zurich, LSCE & more.
Looking forward to meeting and discussing in Copenhagen!
September 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🌍 Excited to announce our Workshop on AI for Climate & Conservation (AICC) at #EurIPS2025 in Copenhagen! 🎉
📢 Call for Participation: sites.google.com/g.harvard.ed...
Confirmed speakers from Mistral AI, DeepMind, ETH Zurich, LSCE & more.
Looking forward to meeting and discussing in Copenhagen!
📢 Call for Participation: sites.google.com/g.harvard.ed...
Confirmed speakers from Mistral AI, DeepMind, ETH Zurich, LSCE & more.
Looking forward to meeting and discussing in Copenhagen!
Reposted by Sara Beery
There’s a fun Easter egg in this front page figure @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social (INQUIRE is one of the super interesting and extremely challenging benchmarks we consider!)
September 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There’s a fun Easter egg in this front page figure @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social @oisinmacaodha.bsky.social (INQUIRE is one of the super interesting and extremely challenging benchmarks we consider!)
Reposted by Sara Beery
"GenAI is just a tool, scientists are the ones who add value." Great point from @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social, reminding us that human expertise remains central to the research process.
#MITGenAISymposium #MGAIC #AIForBiodiversity
#MITGenAISymposium #MGAIC #AIForBiodiversity
September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"GenAI is just a tool, scientists are the ones who add value." Great point from @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social, reminding us that human expertise remains central to the research process.
#MITGenAISymposium #MGAIC #AIForBiodiversity
#MITGenAISymposium #MGAIC #AIForBiodiversity
We’ve just opened up applications to serve as an instructor for the CV4Ecology Program 2026!
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
September 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We’ve just opened up applications to serve as an instructor for the CV4Ecology Program 2026!
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.
CV4Ecology (cv4ecology.caltech.edu) is an interdisciplinary AI education program focused on building AI expertise in the ecological community.