IIITH students secured third place for their project on Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Timberline Elevation: Developing a Novel Tool for Analyzing Correlation with Temperature and Precipitation at the first ever Climate and Sustainability Hackathon, hosted by Cloudera in collaboration with AMD. The team members Lokesh Sharma (MTech-CSE) and Avantika Latwal (Ph.D-Scholar, Lab for Spatial Informatics), under the supervision of Dr. Rehana Shaik demonstrated outstanding innovation and expertise. The team won a prize of $2,000 USD.
Recognizing the severe impact of climate change on mountainous regions like the Himalayas, the team developed a tool to analyse correlations between temperature, precipitation, and timberline dynamics. The Himalayan timberline, vulnerable to rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns, faces unprecedented threats from climate change. The IIITH team’s innovative solution aims to empower communities in the region to anticipate and adapt to these environmental changes effectively.
The Climate and Sustainability Hackathon, organised by Cloudera is a leading data company for trusted enterprise AI, aimed to address pressing environmental challenges through Accelerated Machine Learning Projects (AMPs). With a focus on themes like Climate Smart Agriculture, Sustainable Cities, and The Water Crisis, and based on Choose Your Own Adventure. The total 2,321 participants registered in the Climate and Sustainability Hackathon over the course of two phases from October 2023 to March 2024, submitting nearly 200 innovative AMPs in which 21 teams were selected for development. The top three winners were selected by a judging panel, comprising nine experts who evaluated the projects based on criteria including uniqueness, code quality, web application quality, and potential environmental impact.
April 2024