Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award for artificial intelligence expert
Gustau Camps-Valls receives one of two research prizes worth €100,000 each to conduct research at the MPI-BGC
Gustau Camps-Valls, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Valencia, is a pioneer in the application of artificial intelligence in Earth observation. He has significantly advanced the development of domain-specific AI by combining machine learning with physical laws to improve the predictive modeling of complex systems. Organizations and climate scientists worldwide have adopted his methods. His machine learning algorithms are used, for example, by the European Space Agency (ESA) and by weather centers to process satellite data and perform data fusion.
He was nominated by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) in Jena. During his research stays at the MPI-BGC in Germany, he will address current research questions at the interface of AI and climate with his host, Director Markus Reichstein. One focus will be on the application of machine learning methods to investigate extreme events, particularly in a humanitarian context. Camps-Valls' expertise will be used to more accurately record and predict climate extremes such as droughts and heat waves and their impact on ecosystems and social communities using observational data and model simulations.
(This text was provided by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung)
The Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award
is aimed at researchers in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology (MINT) who are seeking to collaborate with colleagues in the Carl Zeiss Foundation's funding regions (Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, or Thuringia). The research prize is awarded to scientists whose research has had a lasting impact on their field beyond their immediate area of work.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Every year, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables more than 2,000 researchers from all over the world to spend time conducting research in Germany. The foundation maintains an interdisciplinary network of more than 30,000 Humboldtians in over 140 countries worldwide – including 61 Nobel Prize winners.
About the Carl Zeiss Foundation
The Carl Zeiss Foundation has set itself the goal of creating space for scientific breakthroughs. As a partner to scientific excellence, it supports both basic research and application-oriented research and teaching in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Founded in 1889 by physicist and mathematician Ernst Abbe, the Carl Zeiss Foundation is one of the oldest and largest private foundations promoting science in Germany. It is the sole owner of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG. Its projects are financed from the dividend distributions of the two foundation companies.