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 🏳️🌈
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...
Badass birders braving the rain this morning!! We got soaked, saw cool birds, and got a beautiful rainbow as a reward 🌈
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Badass birders braving the rain this morning!! We got soaked, saw cool birds, and got a beautiful rainbow as a reward 🌈
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
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.
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 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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!
Awesome crowd for the #CVBirdWalk this morning!!
June 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Awesome crowd for the #CVBirdWalk this morning!!
Are you working on instance recognition or personalized computer vision? Are you at @cvprconference.bsky.social? Are you looking for an INTERESTING NEW CHALLENGE??
Come join us today (6/12) at the first EVER Animal Re-Identification Tutorial!!
8:30am-12pm in 202C
sites.google.com/view/animal-...
Come join us today (6/12) at the first EVER Animal Re-Identification Tutorial!!
8:30am-12pm in 202C
sites.google.com/view/animal-...
June 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Are you working on instance recognition or personalized computer vision? Are you at @cvprconference.bsky.social? Are you looking for an INTERESTING NEW CHALLENGE??
Come join us today (6/12) at the first EVER Animal Re-Identification Tutorial!!
8:30am-12pm in 202C
sites.google.com/view/animal-...
Come join us today (6/12) at the first EVER Animal Re-Identification Tutorial!!
8:30am-12pm in 202C
sites.google.com/view/animal-...
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!!!! Time to wake up early and go watch birds at the @cvprconference.bsky.social #CVBirdWalk
Friday, June 13th, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM at the scenic Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway (1900 Davidson St, Nashville, TN 37206). maps.app.goo.gl/Km8oWJzgVQyo...
Friday, June 13th, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM at the scenic Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway (1900 Davidson St, Nashville, TN 37206). maps.app.goo.gl/Km8oWJzgVQyo...
June 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!!!! Time to wake up early and go watch birds at the @cvprconference.bsky.social #CVBirdWalk
Friday, June 13th, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM at the scenic Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway (1900 Davidson St, Nashville, TN 37206). maps.app.goo.gl/Km8oWJzgVQyo...
Friday, June 13th, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM at the scenic Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway (1900 Davidson St, Nashville, TN 37206). maps.app.goo.gl/Km8oWJzgVQyo...
We’re excited to share that we will be hosting half-day tutorial on Animal Re-Identification at #CVPR2025! 🐅🐘🐄🦓🐳
When: June 12, 2025, 8:00–12:00
Where: Room 202 C, CVPR (hybrid format available!)
Full details and program: sites.google.com/view/animal-...
When: June 12, 2025, 8:00–12:00
Where: Room 202 C, CVPR (hybrid format available!)
Full details and program: sites.google.com/view/animal-...
June 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’re excited to share that we will be hosting half-day tutorial on Animal Re-Identification at #CVPR2025! 🐅🐘🐄🦓🐳
When: June 12, 2025, 8:00–12:00
Where: Room 202 C, CVPR (hybrid format available!)
Full details and program: sites.google.com/view/animal-...
When: June 12, 2025, 8:00–12:00
Where: Room 202 C, CVPR (hybrid format available!)
Full details and program: sites.google.com/view/animal-...
Dave Thau, @lilyxu.bsky.social, and I are organizing a webinar series on AI for Biodiversity for the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good. The talks will be part pre-recorded, part live-streamed, and launch in June.
May 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Dave Thau, @lilyxu.bsky.social, and I are organizing a webinar series on AI for Biodiversity for the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good. The talks will be part pre-recorded, part live-streamed, and launch in June.
Read more and apply (by June 6th) at cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
@abcglobalcenter.bsky.social @wildlabs.bsky.social
@abcglobalcenter.bsky.social @wildlabs.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Read more and apply (by June 6th) at cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
@abcglobalcenter.bsky.social @wildlabs.bsky.social
@abcglobalcenter.bsky.social @wildlabs.bsky.social
The call for applications has just been released for #CV4Ecology2026!! This three-week intensive program trains ecologists and conservation practitioners to develop their own AI tools for their own data.
When: Jan 12-30, 2026
Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social
When: Jan 12-30, 2026
Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The call for applications has just been released for #CV4Ecology2026!! This three-week intensive program trains ecologists and conservation practitioners to develop their own AI tools for their own data.
When: Jan 12-30, 2026
Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social
When: Jan 12-30, 2026
Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social
With more than 2K species in the model this represents a great first step towards generally useful open-source AI for camera traps, and is only possible via the
@wildlifeinsights.bsky.social community who collected and labeled their data around the world 💚💙
@wildlifeinsights.bsky.social community who collected and labeled their data around the world 💚💙
March 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
With more than 2K species in the model this represents a great first step towards generally useful open-source AI for camera traps, and is only possible via the
@wildlifeinsights.bsky.social community who collected and labeled their data around the world 💚💙
@wildlifeinsights.bsky.social community who collected and labeled their data around the world 💚💙
Looking forward to taking part in this Women in Data Science event next Friday, March 7th! More info and registration here: widscambridge.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Looking forward to taking part in this Women in Data Science event next Friday, March 7th! More info and registration here: widscambridge.org
📢📢 Happening today at #NeurIPS2024!
Eddie Vendrow and I will be presenting INQUIRE: A Natural World Text-to-Image Retrieval Benchmark
East Exhibit Hall A-C #4510
Fri 13 Dec 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. PST
arxiv.org/abs/2411.02537
Stop by and say hi!
Eddie Vendrow and I will be presenting INQUIRE: A Natural World Text-to-Image Retrieval Benchmark
East Exhibit Hall A-C #4510
Fri 13 Dec 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. PST
arxiv.org/abs/2411.02537
Stop by and say hi!
December 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
📢📢 Happening today at #NeurIPS2024!
Eddie Vendrow and I will be presenting INQUIRE: A Natural World Text-to-Image Retrieval Benchmark
East Exhibit Hall A-C #4510
Fri 13 Dec 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. PST
arxiv.org/abs/2411.02537
Stop by and say hi!
Eddie Vendrow and I will be presenting INQUIRE: A Natural World Text-to-Image Retrieval Benchmark
East Exhibit Hall A-C #4510
Fri 13 Dec 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. PST
arxiv.org/abs/2411.02537
Stop by and say hi!
🌟Why INQUIRE matters:
Ecologists are drowning in image data. iNaturalist's 300M photos are already impactful for science– but lots of info is still hidden or hard to find.
INQUIRE pushes AI toward making this data truly searchable, accelerating ecological research.
Ecologists are drowning in image data. iNaturalist's 300M photos are already impactful for science– but lots of info is still hidden or hard to find.
INQUIRE pushes AI toward making this data truly searchable, accelerating ecological research.
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🌟Why INQUIRE matters:
Ecologists are drowning in image data. iNaturalist's 300M photos are already impactful for science– but lots of info is still hidden or hard to find.
INQUIRE pushes AI toward making this data truly searchable, accelerating ecological research.
Ecologists are drowning in image data. iNaturalist's 300M photos are already impactful for science– but lots of info is still hidden or hard to find.
INQUIRE pushes AI toward making this data truly searchable, accelerating ecological research.
🧪 Key findings:
- Reranking with larger models like GPT-4o significantly boosts performance
- Scientific terminology poses extra challenges
- Training models on species-ID centric tasks (e.g. BioCLIP/WildCLIP) does not outperform general models
- Reranking with larger models like GPT-4o significantly boosts performance
- Scientific terminology poses extra challenges
- Training models on species-ID centric tasks (e.g. BioCLIP/WildCLIP) does not outperform general models
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🧪 Key findings:
- Reranking with larger models like GPT-4o significantly boosts performance
- Scientific terminology poses extra challenges
- Training models on species-ID centric tasks (e.g. BioCLIP/WildCLIP) does not outperform general models
- Reranking with larger models like GPT-4o significantly boosts performance
- Scientific terminology poses extra challenges
- Training models on species-ID centric tasks (e.g. BioCLIP/WildCLIP) does not outperform general models
🔍 INQUIRE includes two key tasks:
1. INQUIRE-Fullrank: Retrieving images from the full 5M image dataset
2. INQUIRE-Rerank: Reranking task for refining top-100 CLIP retrievals
Even the best models struggle, with mAP@50 below 50% - showing significant room for improvement!
1. INQUIRE-Fullrank: Retrieving images from the full 5M image dataset
2. INQUIRE-Rerank: Reranking task for refining top-100 CLIP retrievals
Even the best models struggle, with mAP@50 below 50% - showing significant room for improvement!
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🔍 INQUIRE includes two key tasks:
1. INQUIRE-Fullrank: Retrieving images from the full 5M image dataset
2. INQUIRE-Rerank: Reranking task for refining top-100 CLIP retrievals
Even the best models struggle, with mAP@50 below 50% - showing significant room for improvement!
1. INQUIRE-Fullrank: Retrieving images from the full 5M image dataset
2. INQUIRE-Rerank: Reranking task for refining top-100 CLIP retrievals
Even the best models struggle, with mAP@50 below 50% - showing significant room for improvement!
Along with INQUIRE, we introduce iNat24, a new dataset of 5 million research-grade images from @inaturalist with 10,000 species labels.
This is one of the largest publicly available natural world image repositories!
This is one of the largest publicly available natural world image repositories!
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Along with INQUIRE, we introduce iNat24, a new dataset of 5 million research-grade images from @inaturalist with 10,000 species labels.
This is one of the largest publicly available natural world image repositories!
This is one of the largest publicly available natural world image repositories!
🔎INQUIRE is a text-to-image retrieval benchmark with:
250 expert vision-language queries
33k exhaustively labeled matches (1-1k images/query)
5M natural world images
Queries come from interviews with ecologists, biologists & more, representing real research needs.
250 expert vision-language queries
33k exhaustively labeled matches (1-1k images/query)
5M natural world images
Queries come from interviews with ecologists, biologists & more, representing real research needs.
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🔎INQUIRE is a text-to-image retrieval benchmark with:
250 expert vision-language queries
33k exhaustively labeled matches (1-1k images/query)
5M natural world images
Queries come from interviews with ecologists, biologists & more, representing real research needs.
250 expert vision-language queries
33k exhaustively labeled matches (1-1k images/query)
5M natural world images
Queries come from interviews with ecologists, biologists & more, representing real research needs.
🎯 How can we empower scientific discovery in millions of nature photos?
Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections.
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Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🎯 How can we empower scientific discovery in millions of nature photos?
Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections.
Thread👇🧵
Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections.
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