Cyber2A: Cybertraining of Artificial Intelligence in Arctic Science

Cyber2A is a newly funded NSF effort aiming to foster the growth of an Arctic science workforce by developing data science skills through a series of complementary and mutually reinforcing training activities. An Arctic-AI research network will be established for collecting AI training needs and for Arctic scientists and AI experts to share ideas and resources, to network with each other, and to experience the latest research advances through a monthly webinar series. Customized training will be provided through both in-person workshops and online, self-paced learning programs to broaden the adoption of advanced AI methods in Arctic science. The workshops will be open not only to Arctic researchers, but also to the Arctic science educators, offering a pathway for interested faculty and instructors at multiple institutions to incorporate training materials into their curricula and classroom teaching, amplifying the scale of the cybertraining activities. Meanwhile, an open competition, the Arctic GeoAI Challenge, will be launched as a novel form of hands-on technology training to attract talented individuals to develop novel AI solutions for solving a real-world Arctic big data problem.