Research Projects

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Liam Taylor, Doherty Kent Island Postdoctoral Scholar in Biology

Leach's Storm-Petrel populations are declining, but the more we learn, the more we disturb them. This project explores how artificial intelligence can be used to help break this fundamental tradeoff. By training AI models on 70 years of data from Kent Island, researchers will be able to detect critical biological events such as egg laying, hatching, chick growth, using only low-disturbance sensors. Solar-powered devices will stream real-time data to interactive dashboards, allowing scientists to monitor vulnerable seabirds without the intrusive methods traditional research requires. This project pioneers conservation technology that protects wildlife while advancing scientific understanding.

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Abigail Killeen, Professor of Theater

Artificial Intelligence is not intelligent, but it is present, powerful, and pervasive. Staging Intelligence uses Shakespeare in performance to throw the realities introduced and perpetuated by AI into sharp relief. By juxtaposing machine learning methodologies with some of Shakespeare’s most celebrated work, audiences will encounter a thoughtful exploration of generative AI’s possibilities—and its dangers—in real time, in community.