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Author: Dr. Jeff McWhirter
Dr. Jeff McWhirter received his PhD in computer science in 1995 from the University of Colorado and has been building software for 40 years. His primary focus is on software frameworks that support data rich interactive visual environments. Since 2001, he has been actively engaged in the Earth science community working with a number of academic and research organizations.
A deeper look into the 2022 ASDI Global Hackathon’s first place winner
In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) Global Hackathon, part of a new collaboration with the International Research Centre in Artificial Intelligence, under the auspices of UNESCO. Participants were asked to use their creativity, intelligence, and technical skills to build sustainability solutions using data from ASDI on any AWS Cloud services to build solutions that support one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations (UN). We connected with Jeff McWhirter, the first place winner, to learn more about his winning project, the Repository for Archiving and MAnaging Diverse Data (RAMADDA).