Universität Innsbruck

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been on everyone's lips since the release of ChatGPT. AI is also increasingly being used in the field of avalanche warning and research. One current example is the CADS (Camera-based Avalanche Detection System) project, in which researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck have developed a model for recognising avalanches on webcam images together with Lo.La Peak Solutions GmbH.

Researchers at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck are investigating the effects of plastic waste on flora and fauna in the mountains in the Plastic.Alps project. They present the project in this issue of Snow of Tomorrow. If you want to support them, you can use the Citizen Science app "Dreckspotz" to document your garbage finds and win prizes!