Meet Anika Puri, the 17-year-old Indian-American student who built a $300 AI system to spot elephant poachers with over 90% accuracy and won a $25,000 Davidson scholarship award
- For Puri, the Davidson Fellowship marked recognition of a project that connected engineering with a cause she cared deeply about.
- Her work demonstrates how looking at a familiar problem differently can open up new technological possibilities.
- When darkness settles over a wildlife reserve, spotting a poacher from hundreds of feet above the ground can be a difficult task, even with thermal imaging technology.
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- For Puri, the Davidson Fellowship marked recognition of a project that connected engineering with a cause she cared deeply about.
- Her work demonstrates how looking at a familiar problem differently can open up new technological possibilities.
- When darkness settles over a wildlife reserve, spotting a poacher from hundreds of feet above the ground can be a difficult task, even with thermal imaging technology.
Sources: Times of India