Friends,
Very excited to be a new member of the community!
I have spent my 30 years career in mainstream traditional IT. But always loved and longed to do something meaningful in wildlife and conservation. So I have a simple goal. Switch to some form of IT related to wildlife and conservation and work in that area rest of your working life!
I have 3 - 6 months. Advice? Thoughts?
Soumya
11 June 2022 1:39pm
Do you have any particular areas of interest within using AI for conservation tech? e.g., camera trapping, tracking/telemetry, passive acoustic monitoring, eDNA, etc.
You might also check out the Conservation Tech Directory to see what other kinds of companies, organizations, etc. are involved in those different spaces and which are best aligned with what would want to do.
11 June 2022 3:10pm
Thanks Carly. No special areas of interest for now although that will happen over time. Thanks so much for your reply. I will check the Conservation Tech directory out.
Soumya
25 February 2025 2:16am
Some of you may have seen this post of mine from back in 2022. With the hope that it will help me put my foot through the door, I have now completed my Masters in AI and ML. Purely to work in preferably research and dev oriented opportunities in conservation and wild life.
If anyone can advice/ assist/ wants to network, please drop a note.
25 February 2025 6:42am
Hey @soumyabhatta, welcome in! I had a similar career switch as you, but less experience, and coming from Robotics background. :)
What helped our startup to get a "tech introduction" in to the world of Wildlife & Conservation was going through Dan Morris' blog where he showcases all of the relevant tech he knows about.
I cannot recommend you enough to get a read on it:
Carly Batist