Climate AI Nordics

Climate AI Nordics

Nordic network for collaborations around tackling climate change using AI and machine learning.

Short Course on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Data

Event date: 2025-09-17

Event location: Blåsenhus, Uppsala University

Two-day short course exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to process and interpret environmental data. This course is aimed at early-career researchers and professionals with an interest in AI tools and methods for climate-related analysis and earth observation.

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of key AI techniques—including Large Language Models (LLMs)—and get hands-on experience with practical tools through guided exercises.

Course Leaders

  • Olof Mogren, Research Director, RISE; co-founder, Climate AI Nordics. View bio
  • Murathan Kurfalı, Researcher, RISE/Stockholm University; developer of multilingual discourse models and co-creator of the Wikimpacts climate-impact database. View bio

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