Add HDSI Scholarship Post (#186)

Co-authored-by: TQ Zhang <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Christopher L. Crutchfield <[email protected]>

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+date: 2024-09-09 15:38:00-7:00:00
+description: null
+featuredImage: assets/acoustic_species_id/acoustics_zoo_presentation.png
+author: Tianqi Zhang and Ludwig von Schoenfeldt
+layout: blog-post
+slug: /tq-ludwig-hdsi-scholarship
+title: Acoustic Species Project Leads Win HDSI Scholarship
+categories:
+- news-and-updates
+tags:
+- acoustic-species-id
+- bioacoustics
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+We are excited to announce that two of the project leads from the Acoustic Species Identification Team, **Ludwig von Schoenfeldt** and **Tianqi Zhang**, have been awarded the prestigious **Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Undergraduate Scholarship** under the mentorship of **Dr. Ryan Kastner**! Together with Sean Perry, they are leading efforts to develop advanced tools for bioacoustic monitoring.
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+The [Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) Undergraduate Scholarship](https://datascience.ucsd.edu/current-students/undergraduate-financial-opportunities/) supports innovative, student-led projects that push the boundaries of data science. This scholarship will enable the team to continue their work on exploring transformer-based architectures, new audio representations, and advanced data augmentation techniques. Additionally, they are developing a desktop application for collaborators, including the San Diego Zoo. The team will be presenting their work at the HDSI Scholarship Showcase in the spring.
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+This opportunity allows the team to work closely with mentors and develop data-driven approaches to ecological monitoring. Congratulations to Ludwig, Tianqi, and the entire team for their continued dedication and success!