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Hannah Kerner, PhD

Assistant Professor at Arizona State University.

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Dr. Hannah Kerner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University and Research Advisor for Taylor Geospatial. Her research focuses on advancing the foundations and applications of machine learning to foster a more sustainable, responsible, and fair future for all.

Her lab’s research topics include machine learning for remote sensing, algorithmic bias, and machine learning theory. She translates research advances to real-world impact through her roles as the AI/Machine Learning Lead for NASA Harvest and NASA Acres. She has been recognized by multiple prestigious research awards, including NSF CAREER (2025), Schmidt Sciences AI2050 (2025), and Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2021).

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  • Satellite State of Play

    Nov. 18 '26, 09:00am Plenary Press Hall

    State of Satellites

    State of the Data

    State of GeoAI

    State of Capacity

    State of Applications

    Where we stand across satellites, data, AI, capacity, and applications? Hear the latest on the full stack of this ecosystem from the leaders that know it best. Five talks from the people operating the constellations, running the data pipelines, developing the AI models, scaling impactful applications, and developing trust with people to use it all.

    Speakers

    1. Hannah Kerner, PhD
    2. Catherine Nakalembe, PhD
    3. Karl Wurster, PhD
    4. Kumar Navulur, PhD
    5. Maggie Cawley
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  1. LGND

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  1. Development Seed

  2. Common Space

  3. Taylor Geospatial

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