August 19, 2026 - August 21, 2026
Weather extremes, climate shifts, and Earth system dynamics generate vast amounts of complex data, and making sense of it all is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. Machine learning (ML) offers powerful new tools to tackle this challenge, yet the communities developing these methods and those grappling with the science don’t always speak the same language.
This workshop is designed to bridge that gap. Whether you’re an ML researcher eager to apply ML methods to real-world problems, or an Earth system scientist working across weather, climate, atmosphere, oceans, sea-ice, or beyond, looking for ways to address open questions in your field, this is your space to connect, learn, and collaborate.
Where
The ACCESS Workshop Connecting Machine Learning to Earth System Science will be held at Melbourne, on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
When
Join us for three exciting days of events from 19–21 August 2026.
Workshop aims:
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between members of the ML and physical science communities, by sharing with each other latest machine learning tools, and key open problems in weather, climate, and Earth system physics.
- Deliver training sessions on community requested ML approaches and/or fundamental science.
- Aim to develop a community white paper articulating challenges and opportunities in the adoption of ML for solving archetypal problems in weather and climate, specific to the Australian region.
Abstract submissions are now open!
Visit the event webpage for more information and to apply.