The Baby and the Teddy Bear: The Flash of Insight Behind the WAH-i Algorithm

Post Provided by Ravi Umadi On a sunny morning after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian winter, I stood by the door of an early train to Munich. Bright sunlight streamed through the glass and lit me up. I thought to myself: it was a good day. Moments later, the train screeched to a halt. The driver announced an unscheduled stop and possible disruptions due to … Continue reading The Baby and the Teddy Bear: The Flash of Insight Behind the WAH-i Algorithm

From First Clicks to Building Esperdyne: A Personal Journey into Bat Bioacoustics.

Post provided by Ravi Umadi. On a humid, warm evening—close to 40 °C—in Mohali, India, I stood outside holding a bat detector, listening for something I had never heard before. Although I had never previously heard bat echolocation calls, bats themselves were not unfamiliar to me. One of my earliest memories from primary school is of a dark corner of my village school that housed … Continue reading From First Clicks to Building Esperdyne: A Personal Journey into Bat Bioacoustics.