We are proud to share that Sunil Tamang and Clevon Ash are currently representing the Geospatial Research Institute and UC at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2026 in Vienna, Austria—one of the world’s leading conferences in earth, planetary, and space sciences.
Sunil delivered an oral presentation titled “Mapping the Margins: Evaluating Accuracy and Ambiguity in Automated Rock Glacier Delineation” within the session on Machine Learning for Cryospheric Sciences.”
Following EGU 2026, Sunil will undertake a four-week research exchange at the University of Bergen, Norway, where he will collaborate with Associate Professor Benjamin Robson.
Clevon Ash presented a poster titled:
“Communicating Flood Risk Uncertainty for Decision-making in Aotearoa New Zealand.”
His work addresses a critical challenge—how to better communicate uncertainty in flood modelling so communities and decision-makers can respond more effectively.
After the conference, Clevon will take part in a short knowledge exchange visit at BOKU University (Vienna), working with the Environmental Planning Department to further strengthen international collaboration.
Both the conference participation and the research exchange are jointly supported by the Claude McCarthy Fellowship awarded by Universities New Zealand and the Geospatial Research Institute.
