SpaceML: Distributed Open-source Research with Citizen Scientists for the Advancement of Space Technology for NASA

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.10610v3
• Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:31:15 GMT
• Title: SpaceML: Distributed Open-source Research with Citizen Scientists for the Advancement of Space Technology for NASA
• Authors: Anirudh Koul, Siddha Ganju, Meher Kasam, James Parr
• Abstract summary: Research often happens behind closed doors and may be kept confidential until either its publication or product release. Only a few companies or well-funded research labs can afford to do such long-term research. We present a short case study of SpaceML, an extension of the Frontier Development Lab, an AI accelerator for NASA.
• Score: 0.7646713951724009
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Traditionally, academic labs conduct open-ended research with the primary focus on discoveries with long-term value, rather than direct products that can be deployed in the real world. On the other hand, research in the industry is driven by its expected commercial return on investment, and hence focuses on a real world product with short-term timelines. In both cases, opportunity is selective, often available to researchers with advanced educational backgrounds. Research often happens behind closed doors and may be kept confidential until either its publication or product release, exacerbating the problem of AI reproducibility and slowing down future research by others in the field. As many research organizations tend to exclusively focus on specific areas, opportunities for interdisciplinary research reduce. Undertaking long-term bold research in unexplored fields with non-commercial yet great public value is hard due to factors including the high upfront risk, budgetary constraints, and a lack of availability of data and experts in niche fields. Only a few companies or well-funded research labs can afford to do such long-term research. With research organizations focused on an exploding array of fields and resources spread thin, opportunities for the maturation of interdisciplinary research reduce. Apart from these exigencies, there is also a need to engage citizen scientists through open-source contributors to play an active part in the research dialogue. We present a short case study of SpaceML, an extension of the Frontier Development Lab, an AI accelerator for NASA. SpaceML distributes open-source research and invites volunteer citizen scientists to partake in development and deployment of high social value products at the intersection of space and AI.

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