Responsible Gen-AI for NASA Earthdata 2026

24 August - 28 August Seattle, WA

Reproducible, Secure and Robust generative AI

About Responsible Gen-AI for NASA Earthdata

Join us for a week of hands-on learning of best practices for using generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI) for NASA Earth data production and services.

Who should apply?

Open to faculty, students, research staff, agency data software/systems engineers, data security/IT governance specialists, and industry partners working on advancing gen AI tools for Earth science-related disciplines.

Prerequisites:

Programming experience in Python.
Familiarity with any NASA Earth data product.
Some experience using generative AI tools for science.
Travel funding (not provided by hackweek).

Tutorials

Tutorials will be offered by members of the NASA technical and research community in partnership with the University of Washington eScience Institute's data scientists and research software engineering staff. We will provide hands-on learning opportunities that focus on fundamental concepts, rather than teach specific platforms and toolkits. Participants will engage with real data discovery and analysis examples, moving from open-ended chat-based coding assistants to fully guardrailed gen-AI workflows that use agent skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers.

Projects

Participants are expected to actively participate in co-designing project ideas that address one or more of the components of the NASA Earth Science Data Systems AI Strategy. We anticipate a blend of projects that address data access and provenance, research best practices ensuring robust and reproducible science, and security and governance. Projects that reach maturity during the hackweek will be supported by follow-on virtual working sessions to refine prototypes and complete documentation.

More Information

Still have questions? Visit our FAQ page for additional details!

Frequently Asked Questions

Schedule

All times listed below are UTC -7 (Pacific Daylight Time). You might want to consult this Time Zone Map to figure out times in your location.

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome and Introduction

9:15 - 9:45

Icebreaker

9:45 - 10:30

Landscape of Coding Agents

Part 1

10:30 - 11:00

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

Landscape of Coding Agents

Part 2

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00

Context Engineering

AGENTS.md for existing codebase

14:00 - 14:30

BREAK

14:30 - 15:30

Context Engineering

Agent-skills for task specific contenxt

15:30 - 17:00

Hands-on training

9:00 - 9:30

Check-in and Jargon Audit

9:30 - 10:30

MCP for Scientific Data

10:30 - 11:00

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

Research/Plan/Implement

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

Hands-on training

9:00 - 10:00

Sandboxing

Best practices for maintaining security

10:00 - 10:30

Tutorial and Discussion

gen-AI Ethics

10:30 - 11:00

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

Hands-on training

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

Hands-on training

9:00 - 12:00

Tutorials

Validation and metrics

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 13:30

Group Discussion

13:30 - 17:00

Hands-on training

9:00 - 12:00

Documenting learning + feedback

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 15:30

Sharing outcomes and next steps

Meet the team

The people on this page have helped organize the hackweek. You'll find a few specializations listed per person if you're wondering who to reach out to during the event!