Patents by Inventor Thabang Mathonsi

Thabang Mathonsi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Weather/climate model forecast bias explainability
    Patent number: 12032117
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system are provided for identifying bias in weather models. Data corresponding to one or more forecasts associated with a weather model is received. One or more forecast errors in the received data are identified. A forecast bias is determined from among the one or more forecast errors based on determining a presence of consistent errors in a plurality of regions associated with the received data over a period of time. The weather model is updated based on minimizing the determined forecast bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Etienne Eben Vos, Zubeida Patel, Thabang Mathonsi, Sibusisiwe Audrey Makhanya
  • WEATHER/CLIMATE MODEL FORECAST BIAS EXPLAINABILITY
    Publication number: 20230280495
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system are provided for identifying bias in weather models. Data corresponding to one or more forecasts associated with a weather model is received. One or more forecast errors in the received data are identified. A forecast bias is determined from among the one or more forecast errors based on determining a presence of consistent errors in a plurality of regions associated with the received data over a period of time. The weather model is updated based on minimizing the determined forecast bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Etienne Eben Vos, Sibusisiwe Audrey Makhanya, Zubeida Patel, Thabang Mathonsi