Lily Nelson
Using AI to Fight Wildfires -- Prevention, ...

In a world overshadowed by the rapid deterioration of its climate, AI engineers are beginning to apply machine learning technology to issues of environmental justice and crisis. In California, where wildfires have ravaged over 570,000 acres of land and forced 41,000 evacuations already this summer, AI is being used to prevent and monitor forest fires throughout the state.

Using AI to Fight Wildfires -- Prevention, Detection, & Monitoring with Computer Vision

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Using AI to Predict Influenza, C19 and Other Infectious Disease Rates

AI can be used to generate regional forecasts of infectious disease rates that, in turn, empower government and other leaders to make prudent social distancing and other preemptive modifications. As a case study, we will look at influenza data supplied by the Centers for Disease Control. Our goal is to use ILI data to train a model that will accurately predict future seasonal flu levels.

Predicting Covid-19 like the Weather, Using AI to Harness a Network of Health Sensors

The national weather service operates a massive sensor array including sensors located on weather balloons, in airplanes, on land, in sea buoys, and from satellites. Just like a confluence of variables can indicate a hurricane is on the way, we believe an infectious disease forecasting service powered by AI can predict the likelihood of a new wave of C19 and other infectious diseases.