Join us for an exciting conversation with Dr. John Platt - Director of Applied Science at Google Research - on Google's latest work in helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails through the usage of AI technologies.
Contrails, those white streaks left by airplanes in the sky, have a substantial impact on our climate. Recent findings indicate that they contribute to 35% of aviation's global warming impact, equivalent to more than half of the emissions from the entire jet fuel industry. This talk will delve into how AI and satellite imagery are being harnessed to mitigate the climate impact of contrails.
Dr. John Platt from Google Research will walk us through the innovative approach that combines massive datasets, including satellite imagery, weather data, and flight paths, with machine learning to create contrail forecast maps. These maps empower pilots to choose routes that minimize the creation of contrails, ultimately reducing their climate impact.
Join us as we delve into how machine learning can be used to address climate change in innovative ways, and hear from one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of machine learning.
Speakers
Dr. John Platt (Google Research)
John Platt is an American computer scientist best known for his work on support vector machines. John Platt has worked in many different fields related to computer science and applied math. He has discovered two asteroids, and won a Technical Academy Award (Oscar) in 2006 for his work in computer graphics. He is currently a distinguished scientist at Google, and was formerly a deputy managing director at Microsoft Research Redmond Labs.
Prof. Lynn Kaack (Hertie School)
Lynn Kaack is Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy at the Hertie School. Her research and teaching focuses on methods from statistics and machine learning to inform climate mitigation policy across the energy sector, and on climate-related AI policy. She is a co-founder and chair of Climate Change AI, which is an organization to facilitate work at the intersection of machine learning and climate action.
Contact us
- Jenny Shirar, Centre Manager - Centre for Sustainability
- Huy Ngoc Dang, Manager of Data Science Lab & Programme Coordinator of Master of Data Science for Public Policy
