ICAI Day: AI & Climate Change

On the 16th of November, ICAI organizes the ICAI Day Autumn Edition. This hybrid event will take place in Utrecht and online and will focus on AI & Climate Change.

What can you expect from this edition’s ICAI Day?

The climate crisis has a major impact on everyone and every living being on earth. As an AI community, ICAI would like to dedicate the ICAI Day Autumn Edition 2022 to address this important topic. In this edition, ICAI will focus on the technical aspect of how AI can be used for this challenge. Multiple insights from AI experts will be shown, and examples will be given of the social aspects of the climate change challenge. After the deep dive into the current challenges we are facing, there will be a discussion on how we can work together to find possible solutions with the support of AI technology. During the afternoon the following aspects will be addressed:

  • Small group lunch discussions on specific topics with regard to Climate change and what can be done in this field;
  • AI experts explaining;
  • Discussion on how we can work together to make the world a better place;
  • ICAI Lab posters during the breaks with insights into the innovation of the labs.

Programme    

Part 1 – 12:00 hr – 13:30 hr: Lunch Table Discussion (NOT ONLINE, ONLY ON-SITE)

Topic: How AI can facilitate climate action in different sectors?

  • Heavy Industry and Manufacturing;
  • Electricity Systems;
  • Transportation/Mobility;
  • Agriculture;
  • Societal Adaptation;
  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity;
  • Markets and Finance.

Part 2 – 13:30 hr – 18:00 hr: The Plenary Session (ONLINE AND ON-SITE)

Plenary Session Moderator: Felienne Hermans (Leiden University)

  • 13:30 hr: Walk-in & Posters
  • 14:00 hr: Welcome by ICAI
  • 14:05 hr: Welcome by University Utrecht
  • 14:15 hr: Lunch Table Discussion Summary
  • 14:30 hr: Keynote speaker: Chiem van Straaten (KNMI) – Understanding climate extremes through AI
  • 15:00 hr: Keynote speaker (online): Ralf Herbrich (Hasso Plattner Institute) – Artificial Intelligence and Energy: From Battery Research to Energy-Efficient Machine Learning and Human Intelligence
  • 15:30 hr: Break & posters
  • 16:00 hr: Keynote speaker (online): Elena Verdolini (EIEE, Università degli Studi di Brescia) – What role for AI in climate change mitigation?
  • 16:30 hr: Panel Discussion (more details will follow in the coming weeks)
  • 17:05 hr: Closing
  • 17:10 hr: Drinks, network, and posters

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Event information

Date

16/11/2022

Time

12:00

Location

Hybride - Kromme Nieuwegracht 49, 3512 HE Utrecht

Building blocks

The NL AIC collaborates on the necessary common knowledge and expertise, resulting in five themes, also called building blocks. Those are important for a robust impact in economic and social sectors.

Sectors

AI is a generic technology that is ultimately applicable in all sectors. For the development of knowledge and experience in the use of AI in the Netherlands, it is essential to focus on specific industries that are relevant to our country. These industries can achieve excellent results, and knowledge and experience that can be leveraged for application in other sectors.

Become a participant

The Netherlands AI Coalition is convinced that active collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders is essential to stimulate and connect initiatives in Artificial Intelligence. Within fields of expertise and with other stakeholders in the ecosystem to achieve the most significant result possible in the development and application of AI in the Netherlands. Representatives from the business community (large, small, start-up), government, research and educational institutions and civil society organisations can participate.
Interested? For more information, see the page about participation.