AI for the future of climate prediction (Workshop)
7Climate change is one of the existential challenges facing humanity. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are already transforming many science areas, including weather prediction.
In the first part of the workshop (10:00 – 16:00), we discuss the direction that AI may play to predict the climate, given that that AI applications for climate prediction remain in early stage of development. We explore the frontier of AI applications for prediction of climate change and associated risks, bringing together leading experts from academia, industry and research labs. Topics covered will include harnessing AI for enabling and supporting km-scale global modeling and reduced physical uncertainties.
In the second part of the workshop (16:15 – 18:00), we discuss AI’s role in climate action. From greening AI technologies and standards to disaster management, the session explores a plan of action and activities to take steps toward a greener world.
Speakers:
Philip Stier
Professor of Atmospheric Physics
University of Oxford
Claire Monteleoni
Professor, Dept of Computer Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Director at INRIA Paris
Bjorn Stevens
Director
Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology
Torsten Hoefler
Professor of Computer Science
ETH Zurich
Christian Lessig
Senior scientist
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Thomas Brunschwiler
Researcher
IBM
Yifang Ban
Professor and Director of the Division of Geoinformatics
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Thomas Basikolo
Programme Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Jingbo Huang
Director
United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau)
Antonia Gawel
Global Director of Sustainability & Partnerships
Google
Paolo Gemma
Co-Chairman, FG-AI4EE
Huawei
Philippe TUZZOLINO
Senior Vice President
Orange
Monique Kuglitsch
Innovation Manager
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Elena Xoplaki
Senior Scientist, Acting Head of the Climatology, Climate Dynamics and Climate Change Research Group
Justus Liebig University
Nicola Piovesan
Senior Researcher
Huawei
Noura El-Haj
Programme Officer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Angelo Amicarelli
CMO
Finapp
Erik van Ingen
Digital Innovation consultant
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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