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Industry and Research Lens

Voices on AI from our DERI Seminars
Welcome to our hub for cutting-edge insights and philosophical thinking on AI and Machine Learning, a space where research will meet real-world insights.  Each month we will be turning our lens on researchers and leading experts and asking them to share their perspective on how AI is transforming the way we live, work, and think. They will be diving into what is possible, exchanging ideas about AI's impact today and the potential for the future. 

 

What is solar forecasting?

Sukhil Patel from Open Climate Fix  shared his enthusiasm for technology that can help reduce our climate impact. He gave us an overview of Open Climate Fix’s work and how their tech initiatives enhances the energy sector.

Open Source material available from Open Climate Fix 
Quartz Solar - operational forecasting tool
Github -  the organisation's github space, where their open source code lives and people can contribute
Hugging Face - link to where OCF's open source models and datasets are stored
 ICLR Workshop paper on PVNet, OCF’s solar forecasting model
Open Climate Fix find out more about their work in creating AI tools for a greener grid

As a machine learning engineer in the climate sector Sukhil Patel uses his skills in AI to help reduce carbon emissions,  he enjoys solving complex problems that have a postive social impact.  Contact Sukh through LinkedIn

Also check out a recent interview by DERI's Professor Cédric John, Head of Data Science for the Environment and Sustainability about whether AI and sustainability can co-exist. 

 

 

AI and the Financial sector

Dr Janet Bastiman is the Chief Data Scientist at Napier AI.  Here we find out the challenges in using AI within this tightly regulated sector and how Napier AI are helping the industry to combat financial crime.

The Napier AI / AML Index uses GDP data, criminality data from UNODC and the Organized Crime Index, and compliance effectiveness from FATF and the Basel Index. It also includes insights from senior executives on the impact of AI on AML strategies. The Index provides insights into 35 countries, highlighting which are stronger and weaker when it comes to stopping money flowing into the shadow economy

Dr Janet Bastiman, Chief Data Scientist at Napier AI also gave us a fascinating insider’s viewpoint on the challenges of adopting AI in this area.  You can connect with Dr Bastiman on LinkedIn

 

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