Dr Georgios Rigas and Prof. Sylvain Laizet presented the AI for Net Zero project to the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ).
On 20 May 2024, Dr Georgios Rigas and Prof. Sylvain Laizet attended a meeting held by Deputy Director of DESNZ, Anna Stephenson, and in conjunction with the Imperial Policy Forum, to present some of the initial outcomes of the AI for Net Zero project.
Dr Rigas and Prof. Laizet started the presentation with an overview of the project, and its objective of merging the digital world with the physical world to increase efficiencies in existing road transport and wind energy technologies.
Another very interesting topic presented during this session was about the growing need for Information and Communication technologies (ICT) and its enormous use of electricity and generation of e-waste. Dr Rigas and Prof. Laizet explored the use of AI in delivering carbon neutral digital research infrastructure (DRI).
The presentation received an amazing turnout of more than 30 government representatives and is thought to be just the beginning of further knowledge sharing sessions with policy makers of this kind.
If you would like to find out more the presentation can be downloaded here: Rigas_Laizet_AI-NetZero.pdf.