Upcoming WRRC Brown Bags

Webinar: An Abbreviated History and Overview of AI with Example Applications to Hydrology

Date/Time: February 13, 12–1:15 PM

Speaker: Dr. Emery Coppola, Jr., President NOAH LLC

Location: Hosted in the WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Rm., 350 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, or view it via GoToWebinar

A short historical overview of artificial intelligence (AI), how it came into existence, and its evolution from its inception to today, will be presented. This includes the seminal “Turing Machine,” the original two AI schools of thought, the so-called AI winter, its rebirth in 1986, and recent renaissance with Deep Learning. This will be followed by two illustrative hydrological examples. The presentation will be concluded with thoughts regarding present-day applications and requirements for AI in water management. [REGISTER]

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