FUTURE CLIMATE
Landfutures
Creating AI-driven sustainability systems for large-scale carbon stock estimation and decision optimisation
> Built a prototypical system that can perform carbon stock estimation at scale .
Research project
AI can play a critical role in mitigating climate change and promoting decarbonisation by autonomously processing large datasets and estimating key indicators for decision-making . This project employs deep learning for image processing to provide AI-powered solutions to the decarbonisation challenge . It creates sustainability systems for navigating , managing , and estimating carbon stock in real-time , end-to-end , and globally . Based on the carbon stock information , the systems can enable decision optimisation and plan for forest carbon projects , facilitating the development of carbon trading markets .
> Supported multiple PhD students in computer science and information systems research projects .
An interdisciplinary collaboration between UNSW and University College Cork ( Ireland ), the project offers useful toolkits for sustainability researchers , policymakers , investors , and landowners to gain visual estimation and experience in carbon stock management .
The first proof-of-concept system has been built , and second-round system development is ongoing to expand decision optimisation capabilities .
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