As weather predictability grows increasingly unstable in the face of climate change, a sudden, unpredicted episode can have costly consequences to military action. One Colorado State University professor is attempting to curtail this threat by employing artificial intelligence technology to refine weather monitoring systems.
Sudeep Pasricha, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a $1.8 million grant from the United States Department of Air Force to develop enhanced weather monitoring systems through harnessing the potential of AI technology and the Internet of Things.
“The main goal of the project is to explore the use of nontraditional sensors such as terrestrial internet connected camera networks and resulting data to strengthen the overall weather intelligence capability at the DAF, making it more robust, resilient and adaptable to changing operational needs,” Pasricha wrote in an email-based interview…