Tutorial on Promoting sustainable water usage and management with water data, AI and policy

In conjunction with

CODS-COMAD 2023

January 4 to 7, 2023

IIT Bombay

"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water," said W.H.Auden

The tutorial will introduce the audience consisting of students and researchers working in computer science, data management and AI, to the potential and challenges of using water data and AI techniques to promote sustainable water usage.


For Sustainable Development Water will be one of the most precious resource to be preserve. Using Smart management and technological support we can save enough water for the survival of human race.

Session 1: Water Management

Water management: issues and opportunities Water qualityWater quality data

Session 2: AI in WaterManagement

Analytics using AI

Session 3: Use Cases

Use cases, tool development Call to action

More details are available in the schedule section.

Our Objectives are to introduce the users to the basics of water quality management, as well as case studies where various pollution control measures, regulatory policy evaluation, and development tasks have been carried out using AI. The audience will learn about India-specific datasets and use cases too. The tutorial makes CODS-COMAD attendees more informed about sustainability issues where data is increasing, and there is a crying need for user-facing data-driven decision support tools.

Target Audience The Audience should have an undergraduate-level understanding of data management topics, statistics, and algorithms. We will introduce water, AI and policy topics. Prior experience/understanding of water issues is not mandatory.

Speakers

Prof Bihu Suchetana

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Prof. Hari Prabhat Gupta

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

Prof. Manabendra Saharia

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Prof. Biplav Srivastava

Professor, AI Institute, University of South Carolina, USA


Venue

IIT Bombay

Main Gate Rd, IIT Area, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076

Located in Powai, one of the northern suburbs of Mumbai, the residents of the institute reap the advantage of being in the busy financial capital of India, while at the same time enjoying the serenity of a campus known for its natural beauty. A fully residential institute, all its students are accommodated in its 15 hostels with in-house dining; the campus also provides excellent amenities for sports and other recreational facilities.

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