AI in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

Published: Sept. 18, 2019, 3:23 p.m.

In 2017 and 2018, the world witnessed a record number of climate and weather-related disasters. Government agencies are increasingly interested in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help first responders in locating survivors, identifying structures in satellite imagery, and removing debris after a disaster. Ritwik Gupta, a machine learning research scientist in the SEI\u2019s Emerging Technology Center, discusses the use of AI in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts.