An initiative designed to pave the way for artificial intelligence, or AI, technology to help make disaster response efforts more effective calls for teaming ASU researchers and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to harness AI capabilities to enhance disaster response and planning, including identifying emerging threats to public safety and resources so that potential damaging impacts could be averted. ASU experts in technology development would lead efforts to develop advanced technologies capable of achieving the project’s goals. Paulo Shakarian, an associate professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Fulton Schools, will be one of the co-principal investigators for the project. Shakarian comments about the project in a related Instagram post.

See also: Arizona Board of Regents supporting AI-powered disaster response efforts, KTAR News, February 17

Artificial Intelligence could be the future of Arizona disaster response, ABC 15 News, February 21