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SUMMARY:Melting icebergs\, severe draughts\, dying penguins –  how can O
 R save our planet?
DTSTART:20230704T150000
DTEND:20230704T160000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Cynthia Zeng (4th year PhD candidate) Operations Research Cent
 er at MIT\nAbstract: Melting icebergs\, pervasive draughts\, dying penguin
 s - our climate is changing due to global warming. As a society\, we have 
 to adapt to the new climate regime\, can OR save the world? The answer is\
 , obviously\, no\; at least\, not alone. In this talk\, I showcase attempt
 s on how we can help address sustainability issues as an OR/AI researcher.
  Specifically\, I will present two lines of work: 1) a multimodal approach
  to natural disaster forecasting\, for hurricanes and flood prediction 2) 
 an industry collaboration work on reducing air pollution via near-term wea
 ther forecasting with OCP Group\, the largest phosphate fertiliser produce
 r in the world. This talk is intended to extend an open invitation to fell
 ow OR/ML researchers on how we can apply OR to address the global climate 
 crisis.\n\n\nBio sketch: Cynthia Zeng is a forth year PhD candidate at the
  Operations Research Center at MIT\, advised by Professor Dimitris Bertsim
 as. Her research focuses on developing machine learning and optimization m
 ethods to address issues around climate change and sustainability. She is 
 passionate making our world a better place through technology. Before her 
 doctoral studies\, she has worked as a quantitative analyst at BlackRock (
 London)\, investment analyst at SoftBank Vision Fund (China). She received
  her Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Imperial College London. Outs
 ide of work\, she enjoys volunteering\, traveling\, skiing\, reading\, and
  golf.\n 
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