Can AI help us build resilience into the energy grid, even in the face of unforeseen challenges?

Host

Dr Francesco Leofante - Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing, Imperial (Centre for eXperimental AI)

Guest

Mary Cleary - Vice President (Marketing, Communications & Policy) at Neara

Today's topics

• Challenges in modelling AI for a critical infrastructure
• Major applications for grid resilience
• Repairing models for policy and regulators and
• New opportunities in AI

Timecodes & Chapters

00:00 - Introduction to the Energy Futures Podcast

01:13 - Grid Resilience Applications

01:38 - Meet the Host and Topic: Francesco Leofante on AI for Critical Infrastructure

02:27 - Meet the Guest: Mary Cleary from Neara

03:41 - What is a Physics-Enabled Digital Twin?

04:05 - Role of AI in Classifying Infrastructure Data

08:11 - Counterfactual Reasoning and Scenario Simulation

09:25 - Challenges of Data Collection in the Energy Sector

12:17 - Cost of Training AI Models and Opportunity Costs

14:44 - AI Safety and Explainability in Critical Systems

16:22 - Regulatory Challenges and Transparency

22:56 - Privacy and Cybersecurity Considerations

24:58 - Policy Recommendations and the Need for Guidance

29:04 - AI for Extreme Weather Prediction and Infrastructure Stress Testing

43:00 - Closing Remarks and Reflections on AI’s Role in Energy

Francesco's links

Imperial Profile link - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/f.leofante

Linked In link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescoleofante/

Mary's link

LinkedIn link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-cleary-71212423/

Produced by Annemarie van Basten 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemarie-van-basten-b4289a17/

Additional Links

Neara webpage link - https://neara.com

Centre for eXplainable AI link - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/explainable-artificial-intelligence/