Have you ever wondered what you could do to help the planet combat climate change? Priya Donti did, too-- and now she's researching energy optimization and assembling folks in her community to tackle the defining problem of our future.

Priya is a PhD student in Computer Science and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon, as well as the co-founder and chair of Climate Change AI. Here's the paper Priya wrote with her colleagues about tackling climate change with machine learning. You can learn more about Climate Change AI here.

Hear more specifics about Priya's research in the Bonus Minutes on our website, mlminutes.com, where you can also find episode transcripts, additional resources, and more. To stay up-to-date on upcoming guests & giveaways, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.

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