AI and securing water systems with Feras Batarseh

Feras Batarseh joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to discuss the intersection of water systems and technology, specifically focusing on aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). He shared the importance of using AI to predict and prevent water quality issues, such as high turbidity, and highlighted the need for water systems to become more intelligent and cyber-secure.  About Batarseh Batarseh is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and the director of the AI Assurance and Applications (A3) Lab, as well as a researcher with the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative. His research interests include artificial intelligence assurance, intelligent water systems, cyberbiosecurity, context and causality, AI for agricultural policy