Artificial Intelligence for Water Forecasting

Program Description

  • Collaborate with UA faculty to research new computational tools for forecasting floods, droughts, and water quality.
  • Advance your professional skills for success in graduate school and the workforce.
  • Increase internship and career opportunities in federal agencies and businesses working in the water prediction field.
  • Research areas:
    • Applying machine learning and process-based models to predict floods, droughts, and water quality
    • Overcoming challenges working with big water data
    • Using data-driven methods to improve understanding of climate change effects on water systems
    • Creating cyberinfrastructure in support of water prediction research
    • Developing open source tools supporting user interaction with water information
    • Visualization of water information to aid decision makers

Program Contact

  • Dr. Steven Burian, Director of Science, Alabama Water Institute, sburian@ua.edu

Apply Online By: Friday, March 1st