Machine learning (ML) is a powerful new weapon to battle water pollution in Florida. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers are using the technology, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), to make predictions that can mitigate and prevent water pollution in the Floridan aquifer.

Civil engineer and RIDER Center faculty member Nasrin Alamdari is the principal investigator of a new U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) project to predict harmful algal blooms. The FAMU-FSU researcher is developing a novel method of collecting data to control and mitigate algal growth in South Florida.

In the last thirty years, traffic crashes have been one of the leading causes of fatalities in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics estimated over 40,698 people died from motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2020. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for 16–24-year-old drivers, and researchers want to know why. 

Over 400 civil engineering students and faculty from 17 universities are heading to Tallahassee for the 2022 ASCE Southeast Student Symposium, an annual event of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Participants from Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico will show their stuff at the event hosted by the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, it devastated the country. Humanitarian groups from all over the world came together to help. However, managing a large-scale relief effort can be complicated, especially when lives are at stake and every minute matters. 

For a new U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) study, researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering hope to streamline disaster responses using artificial intelligence technology. The novel method can save lives and help with efficiency, using an AI-based solution algorithm.