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SUMMARY:CITRIS Research Exchange: Ricardo de Castro on Sustainable Agtech
DESCRIPTION:Talk Title: “Electric Propulsion in Agriculture Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges” \nSpeaker:  Ricardo de Castro\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Mechanical Engineering\, UC Merced \nRegister To Attend \nAbstract: Off-road vehicles\, such as tractors\, are crucial to a wide range of farming tasks\, including tillage and harvesting. Almost all self-propelled agricultural equipment relies on diesel engines\, a main source of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other greenhouse gases. According to the California Air Resources Board\, off-road vehicles are on track to surpass road transportation as the state’s largest source of NOx emissions by 2022. This is particularly problematic in the San Joaquin Valley\, where more than 50 percent of California’s agriculture equipment is used. There is a critical need to decarbonize agriculture and promote sustainable\, clean agricultural vehicles. Electrification of tractors is the long-term solution. California aims to transition all off-road vehicles to zero-emission propulsion by 2035 and adopt stricter air pollution regulations for this sector. This talk will focus on the transition from today’s diesel-dominated machines to tomorrow’s zero-emission tractors. \nSpeaker Bio: Ricardo de Castro received licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computers engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto in Portugal in 2006 and 2013\, respectively. During 2007–08 he was an entrepreneur with the WeMoveU project\, targeting the development of powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013–20\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of System Dynamics and Control (SR)\, where he developed enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated driving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an assistant professor. \nAbout the Series: CITRIS Research Exchange delivers fresh perspectives on information technology and society from distinguished academic\, industry and civic leaders. Free and open to the public\, these seminars feature leading voices on societal-scale research issues. Presentations take place on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. PT. Have an idea for a great talk? Please feel free to suggest potential speakers for our series. \nSign up to receive the latest news and updates from CITRIS.
URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/citris-research-exchange-ricardo-de-castro-on-sustainable-agtech/
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SUMMARY:CITRIS Research Exchange: Sumeet Singh on California's Energy Future
DESCRIPTION:Talk Title: “PG&E’s Approach to Balance Resiliency\, Reliability\, Decarbonization and Climate Change” \nSpeaker: Sumeet Singh\, Executive Vice President\, Chief Risk Officer and Interim Chief Safety Officer\, PG&E \nRegister To Attend \nAbstract: PG&E is committed to California’s vision of a sustainable energy future. This includes the company’s support for the state’s implementation of SB 100 and carbon neutrality by 2045 in a reliable and cost-effective manner for its customers. PG&E is doing its part to transition California to a decarbonized and climate-resilient economy while combating the effects of climate change\, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfire risk in PG&E’s service area. This requires an integrated multilayered wildfire mitigation strategy that combines core resiliency programs such as system hardening and weather-driven operational mitigations that are responsive to changing conditions — while also balancing reliability for customers. \nSpeaker Bio: Sumeet Singh serves as executive vice president\, chief risk officer and interim chief safety officer at PG&E\, overseeing the company’s integrated workforce health and safety strategy\, its safety culture\, and management of both operational risks such as natural disasters and nonoperational risks such as cybersecurity. He has held a number of leadership roles within PG&E\, including the senior vice president\, chief risk officer\, and vice president of asset management and the community wildfire safety program\, and vice president of portfolio management and engineering and vice president of asset and risk management in PG&E’s Gas Operations. He has also served as the gas safety and integrity officer at Picarro Inc. Singh holds a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA. He is a registered professional civil engineer in the state of California and serves on the board of Stiles Hall\, a nonprofit dedicated to helping low-income students of color excel in education. \nAbout the Series: CITRIS Research Exchange delivers fresh perspectives on information technology and society from distinguished academic\, industry and civic leaders. Free and open to the public\, these seminars feature leading voices on societal-scale research issues. Presentations take place on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. PT. Have an idea for a great talk? Please feel free to suggest potential speakers for our series. \nSign up to receive the latest news and updates from CITRIS.
URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/citris-research-exchange-sumeet-singh-on-californias-energy-future/
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SUMMARY:CITRIS Research Exchange: Andre Cheung on Wildfire Detection Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Talk Title: “AI Wildfire Detection: Customer Stories” \nSpeaker: Andre Cheung\, Founder and CEO\, RoboticsCats \nRegister To Attend \n \nAbstract: Everyone can contribute in wildfire risk mitigation with the right tool. This talk will share how an animal center\, a wind farm and a smart city each apply artificial intelligence (AI) wildfire detection technologies to reduce their forest fire risks. \nSpeaker Bio: Andre Cheung is the founder and CEO of RoboticsCats\, a startup based in Asia providing AI wildfire tools to customers around the globe. Before joining the climate tech and fire tech industries in 2018\, Cheung devoted most of his career in the IP networking and software-as-a-service (SaaS) industries. \nAbout the Series: CITRIS Research Exchange delivers fresh perspectives on information technology and society from distinguished academic\, industry and civic leaders. Free and open to the public\, these seminars feature leading voices on societal-scale research issues. Presentations take place on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. PT. Have an idea for a great talk? Please feel free to suggest potential speakers for our series. \nSign up to receive the latest news and updates from CITRIS.
URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/citris-research-exchange-andre-cheung-on-wildfire-detection-technologies/
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