Harnessing AI to Clean up Beaches from Plastic Pellets • Signe Simonsen & Julian Wood

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Signe Simonsen - Founder of Race for Oceans
Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS
RESOURCES
Signe
https://twitter.com/signe_simonsen
https://www.linkedin.com/in/signe-simonsen
https://www.instagram.com/signessimonsen

Julian
https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com
https://twitter.com/julian_wood
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood

Links
https://raceforoceans.org/en
https://raceforoceans.org/en/support-us
https://www.instagram.com/raceforoceans

DESCRIPTION
Julian Wood sits down with Signe Simonsen, the visionary behind “Race for Oceans”, to explore her inspiring journey from Danish army captain to environmental advocate.
Signe shares her mission to combat plastic pollution using innovative technology, including AI-driven drones and robots, to clean beaches and protect our oceans. With a blend of military precision and environmental passion, Signe Simonsen is pioneering a solution to a challenge that has persisted for decades, aiming to leave a lasting impact on the planet for future generations.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Victor Vasques Ribeiro • Plastic pellets on sandy beaches Volume I • https://amzn.to/4crhYEC
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu • Microplastic Pollution • https://amzn.to/4cnijIt
Ioannis Kolaxis • 101 Green Software • https://www.kolaxis.dev/book-green-software
Lässig, Kersting & Morik • Computational Sustainability • https://amzn.to/3APBW8r
Carola Lilienthal • Sustainable Software Architecture • https://amzn.to/3yFXxoS

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فصول

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The problem of plastic pellets & environmental impact (00:02:22)

3. Technology solutions & future plans (00:03:59)

4. Outro (00:11:53)