#  AI and Climate Resilience: Navigating the Tradeoff Between Innovation and Impact 

 



The Harvard CRCS workshop on **AI and Climate Resilience: Navigating the Tradeoff Between Innovation and Impact** aims to bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers to discuss opportunities and challenges of AI for climate resilience. Climate resilience is the ability of communities, ecosystems, and infrastructures to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from climate-related shocks and stresses. In today’s world, climate resilience and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are locked in a dual challenge. On the one hand, AI can drive unprecedented innovation for climate resilience, e.g., accurate scenario simulations, adaptive equity-focused measures, and improved resource management. However, on the other hand, it is equally important to address AI’s rising energy and data demands, ensuring minimized carbon and hazardous air pollutants emissions to safeguard especially vulnerable communities. This workshop will include talks, panels, and interactive discussions to explore both sides of the equation: How can we use AI for climate resilience? And how can we be resilient to AI’s environmental impact?

**Schedule**  
***Wednesday, April 16***

Sort8:30am

Breakfast and check-in - SEC LL2 Atrium

9:15 am

**Introductions -SEC LL2.221**  
[Claudio Battiloro](https://cbattiloro.com/),[ Serena Wang](https://serenalwang.com/), and Hila Bernstein

9:30am

**Theme 1: Resilience to AI - SEC LL2.221**  
[Gianluca Guidi ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianluca-guidi)  
[Michael Cork](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cork-2a9a6399/)  
[Juan Perdomo](https://jcperdomo.org/)

10:45am

Coffee Break - SEC LL2 Atrium 

11:15am

**Theme 2: AI for Resilience - SEC LL2.221**  
Victoria Pisini  
[Bret Nestor](https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~bretnestor/)  
[Le Xie](https://sites.harvard.edu/xielab/)

12:30-1:30 pm

Lunch - SEC LL2 Atrium 

1:30pm

**Keynote:** [**Critical Federal Data Preservation in 2025**](https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/event/critical-federal-data-preservation-2025) **- SEC LL2.221**  
[Jonathan Gilmour](https://jonathangilmour.com/)

2:00pm

**Panel: Tradeoffs in AI, Health, and Climate Resilience - SEC LL2.221**  
[Francesca Dominici](https://time.com/6968410/francesca-dominici/), [Nicholas Nassikas](https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/199412), [Amruta Nori-Sarma](https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/amruta-a-nori-sarma/), [Anna Russo](https://annarusso.github.io/), [Salil Vadhan](https://salil.seas.harvard.edu/)  
Moderated by Claudio Battiloro

3:00pm

Coffee Break - SEC LL2 Atrium 

3:10pm

**Discussion Tables** - SEC 2nd Floor Rooms  
1. Resilience to AI - LL2.112  
2. AI for Resilience - LL2.330

4:00 pm

Reception - SEC West Atrium





## **Participants**

Veronica Ballerini  
Davide Bray  
Michael Cork  
George Dasoluas  
Francesca Dominici   
Charles Emogor  
Jonathan Gilmour   
Gianluca Guidi  
Bhanu Teja Gullapalli  
Daniel Jacob  
Salome Kakhaia  
James Kitch  
James Mickens  
Priyanka Nanayakkara  
Nicholas Nassikas  
Bret Nestor  
Amruta Nori-Sarma  
Juan Perdomo  
Victoria Pisini  
Mary Rice   
Anna Russo  
Federica Spoto  
Salil Vadhan  
Tina Vartziotis  
Le Xie  
Minlan Yu

## **Organizers**

Sort   ![Claudio Battiloro](/sites/g/files/omnuum6171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2025-03/claudio.jpg?itok=w2iHqIDW) 

 

**Claudio Battiloro**  
Postdoc, HDSI



   ![a woman in a blue v neck shirt stands in front of a dark fence with a blurry background](/sites/g/files/omnuum6171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2024-10/serena%281%29.jpg?itok=eoXxU1a6) 

 

**Serena Wang**  
Postdoc, CRCS



   ![Milind Tambe headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/crcs/files/img_people_tambe_page.jpg?itok=T423Y0vk) 

 

**Prof. Milind Tambe**  
Director, CRCS



   ![Hila Bernstein](/sites/g/files/omnuum6171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2025-04/40995907661_bb6f9de94d_k_0.jpg?itok=47hpXM7D) 

 

**Hila Bernstein**  
Program Manager, CRCS



   ![Stephen Lemieux](/sites/g/files/omnuum6171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2025-04/Lemieux%20Headshot.jpg%20%281%29.jpg?itok=I6maLO4m) 

 

**Stephen Lemieux**  
Faculty Coordinator, CRCS









Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions, ideas, or concerns!

## **Workshop logistics**

**Dates:** April 16, 2025

**Location:** Harvard SEC,   
*Science and Engineering Complex*  
*150 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134*

Parking is available at the SEC. Please let us know if you will need a spot.