Built Smarter – AI and the Future of Infrastructure

About this episode

Rebecca Torr speaks with Dr Yelda Turkan about how AI is shaping the future of infrastructure and the built environment.

Rebecca Torr speaks with Dr Yelda Turkan about how AI is shaping the future of infrastructure and the built environment. Welcome to Emerald Podcast Series. Join our hosts as they talk to experts using their research to create real impact in society. In each episode we explore the role research plays in our modern world, and ask how it can contribute to solving the complex environmental, economic, social and political challenges facing our planet.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Torr

Guest: Dr Yelda Turkan

Topics covered

• AI
• infrastructure
• built environment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Built Smarter, Emerald Podcast Series

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