Artificial intelligence helps water utilities make decisions
As climate change ushers in more intense storms, Waterloo startup EMAGIN uses AI for more accurate and timely information that saves money and water
In Canada, 2017 may have been a year of floods, but Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor still has his eye on the long-term, global picture: fresh water is a scarce resource, and it’s getting scarcer.
“California and the Middle East are dealing with drought; India and China deal with large amounts of pollution. Here in Canada we have an abundance, but it doesn’t mean we’re immune to some of these challenges,” says Gaffoor, who holds an MASc from Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering.
Gaffoor is the co-founder of Waterloo-based EMAGIN, which builds artificial intelligence-supported software to help water utility systems become more efficient and resilient.