Virginia Tech® home

ICAT Playdate — Leveraging Generative AI for Climate Change

April 11, 2025

We leverage generative AI into the botanical world to illustrate the complex ways in which climate variables; temperature, precipitation, and changing seasons affect plant life. By converting real-time climate data into the visual language of art, this initiative will craft evolving portraits of plant ecosystems under varying environmental pressures. The generative AI algorithm will use this data to alter the colors, textures, and growth patterns of plants in digital artworks, creating a visual representation of how different species might adapt or struggle under changing climatic conditions. 

Speakers: 

  • Pinar Yanardag
    Assistant Professor, Computer Science
  • Song Li
    Assistant Professor Genomics and Bioinformatics  
  • Connor Dunlop
    Computer Science

Date:

  • April 11, 2025

Time:  

  • 8:30am Eastern
     Networking & Donuts at Community Assembly, Creativity and Innovation District LLC
  • 9am Eastern
     Presentation begins in the Community Assembly and live on YouTube

Virginia Tech faculty can receive Professional Development Network (PDN) credit for attending

  1. Register at https://profdev.tlos.vt.edu/?query=playdate 
  2. Check in with Phyllis Newbill during the event.

Location: Community Assembly, Creativity and Innovation District LLC