Project acronym: AI4PEX
Website: https://ai4pex.org/
Project number: 101137682
Project title: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Enhanced Representation of Processes and Extremes in Earth System Models
Donor and call: European Commission (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D1-01)
Project schedule: 1.4.2024 – 28.3.2028
Project coordinator: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Project leader: doc. Ing. Mgr. Ioannis Markonis, Ph.D.
Contact person: Ing. Marie Cerhová, Ph.D.
Total project budget: 7 135 788.75 EUR
Abstract:
Artificial Intelligence for enhanced representation of processes and extremes in Earth System Models
The overarching goal of AI4PEX is to deliver enhanced knowledge on the Earth system by integrating Earth’s Observations (EO), AI, and ML into Earth system modelling and analysis in a yet unprecedented way to pave the way towards more reliable climate projections at global and regional scale.
Project proposes a multidisciplinary approach, focused on “learning” how to accurately describe processes underpinning these feedbacks, through a fusion of observations with advanced machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Such data and approaches, constrained by the laws of physics, will deliver a step change in the accuracy of Earth system models. AI4PEX will place Europe at the forefront of a revolution in Earth system modelling, leading to increased accuracy of climate change projections and superior support for implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the European Green Deal.
The project team, led by the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, brings together 17 partners from 10 countries. The team consists of 3 public research organizations, 4 private research institutions, 8 universities and 2 associated partners.