Featured PI: Nalini Venkatasubramanian and the Smart Water Infrastructure Data Exchange
Nalini Venkatasubramanian, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, has been leading a groundbreaking project that aims to revolutionize the way we manage and maintain our aging water infrastructure systems. Through her work on the Smart Water Infrastructure Data Exchange (SWADE) project, Nalini has demonstrated the power of data-driven approaches and machine learning techniques to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing water utilities and municipalities.

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