Harnessing AI to Clean up Beaches from Plastic Pellets • Signe Simonsen & Julian Wood

This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam for GOTO Unscripted. http://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here (https://gotopia.tech/articles/324) Signe Simonsen - Founder of Race for Oceans Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES Signe https://twitter.com/signe_simonsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/signe-simonsen https://www.instagram.com/signessimonsen Julian https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com https://twitter.com/julian_wood https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood Links https://raceforoceans.org/en https://raceforoceans.org/en/support-us https://www.instagram.com/raceforoceans DESCRIPTION Julian Wood sits down with Signe Simonsen, the visionary behind “Race for Oceans”, to explore her inspiring journey from Danish army captain to environmental advocate. Signe shares her mission to combat plastic pollution using innovative technology, including AI-driven drones and robots, to clean beaches and protect our oceans. With a blend of military precision and environmental passion, Signe Simonsen is pioneering a solution to a challenge that has persisted for decades, aiming to leave a lasting impact on the planet for future generations. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Victor Vasques Ribeiro • Plastic pellets on sandy beaches Volume I • https://amzn.to/4crhYEC Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu • Microplastic Pollution • https://amzn.to/4cnijIt Ioannis Kolaxis • 101 Green Software • https://www.kolaxis.dev/book-green-software Lässig, Kersting & Morik • Computational Sustainability • https://amzn.to/3APBW8r Carola Lilienthal • Sustainable Software Architecture • https://amzn.to/3yFXxoS Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!