Harnessing AI to Clean up Beaches from Plastic Pellets • Signe Simonsen & Julian Wood • GOTO 2024

This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOams http://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/324 Signe Simonsen - Founder of Race for Oceans @RaceforOceans Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS @julian_wood 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 http://www.wooditwork.com 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. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:45 The problem of plastic pellets & environmental impact 03:25 Technology solutions & future plans 11:15 Outro 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 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #RaceForOceans #PlasticPellets #PlasticWaste #Sustainability #CleanOceans #HowToCleanOceans #PlasticWaste #TechForGood #SigneSimonsen #JulianWood Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1