ASAQ SEMINAR SERIES ON AIR QUALITY DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING

9:00 - 9:10 (10min)

Welcome

Dr. Bertrand Tchanche

9:10 - 10:00 (50min)

Air Quality Data in Africa

Pascoal de Campos

› Can urban centres in East Africa have cleaner air than their suburbs? - Chua Samuel, Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki 09:10-09:20 (10min)

› A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN AFRICA: OPPOTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND RECOMENDATIONS - Bessie George, Department of Geography and Natural Resources management 09:20-09:30 (10min)

› Exposure levels to indoor air pollutants of households using solid fuels in Burkina Faso: A case study of the city of Ouagadougou. - Lucmane Koala, Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de l'Environnement (LPCE), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 09:30-09:40 (10min)

10:00 - 10:10 (10min)

Break

10:10 - 11:00 (50min)

Air Quality Data Generation

Rafael Borge

› Institutional Consideration for Air Quality Sensor Manufacturing: Case Study East Africa - Jared Nganyi, Strathmore University 10:10-10:20 (10min)

› AIR QUALITY DATA GENERATION IN THE CITY OF DOUALA USING LOW COST SENSORS - NGU ASANGA, Environmental and Lung Health Association - KWENKEU TONDJI TATIANA MELISSA, Environmental and Lung Health Association - LIFAFA KINGE KANGE, DOUALA GENERAL HOSPITAL - TENDONG NKOMBU MARY CHIARA, Environmental and Lung Health Association - MANEMIK RAISSA TADONLEKEU, Environmental and Lung Health Association - Mbatchou Ngahane Bertrand Hugo, Environmental and Lung Health Association 10:20-10:30 (10min)

› Advancing Air Quality Monitoring: IoT Technology and Generative AI Perspectives - LOUBNA BOUHACHLAF, Laboratory of Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, Materials, Nanomaterial, Water and Environment, CERNE2D, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Faculty of Science, Avenue IbnBattouta, BP1014, Agdal, Rabat,Morocco 10:30-10:40 (10min)

› Air quality and atmospheric aerosol studies: the experience of CNR - ISAC - Daniela Cesari, Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima [Lecce] 10:40-10:50 (10min)

11:00 - 11:10 (10min)

Coffee break

11:10 - 12:00 (50min)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Daniele Casella

› Predictions of Atmospheric Emissions by Machine Learning - Alessandro Marongiu, ARPA Lombardia 11:10-11:25 (15min)

› Applications of Machine Learning Algorithms for air quality management applications in Madrid (Spain) - Rafael Borge, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 11:25-11:40 (15min)

12:00 - 13:00 (1h)

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00 (1h)

Air Quality Data in Africa

Rafael Borge

› Designing Air Quality Measurement Systems in Data-Scarce Settings - Svetoslava Milusheva, World Bank Group 13:00-13:15 (15min)

› Empowering Communities with Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors - Anika Krause, AirGradient 13:15-13:30 (15min)

› Unlocking Global Air Quality Data: An Introduction to OpenAQ and its Exploration Tools - Colleen Marciel Rosales, OpenAQ 13:30-13:45 (15min)

14:00 - 14:15 (15min)

Coffee break

14:15 - 15:15 (1h)

Tools for Air Quality Data Analysis & Visualization

› Unlocking the Power of R for Air Quality Data Analysis - Sotirios Papathanasiou, Lead Author GO AQS 14:15-14:35 (20min)

› openair R package: a simple and effective tool for dealing with air quality data - Andrea Bisignano, ARPAL (Environmental protection agency of Liguria region) 14:35-14:55 (20min)

15:15 - 15:30 (15min)

Break

15:30 - 16:30 (1h)

Remote Sensing (RS)

› Satellite Variables for Tracking Air Quality and Climate in Africa Part I: Key Satellite Measurements. - Patrick Reddy, University of Wisconsin-Madison 15:30-16:30 (1h)