AI researcher Dmitrii Kochkov uses machine learning to predict climate change's impact on extreme weather
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Andrea Thompson
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Summary
Profile of Dmitrii Kochkov, a 34-year-old Russian-born AI researcher at Google Research who transitioned from studying geometry, math, and physics to machine learning and quantum physics, and now uses artificial intelligence to develop tools for predicting how climate change will impact extreme weather events.
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· 5 pulledAs a child in Petrozavodsk, Russia, Dmitrii Kochkov loved solving geometry puzzles with his parents.
In high school he participated in math and physics competitions.
By the time he reached graduate school, he had turned toward machine learning and quantum physics to solve tough problems.
The now 34-year-old joined Google Research as an AI resident in 2019, using machine learning to create programs that could solve interesting equations.
His career then turned toward weather and climate change.
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