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MIT civil engineering chair: infrastructure entering a defining era as AI and climate pressures converge

Ali Jadbabaie, head of MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says infrastructure is facing a defining era as climate change, resource constraints, geopolitical risks, and digital transformation — including AI — converge. He will discuss these topics at the World Infrastructure Forum in Madrid on Oct. 28, an event co-founded by MIT, UPM, the World Bank Group, and the University of Texas at Austin.

KEY POINTS

  1. Ali Jadbabaie, head of MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says infrastructure is facing a defining era as climate change, resource constraints, geopolitical risks, and digital transformation — including AI — converge.
  2. He will discuss these topics at the World Infrastructure Forum in Madrid on Oct.
  3. 28, an event co-founded by MIT, UPM, the World Bank Group, and the University of Texas at Austin.

WHY IT MATTERS

The convergence of AI, climate pressure, and interconnected systems could fundamentally change how infrastructure is designed, financed, and operated.

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