Meet Kelly Liu: The 16-year-old San Jose student who used AI to map dirty air, put pollution sensors in underserved schools and helped push a countywide policy change
- Kelly LiuPhoto credit: www.actionfornature.orgWhen Kelly Liu looked at air pollution data around San Jose, she noticed something important was missing.
- Official monitoring stations could show broad regional trends, but they did not always reveal what students were breathing beside busy roads, industrial areas or older school buildings.
- The 16-year-old student decided to fill that gap by combining artificial intelligence, low-cost pollution sensors and community organising.
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- Kelly LiuPhoto credit: www.actionfornature.orgWhen Kelly Liu looked at air pollution data around San Jose, she noticed something important was missing.
- Official monitoring stations could show broad regional trends, but they did not always reveal what students were breathing beside busy roads, industrial areas or older school buildings.
- The 16-year-old student decided to fill that gap by combining artificial intelligence, low-cost pollution sensors and community organising.
Sources: Times of India