{"id":5575,"date":"2025-10-01T11:22:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:20:07","slug":"using-ai-to-improve-indoor-ventilation-during-wildfire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/2025\/using-ai-to-improve-indoor-ventilation-during-wildfire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Using AI to Improve Indoor Ventilation During Wildfire Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Using AI to Improve Indoor Ventilation During Wildfire Season\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The <strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"279\">Department of Systems and Computer Engineering<\/strong> research professors are using artificial intelligence to tackle a pressing public health challenge: how to keep indoor air clean during wildfire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/gw-3-240x260.jpg\" alt=\"G. Wainer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Gabriel Wainer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an article for <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/our-ai-model-can-help-improve-indoor-ventilation-during-wildfire-season-263600?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%201%202025&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%201%202025+CID_5924e0468f96c1db10b6795e9d91904d&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_ca&amp;utm_term=how%20theyve%20designed%20a%20model%20with%20the%20help%20of%20AI%20that%20could%20help%20protect%20public%20health%20and%20ensure%20people%20are%20breathing%20clean%20air%20indoors\"><em data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"458\">The Conversation<\/em><\/a>, Professor <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"540\">Gabriel Wainer<\/strong> and Dr. <strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"475\">Hoda Khalil<\/strong>, Adjunct Research Professor, describe how they designed an AI-powered model that can help improve indoor ventilation when outdoor air quality is compromised by smoke. Their work highlights the potential of advanced modelling tools to guide homeowners, building managers, and policymakers in reducing exposure to harmful air pollutants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft wp-image-4014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-240x401.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-240x401.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-160x267.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-768x1283.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-400x668.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-919x1536.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2-360x602.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/EC8B569D-854E-4CE8-8A6A-FD08F5F999B2.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Hoda Khalil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The project combines expertise in systems engineering, data science, and public health to create solutions that not only respond to immediate environmental threats but also strengthen long-term resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Systems and Computer Engineering research professors are using artificial intelligence to tackle a pressing public health challenge: how to keep indoor air clean during wildfire season. 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