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Evaluating Scalability, Reproducibility, and Impact of GenAI and Agentic AI in the Water and Wastewater Sector is a grant from the Water Research Foundation (Project 5394) that funds research to identify ways for water and wastewater utilities to overcome barriers to adopting Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Agentic AI.
The project scope includes identifying at least four GenAI pilot applications within the water and wastewater sector and implementing each at two additional utilities, documenting data governance requirements and lessons on reproducibility. The research also catalogs Agentic AI applications currently in use and reproduces at least one low-effort Agentic AI application at another utility.
One application must focus on knowledge transfer and training. Eligible applicants are organizations with expertise in water and wastewater utility operations and AI technology deployment. Proposals must be submitted through an organizational account.
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5394 - Evaluating Scalability, Reproducibility, & Impact of GenAI & Agentic AI in the Water and Wastewater Sector Identify ways for utilities to overcome key barriers to the adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Agentic AI, including actionable guardrails such as cybersecurity protocols, architectural design options, and redundancy requirements, that help ensure secure AI deployment.
Identify a minimum of four GenAI pilot applications within the water/wastewater sector and implement each within two additional utilities. Document the transfer process, data governance and data quality requirements, operational insights, lessons learned on reproducibility, and early impacts of each demonstration. One application should focus on knowledge transfer and training.
Catalogue Agentic AI applications currently in use within the water/wastewater sector and capture key lessons learned and early impacts from each application. Reproduce a minimum of one low-effort Agentic AI application at another utility and document the transfer process and lessons learned. Research Principal: Sydney Samples (ssamples@waterrf.
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Evaluating Scalability, Reproducibility, & Impact of GenAI & Agentic AI in the Water and Wastewater Sector (Project 5394) is funded by The Water Research Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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