November 28, 2023 Sberbank and the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence as part of the implementation of the national project “Ecology” at the III Annual Congress of Young Scientists.
The document was signed by Vice President - Director of the Department for the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Maxim Eremenko and Deputy Director of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS Konstantin Gongalsky.
The subject of the agreement is the creation, implementation, application, use and development of artificial intelligence models and technological solutions on the study and conservation of biodiversity, as well as joint educational and business events aimed at increasing environmental literacy of the population.
Maxim Eremenko, Vice President - Director of the Department for the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Sberbank:
“One of Sber’s priority areas of work in the ESG field is the development of new solutions based on artificial intelligence technology to regulate environmental risks. AI can be used to collect and analyze data on the state of ecosystems, predict climate change, study the population of rare species of animals and plants, and can make a significant contribution to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation projects.”
Konstantin Gongalsky, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
“Despite the fact that the main activity of the Institute is fundamental research, one of the priorities of our development is participation in applied environmental research and providing a high-quality scientific foundation for the research carried out by our corporate partners. We hope that the partnership with Sber in the field of artificial intelligence will take our joint work on assessing biodiversity and predicting the state of ecosystems to a new level.”