Rex C. Donahey
Editor-in-Chief
Concrete International
The magazine of the American Concrete Institute
Title: The Future Surrounds Us: Deep Learning in the Concrete Industry
Biography
Biography: Rex C. Donahey
Abstract
For several years, the world’s tech giants such as Amazon, WeChat, and Facebook have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to severely disrupt more traditional commerce, marketing, and communications systems. Data scientists specializing in deep learning, a subset of AI, are now intensively developing new applications that will displace traditional methods in finance, healthcare, and transportation. Even within the concrete construction industry, early applications of deep learning algorithms have the potential to boost productivity, safety, and quality. This presentation will provide a summary of the concepts behind deep learning, review the many ways the technology affects our lives, examine current deep learning applications within the concrete industry, and anticipate potential applications for specification, inspection, training, and production. Lastly, attendees will be challenged to look for opportunities for applying deep learning in their own activities.