This book is intended as an incentive for women to start, continue, or expand their STEM work in AI and sustainability, thus speeding up progress in a field critical to the wellbeing of humanity. The book features a rigorously curated collection of scientifically sound, expertly yet accessibly written chapters capturing state-of-the-art research conducted at the forefront of where the AI field intersects with sustainability. The transformative impact of the work conveyed in the book in conjunction with the non-traditional personal and professional backgrounds of the authors are both instructional and motivational, thus catering to a specific set of readership expectations that conventional scientific literature routinely overlooks. Part of the highly successful Women in Science and Engineering book series, this volume highlights the contribution of women leaders in AI and sustainability, inspiring people across the identity and age spectra to enter STEM and work diligently and passionately to develop and fulfil themselves in tandem with securing a bright future for the field.
