Making AI Possible: In Space!

Welcome to the Making AI Possible Podcast—your monthly deep dive into the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and how they’re shaping the world around us. Produced at Caltech in Pasadena, California, this series features in-depth conversations with the people driving AI innovation forward. This podcast series features the latest AI advancements with some of the brightest minds in the field, such as groundbreaking research from AI industry leaders, labs here on campus, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which Caltech manages for NASA.

Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero has spent a career exploring remote sensing, machine learning, data science and computer vision on a variety of orbital and terrestrial platforms. An Alum of Carnegie Mellon University, he worked at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin building real time satellite payloads, teaching and working on remote sensing at ARL-PSU, building global machine learning pipelines at Planet Labs, Orbital Insight, and Maxar Technologies, and Directing AI/ML Execution at the Aerospace Corporation. As director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Aerospace Corporation, Manuel  coordinates with teams to consult a variety of government customers on a wide base of missions related to space. His team has focused on the creation of a development stack that simplifies the complexities of creating, training, and deploying machine learning capabilities that can educate and inform government stakeholders on data that is relevant to their missions in meaningful environments.

As Caltech CTME's Affiliate Director of AI Programs, Nicholas Beaudoin intersects strategic program development with hands-on curriculum design, positioning AI/ML education programs at the forefront of technological transformation. Leading the AI programs at Caltech's Center for Technology & Management Education, Nicholas' focus is on delivering impactful learning experiences tailored to a diverse clientele, including private and public sectors, as well as government and non-profit organizations.