The No-Code Revolution: Move from Analysis to Automation
Stop the manual grind and start leveraging the power of Generative AI. The modern water professional doesn't need to be a coder to be an innovator. This intensive, 2-week "Bring Your Own Problem" workshop is designed to give you a high-level mastery of Artificial Intelligence, specifically tailored for the water sector.
You won’t just learn - you will build. Whether it’s extracting data from 500-page environmental reports, building predictive dashboards, or deploying your first AI Agent, you will leave this session with a working solution to a real problem you face at work.
The Curriculum: 20 Hours of High-Impact Learning
- The Big Picture: Demystifying LLMs, Machine Learning, and RAG in the context of water systems.
- The Modern Stack: Hands-on training with Gemini, NotebookLM, and Copilot Studio.
- Intelligence Extraction: Learn how to use Long Context Windows to "chat" with your complex technical reports.
- Rapid Prototyping: Build functional dashboards and visualizations using Gemini and Power BI.
- Introduction to Water Agents: Design your first no-code AI Agent to automate routine compliance and operational tasks.
- Safety & Ethics: Navigate security considerations and the technical limitations of current AI.
How it Works: The 50/50 Model
We believe in "Learning by Doing." Each daily session is split to ensure mastery:
- Hour 1: Direct Instruction. Tactical teaching on tools and water-sector use cases.
- Hour 2: The Build Lab. The instructor, Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, mentors you as you apply the day’s lesson to your "Bring Your Own Problem" project.
Workshop Details
- Duration: 2 Weeks (Monday–Friday)
- Commitment: 2 Hours Per Day (1 hour teaching | 1 hour building)
- Final Output: A capstone project presentation of your custom AI solution
- A certificate of completion to share with your manager and professional network
- Early access to the Ecoformatics platform with recordings from this workshop and other courses as well as a community of water innovators for 3 months after the course ends
Meet your instructor
Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, PhD is an award-winning scientist, engineer and entrepreneur who has been pioneering the integration of AI in water, agriculture, energy and climate since 2003. She has worked in multi-billion dollar organizations including Facebook and Argonne National Laboratory as well as several clean tech startups.
As a scientist, she has been recognized by the US National Academies of Science and Engineering for innovative environmental research and she was invited by the Obama White House to participate in the first conference on innovation in clean technology and big data.
As an engineer and technical leader, she has led teams translating complex R&D into commercial products supporting $10M+ in revenue. Recently, as the Director of Science at Regrow Ag, she led the development of AI systems for digital twins that scaled 40x across 18 countries and led to 36x efficiency gains.
She received her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her Bachelors in Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani, India
The courses are really useful and easy to follow. It's a 2-for-1 in understanding which tools to learn and which to brush up which makes it easy to upskill at my job or find a new one.
Mary, Environmental Scientist
The instructor is very friendly and knows her subject! The course helped me get comfortable using and building data science models at my job.
Karen A., Water Manager and Data Analyst
I found the material very informative and interesting. It was a fascinating introduction to the applications of data science in clean technology
Ganesh, Data Scientist