IBM Fits AI Wave Forecaster on a Raspberry PI

Scientists have developed an advanced wave forecasting system that can run speedy simulations on a Raspberry Pi.

- Stephanie Mlot

Using deep learning, analysts at IBM Research Ireland, Baylor University, and the University of Notre Dame built a system that far outpaces existing prediction models.

Costly and sluggish traditional platforms require a supercomputer to calculate how tides, winds, and the ocean’s varying depths influence the speed and height of waves. The new deep learning-enhanced framework, however, generates forecasts up to 12,000 percent faster than conventional designs, according to IBM Research member Fearghal O’Donncha, who also tipped “a vastly increased” set of data input.