# FAU Alumni #MyStory: Nora Gourmelon

**Source**: https://www.fau.eu/2024/12/news/fau-alumni-mystory-nora-gourmelon/
**Parent**: https://www.fau.eu/category/alumni-videos/

Using artificial intelligence to make the Earth a better place – that’s the mission of FAU alumna and doctoral candidate Nora Gourmelon. She analyzes satellite images to determine where glacier ice breaks off and ends up in the ocean. What was once a manual process can now be automated with AI. Her findings are crucial for improving climate models. At FAU, she studied computer science, and today she works as a PhD student at the Pattern Recognition Lab.

Nora is part of the [International Doctorate Program (M³OCCA)](https://www.idp-mocca.forschung.fau.de/). Here, researchers work together interdisciplinary to advance the measurement and modeling of glaciers and ice caps in a changing climate.

In our interview, Nora Gourmelon shares personal insights into her research, describes her passion for green AI, and explains her commitment to volunteering on issues like mental health.

**FAU Alumni #MyStory\**The short videos in the FAU Alumni #MyStory series focus on outstanding FAU alumni, taking viewers on a journey into the alumni’s student life and providing insights into the impressive resumes and careers of today’s personalities. To do so, they return to the place where it all began: the FAU campus.

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December 16, 2024 - 4:14 pm