Identification of New Particle FormationEvents Using a You Only Look Once (YOLO) Deep Learning Algorithm

A new study published in the ACS ES&T Air special issue “Elevating Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements and Modeling with Artificial Intelligence” introduces, for the first time, a deep learning method—the You Only Look Once (YOLO) algorithm—to detect atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) events. NPF events involve the formation and growth of molecular clusters, which is a key process that influences air quality, climate, and human health. The study is led by Rajat Bhandari, under the supervision of Dr. Vijay P. Kanawade (CARE-C, CyI) and Assoc. Prof. Chandan Sarangi (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India), with support from a global team of collaborators, including colleagues from CyI (Dr. Michael Pikridas, Prof. Jean Sciare, and Assoc. Prof. Tuija Jokinen).