Predicting Power Outages with AI

This paper addresses a critical real-world problem: predicting power outages during extreme events. The integration of diverse data sources (weather, socio-economic, infrastructure) and the use of machine learning models, particularly LSTM, is a significant contribution. Understanding community vulnerability and the impact of infrastructure development on outage risk is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and resource allocation. The focus on low-probability, high-consequence events makes this research particularly valuable.