Webinar | How Is AI Opening Air Quality Data to Citizens?

Air quality sensors generate large amounts of environmental data, but a sensor number is not yet information. How can we turn it into something people can understand and act on?

On 22 September 2026 we joined the 5th workshop of the Next-Gen Mentoring series of NextAIRE, a Horizon Europe project (HORIZON-WIDERA 101217310) coordinated by the Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb. The series is organised with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT).

The session looked at how AI can turn indoor and outdoor air quality data into clear, actionable insight for citizens, teachers, researchers and policymakers, without needing to be a data scientist.

What topics do we cover?

• Why a sensor number is not yet information, and how to transform it into intelligence and a decision.

• How AI can open air quality data to non-experts.

• Situational intelligence: indoor air, outdoor context, and what to do next.

• A short look at Anne, inBiot's virtual IAQ consultant, and inBiot's work in European projects.

Who is our speaker?

• Miguel Escribano, Head of Revenue Operations at inBiot. inBiot takes part in NextAIRE as a project stakeholder.

Recording, presentation and practical exercises

The workshop materials are now available for anyone who missed the session or wants to revisit it:

• YouTube recording: watch the session

• Presentation slides: inBiot_NextAIRE_2026-09-22.pdf

• Hands-on exercises & templates: exercises on GitHub. Includes code templates, MCP (Model Context Protocol) server setups, and n8n workflow examples for connecting AI to air quality data.

• All Next-Gen Mentoring workshops: NextAIRE GitHub repository

If you already use Claude, Codex, Cursor or a similar assistant, the exercises include a drop-in skill: it turns a real environmental signal, such as local weather or an air quality reading, into plain-language guidance on what it means and what to do next, backed by a small knowledge base (WHO, WELL, GO IAQS).

Many thanks to the NextAIRE team for the invitation. More about the event on the NextAIRE website.

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