Information Technologies for Natural Disaster Management

No registration required, just turn up, it's free! All welcome.
 

Abstract

The effective use of data is important for many different domains, especially with the increasing amount of sensor data from IoT related activities.

One important area is natural disaster response and management. Disaster management professionals use large amounts of data from various sources in order to make informed decisions and effectively administer resources. To facilitate this, many technologies can be leveraged to enhance this process. In any type of disaster scenario, the continuity, availability, and usability of data must be maintained and supported by an immersive, collaborative, environment during time-critical situations.

This seminar will cover a broad research framework for information technologies used in natural disasters and demonstrate a prototype immersive visualisation application that addresses some of the challenges. Also to be discussed are the availability of sensor networks and data sources, as well as some of the UI/UX requirements that are incorporated into such an application.

Speaker bio

Dr Jason H. Haga is currently a senior researcher in the Cyber-Physical Cloud Research Group at the Information Technology Research Institute of AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology).

His past research work involved the design and implementation of applications for grid computing environments and tiled display walls.

He also works with cultural heritage institutions to deploy novel interactive exhibits to engage public learning.

His research interests are in immersive visualisation and analytic environments for large datasets.

He has spent more than 13 years collaboratively working with members of the PRAGMA (Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly) community and continues to look for interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities.