Workshop on “Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions”
Frascati, Italy, 8 May 2025
Contact:
tsbevents@itu.int
09:30 - 10:00
| Opening Remarks
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10:00 - 11:30
| Session 1: Opportunities and Challenges at the Training Phase
Moderator: Miguel Angel Fernandez Torres, Assistant Professor, Signal Theory and Communications Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Michela Ravenelli, AXA Research Fund-IOC UNESCO fellow, Sapienza University of Rome: Leveraging AI in GNSS Remote Sensing: A Deep Learning Framework for Real-Time Detection of Ionospheric Perturbations Triggered by Earthquakes and Tsunamis [Presentation] Ronan McAdam, Junior Scientist, CMCC Foundation: Feature selection for Data-Driven Seasonal Forecasts of European Heatwaves [Presentation]
Nikolaos Dionelis, Internal Research Fellow (IRF), the European Space Agency (ESA): An AI Foundation Model for Earth Observation, Techniques and Applications Including Flood Rapid Mapping [Presentation]
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11:30 - 11:45
| Coffee Break
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12:45-13:45
| ESA Tour
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13:45-14:30
| Group Photo+Lunch
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14:30 - 16:30
| Session 2: AI models, methods and added value for tracking and forecasting
Moderator: Casper Fibaek, PhD, Earth Observation Education Specialist, European Space Agency
- Nicla Notarangelo, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow, WEO Luxembourg: Leveraging Deep Learning and Crowdsourced Imagery for Urban Flood Mapping [Presentation]
- Maria Molina, Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland, College Park: Detecting and Predicting Extremes in a Changing Climate [Presentation]
- Karl Payne, Lecturer and Stream Coordinator for Water Resources Management, University of West Indies: Physics Informed Neural Networks for Enhanced Water Resources Management [Presentation]
- Noelia Otero Felipe, Fraunhofer HHI: Spatially Resolved Rainfall Streamflow Modeling: A Case Study in Central Europe [Presentation]
- Patrick Ebel, Internal Research Fellow, ESA: AI for hydro-meteorological hazard modelling & Overview of relevant ESA Ф-lab supported activities [Presentation]
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16:30-16:45
| Coffee Break
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16:45-18:10
| Session 3: AI for last-mile communication
Moderator: Katharina Weitz, Fraunhofer HHI
- Giriraj Amarnath, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI): AI-Powered Drought Mitigation: Leveraging SADMS and Human-Centered Design for Actionable Contingency Planning and Advisory Support [Presentation]
- Filippo Catani, University of Padua: Adding Value to Post-Disaster Mapping with AI [Presentation]
- Luca Brocca, National Research Council of Italy: Role of AI in the development of a Digital Twin for Hydrology [Presentation]
- Shruthi Nath, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Oxford: Linking research to action: exploring the value of AI-driven rainfall forecasts over the Greater Horn of Africa [Presentation]
- James Parr, FDL Europe — Trillium Technologies: AI for Resilience, the Full Stack [Presentation]
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18:10-18:20
| Launch of online challenge
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