SciFY held the SciFY Academy event “Technology & Natural Disasters #2 | The Role of Innovation and AI” on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, at 19:00, at Impact Hub Athens ( 28 Karaiskaki, Athens ).
Participation is free and open to everyone!
The goal was to co-discover key issues such as:
- What are the natural disasters that threaten our country?
- How does technology help in the prevention and management of natural disasters?
- How is technology used in practice by rescuers?
- How does robotics support disaster response teams?
- How can technology provide responders with timely information and assist them in decision-making?
Through the SciFY Academy initiative, SciFY aspires to create a platform for discussion by bringing together representatives from the fields of scientific research, business, and civil society with citizens, students, and professionals.
Here, you can find the presentations of the speakers:
Mr. Konstantinos Chouvardas, Director of the Autonomous Directorate of Civil Protection of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace Region
Dr. Anastasios Dimou, Research Fellow at the Center for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Professor Emmanuel Vassilakis, Professor of Remote Sensing and Morphotectonics at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of NKUA, Director of the Remote Sensing Laboratory
Hellenic Rescue Team of Attica (HRTA), and in particular, Dr. Harris Georgiou, scientific advisor & rescuer (Sea/USAR), Mrs. Anastasia Andriopoulou, Financial Manager & rescuer (USAR), and Mr. Alexis Vlachopoulos, Research Assistant & rescuer (USAR)
