On Thursday, January 30th 2025, at19:00, SciFY held the 48th SciFY Academy event on: “Technology & Natural Disasters #2 | The role of innovation and AI” at Ιmpact Hub Athens (28 Karaiskaki Str., 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, optimize coordination, and support decision-making?

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. See his presentation here.

Dr. Anastasios Dimou, Research Fellow at the Center for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH). See his presentation here.

Professor Emmanuel Vassilakis, Professor of Remote Sensing and Morphotectonics at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of NKUA, Director of the Remote Sensing Laboratory. See his presentation here.

From the 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). See their presentation here.

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