SciFY held the SciFY Academy event “Technology & Natural Disasters | The Role of Innovation and AI”, on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024, at 19:00, at Ιmpact Hub Athens (28 Karaiskaki Street, Athens).

Participation is free and open to everyone!

The goal was to co-discover:

• What is the situation in Greece in terms of prevention?
• What is the usefulness and value of prevention actions?
• How can technology support prevention, rescue, and decision-making (sensors, computational tools, AI)?
• What lessons have we learned from previous Natural Disasters?
• What new generation of technologies is being created through R&D?

Through the SciFY Academy initiative, SciFY aspires to create a platform for discussion by bringing together representatives from the field of scientific research, the development of Assistive Technologies, and their use with citizens, students, and related professionals.

Presentations were held by the following speakers:
Dr. Ioannis M. Dokas , Associate Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. Stelios Karozis , Senior Researcher at NCSR “Demokritos”

Dr. Effie Marcoulaki, Research Director at the Laboratory of Systems Reliability and Industrial Safety of NCSR “Demokritos”

Hellenic Rescue Team of Attica (EODA) and, in particular, Dr. Haris Georgiou