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International Collaboration for Advancing Modelling and Risk Assessment of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
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Wildfires are an increasing concern worldwide, particularly in areas where natural landscapes and communities intersect. Advances in modelling and artificial intelligence are creating new opportunities to better understand wildfire risks and support preparedness.
This webinar will highlight key insights from the Wildfire Modelling and Artificial Intelligence workshop convened by the InterAcademy Partnership in collaboration with the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences and supported by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Meet the Speakers
- Hussam Mahmoud, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate, focuses on resilient infrastructure and community recovery following natural hazards. He advises international organisations on infrastructure resilience and sustainable risk management.
- Elsa Pastor, Full Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, specialises in safety and risk analysis with a focus on wildland-urban interface fire risk. She has led major European projects on wildfire prevention and preparedness and has published extensively on fire risk assessment and management.
- Jason Sharples, Professor of Bushfire Dynamics at the University of New South Wales, is an internationally recognised expert in extreme wildfire behaviour. His research uses mathematical and computational models to better understand wildfire propagation and inform policy and operational response.
- Savvas Gkantonas is a researcher and entrepreneur working at the intersection of climate science, wildfire risk assessment and advanced modelling technologies. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Pinepeak, where he focuses on developing innovative tools to improve wildfire prediction, preparedness and resilience. His work brings together science, technology and policy to support more effective responses to climate-related risks.
Webinar Registration
Register to the webinar here
Report
Wildfire Modelling and Artificial Intelligence: here
