AIMS
The IFIP Work Group on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction
(ITDRR) promotes a novel research area, IT in disaster risk reduction
(ITDRR). The specific aims are:
- 1. To understand and identify the challenges of ITDRR.
- 2. To develop the research foundations for meeting the challenges ITDRR.
- 3. To integrate IT and disaster risk reduction inter disciplinary
communities for sharing and disseminating research and development
findings, experiences and knowledge.
- 4. To provide an additional opportunity for IFIP members to work with
external international bodies such as UN, UNISDR, ICSU, ITU and ISCRAM.
SCOPES
- - WG shall serve as platform to create the the knowledge and
expertise in various aspects of ITDRR from institutions all over the
world to understand the new challenges and opportunities.
- - It shall provide the opportunities to share latest research
discoveries, knowledge and experiences of ITDRR.
- - It shall serve as forum for sharing and disseminating research
findings and practical experiences in the field of ITDRR by organizing
conferences, workshops, seminars and summer schools, faculty training
programs and so on.
- - It shall provide support for researchers and practitioners to
establish linkages with IT community and DRR practitioners.
- - It shall develop and enhance excellence through new
educational and training programs in various areas of ITDRR.
MEMBERS
[Chair] Yuko Murayama, Tsuda University, Japan
[Vice chair] Julie Dugdale, the University of Grenoble, France
[Vice chair] Jun Sasaki, Yamato University, Japan
[Secretary] Terje Gjøsæter, University of Agder, Norway
[Media Officer] Osamu Uchida, Tokai University, Japan
Thomas Lampoltshammer, University for Continuing Education, Austria
Erich Neuhold, Universität Wien, Austria
Walter Seböck, University for Continuing Education, Austria
A Min Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Dimiter Velev, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
Plamena Zlateva, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
Frederick Benaben, IMT Mines Albi, France
Caroline Rizza, I3 CNRS (UMR 9217), Telecom Paris, France
Tullio Joseph Tanzi, Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Rainer Malaka, Bremen University, Germany
Tilo Mentler, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Kai Rannenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Benny Benyamin Nasution, Politeknik Negeri Medan, Indonesia
Michinori Hatayama, Kyoto University, Japan
Kenny Meesters, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Jose Julio Cabeza Gonzalez, University of Agder, Norway
Jaziar Radianti, University of Agder, Norway
Marcos R. S. Borges, retired(Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Portugal/Brazil
Josune Hernantes, University of Navarra, Spain
Sofie Pilemalm, Linköping University, Sweden
Liz Bacon, Abertay University, U.K.
Hans Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Igor Grebennik, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Ukraine
