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GeoAI for Disaster Response

AI Month at Penn: Learn how AI is used to sift through satellite data, extract insights, and improve relief outcomes in disaster response.

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April 16, 2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor
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Open to the Public
Bird's eye photo of a flooded landscape, with four cars stuck in the water on the road.

When disaster strikes, every second counts. Empowering emergency response teams with effective decision-making capabilities requires the use of geospatial monitoring and advanced AI toolkits for identifying vulnerable communities, developing mitigation plans, and planning for future events. Learn how AI is used to sift through satellite data, extract insights, and improve relief outcomes.

Speakers:
Ben Liebersohn, Geospatial and Mapping Fellow
Girmaye Misgna, Geospatial and Mapping Librarian

AI Month at Penn

AI Month at Penn is a month-long, University-wide initiative throughout April 2026 that will focus on human-centered AI. The month's events will highlight research, dialogues and collaborations that put people at the center of technological innovation. Through panels, workshops, lectures and community events, the initiative highlights work across AI in health, science, education, business and public life.

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