We plan a half-day program, including 2 keynote addresses, individual presentations, and panel discussion. The planned format will consist of lightning talks + poster session, with two main manuscript submission types:
0:00-0:10 Opening remarks
0:10-0:40 Keynote 1 (30 min with Q&A)
0:40-1:40 Lightning Talks (5 min each with Q&A)
1:40-2:25 Poster Session + Coffee Break (45min)
2:25-2:55 Keynote 2 (30 min with Q&A)
2:55-3:55 Discussion Panel (20min intro + 40min discussion, 4-5 panelists)
3:55-4:00 Closing remarks
Bio: Dr. Kasie Richards has been working as a Senior Director, Situational Awareness & Decision Support Disaster Cycle Services at American National Red Cross, which is part of the Non-Profit & Charitable Organizations industry. She holds a Doctorate degree in Public Health, Community and Behavioral Health from the East Tennessee State University.
Bio: Dr. Hamed Alemohammad is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Geography and Director of the Center for Geospatial Analytics at Clark University. He is an interdisciplinary scientist with expertise in remote sensing, earth science, and artificial intelligence (AI). Hamed has been the PI for several projects focused on developing novel AI models for multispectral, microwave and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite observations. Prior to Clark University, Hamed was the Chief Data Scientist and Executive Director at Radiant Earth Foundation where he established and led the development of Radiant MLHub – the open-access repository for geospatial training data and AI models. He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT.
