VR/XR Based Training & Education Speaker Series: Knowledge and Experience Sharing
SESSION 1 FRIDAY MARCH 24 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
Moderator: Dr. Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Director, CIFAL York, York University
Speakers:
Benjamin Alsbury-Nealy, CEO and Co-Founder of SilicoLabs
Kyla Alsbury-Nealy, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder SilicoLabs
Chirag Chopra, Chief Business Development Officer at SilicoLabs and Chief Innovation Officer at Airlift Emergency Response Operations (AERO)
Topic: nderstanding Human Behaviour Using Extended Reality (XR) for Emergency Management
SESSION 2 FRIDAY APRIL 28 12:00PM-1:00PM (EDT)
Moderator: Dr. Ahmad Mohammadi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
Speakers:
Dr. Eva Hava Peisachovich, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University
Dr. Bill Kapralos, Associate Professor & Research Excellence Chair, Software Informatics Research Centre (SIRC), Ontario Tech University
Gabrielle Hollaender, Graduate Student, Computer Science, Ontario Tech University
Claire Culver, Graduate Student, Computer Science, Ontario Tech University
Topic
VR as a Medium to Education Deliverables
Climate Change and Global Occupational Health and Safety
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY APRIL 12 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Kennedy
Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Speaker: Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, University of Toronto; Founder, Infinity Health Consulting Group; Founder, OT Services North
Topic
Climate Change and Occupational Health: Exploring Their Inter-Relationships
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Moderator: Sonia Sanita
Healthy Built Environment Specialist, Public Health, York Region
Speaker: Dr. Vijay Kumar Chattu
Postdoctoral Fellow, ReSTORE Lab, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta; Visiting Research Fellow, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Bruges Belgium; Founder & CEO, Global Health Research and Innovations Canada Inc. (GHRIC), Toronto
Topic
Global Health Governance for Climate-Induced Global Occupational Health Challenges
AI for Global Health Challenges and Lessons Learned
SESSION 1 MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Collins N. Udanor, Associate Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka
Topic: Responsible AI Healthcare Applications for Developing Countries
Speaker: Dr. Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
SESSION 3 MONDAY MARCH 20 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Ignatius Ezeani, Senior Research Associate, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University
Topic: A Case for Inclusive Natural Language Processing
SESSION 4 MONDAY APRIL 3 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Gabriel, Software Engineer, OpenMined
Topic: Lessons Learned from AI Applications in Health
Speaker: Dr. Christo El Morr
Associate Professor of Health Informatics, School of Health Policy and Management, York University
Topic: A Technocentric or a Humancentric Society
Speaker : Dr. Mpho Raborife
Deputy Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg
Topic: AI for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: An African Perspective
Emerging & Systemic Risks Monthly Lectures
Preparedness for Nuclear Conflicts: Reuse of former nuclear bunkers in Canada
Dr. Jack Rozdilski, Associate Professor
Disaster and Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 12PM-1PM
Solar Storms and Their Impacts on Society and Technological Systems
Dr. Afshin Rezaei-Zare, Associate Professor
Electric Engineering and Computer Science, Department, York University
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 12PM-1PM EST
Rethinking Vulnerability
Dr. Jason von Meding, Associate Professor
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 12PM-1PM EST
Forward Looking Climate Change Vulnerability and Resiliency Planning in the Electricity Sector
Dave Baumken, Consultant, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resiliency, Adjunct Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management , York University
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 12PM-1PM EST
Fire and Floods in Our Own Backyard: Examining Climate Change Displacement and Internal Migration in Canada
Dr. Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Equity Studies
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY MARCH 16 12PM-1PM EST
Forecasting COVID Using a Hurricane Model
Dr. Taha Jaffer, Head of Wholesale Banking and Global Treasury AI , Scotiabank
VIRTUAL , THURSDAY APRIL 20, 2023, 12PM-1PM EST
Rapid Disaster Damage Assessment Speaker Series
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Imran
Senior Scientist and Lead of the Crisis Computing team, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Topic
The Role of AI and Non-Traditional Data Sources for Rapid Damage Assessment
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. David Henderson, Director of the Cyclone Testing Station, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University
Topic: Do You Know Why You Are Doing This Damage Investigation?
Speaker 2: Damon McGillivray, Coordinator, Building Inspections, Development Approvals and Building Safety, Planning and Development, City of Calgary
Topic: Performing Rapid Damage Assessments
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis. Sustaining Digital Heritage, Co-Chair INSARAG Flexible Response Subgroup on Heritage Safeguard (Honorary), ICCROM, Rome, Italy.
Speaker 2: Jui Ambani, Conservation Architect, Consultant for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Action. Programme Assistant, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Programme, ICCROM, Rome, Italy
Topic: Post-Event Damage and Risk Assessment for Cultural Heritage
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Charles Huyck, Founding Partner and Executive Vice President, ImageCat Inc.
Topic: Rapid Damage Assessment: Damage Detection, Modeling, and Multi-Modal Reconnaissance
Recording of Session 4
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Disaster & Emergency Management
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Dr. Kelly Thomson, Associate Professor, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Topic: Masculinity and Responses to Emergency: The Double Bind
Speaker 2: Dr. Alice Cullingford, Associate Faculty, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University.
Topic: Addressing Workplace Culture in Fire and Emergency Services
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Ben Gallagher, Emergency Management Specialist, City of Mississauga
Topic: Community Driven Resilience: Empowering Diverse Communities to Drive Disaster Resilience
Speaker: Linnea Warren May, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Topic: Measuring Equity in the Context of Disaster Resilience and Response
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Chauncia Willis, Co-Founder & CEO Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM)
Topic: Disaster Bias vs. Disaster Privilege: Race, Gender, and Social Status as Determinants of Recovery
Speaker 2: Alain Normand
Chair of the NGO Alliance and Consulting Associate, ADRA Canada
Topic: We have come a long way but we are not there yet
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Noémie Gonzalez Bautista, PhD in Anthropology, Independent Researcher, Expertise in Applied Anthropology
Topic: Deconstructing the Gender Binary: A Necessity to Build a More Inclusive and Anti-Colonial Emergency Management
Speaker : Susamma Seeley, MPA, CEM, and PhD Student & Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware
Topic: Moving Beyond DEI: Identity and Multicultural Competency in EM
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Waruszynski, Defence Scientist with Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis under Chief Military Personnel, Canadian Department of National Defence
Topic: Challenges of Diversity and Inclusion During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications on Canadian Defence Emergency Management and Preparedness
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Spinney, Assistant Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Topic: The Social Life of Structures: Exploring Individual Experience and the Diversity of Impacts From Severe Wind Events in Ontario
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2022 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker : Brandy Mai, Owner, CEO, and Consultant, CrisisTalker. JD & Ga-CEM
Topic: Neurodiversity Considerations in Disaster Operations
Speaker: Dr. Rodric Bowman, Director, Northeastern Operations for the Olson Group, LTD. Emergency Management and Resiliency researcher, practitioner, and thought leader
Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Emergency Management Programs and Practice
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AND JUSTICE
SESSION 1 WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Deborah Lightman
Topic: Incorporating Equity into Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan
Speaker: Andréanne Doyon
Topic: Transportation Equity from a Climate Action Plan Perspective
SESSION 2 WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Todd Litman
Topic: Transportation Planning for Equity, Opportunity and Health
Speaker 2: Mahtot Gebresselassie
Topic: Emerging Transportation and Disability
Link to recording
SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 11 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Michael Collens
Topic: Transit Justice and Metrolinx: Next Stop Equity
Speaker 2 & 3: Mohsen Alavi & Mohammed Mohith
Topic: Transportation justice in student travel: some preliminary results from the studentmove to project
SESSION 4 WEDNESDAY MAY 25 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Linda Rothman
Speaker 2: Sarah Richmond
Speaker 3: Emily McCullough
Topic: Equity Challenges in the Built Environment and Child Pedestrian Injuries- Integration of Evidence and Public Health
SESSION 5 WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Keynote Speaker: Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI
Topic: Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Adverse Impacts of Discriminatory Enforcement on Black Mobility
Speaker 2 & 3: Carla Mays & David Capelli
Topic: Transportation Equity: Disease, Crime and Violence
SESSION 6 WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Lindsey Kindrat
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
Speaker 2: Lisa D’Abbondanza
Topic: Resilient Transit and Resilient Communities
SESSION 7 WEDNESDAY JULY 06 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)
Speaker 1: Robyn Brown
Topic: Inclusionary Zoning and Gender-Based Design
Speaker 2: Ana-Francisca de la Mora
Topic: Gender-Based Design: Making Travel Easier For Everyone
World Water Day, A solutions-Driven Workshop on Climate Impacts on Freshwater, March 22, 22022
Disaster Ethics
David Etkin, Professor of Disaster & Emergency Management, York University. Disaster Ethics, February 16, 2022.
IMROVING THE ECONOMY WHILE ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT DIALOUGE (IEEED) Speaker Series)
IEEED Speaker Series (information and recordings)
Session 1: Energy Transition: The Apollo Project of our Time with Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations
Session 2: Top Climate Solutions
Session 3: You, Me and sustainability, with Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair, York University
Session 4: Disasters, Environment & Economy, with Ali Asgary, Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Session 5: Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Session 6: Eric Miller, Director of Ecological Footprint Initiative, York University
Session 7: Steve Cohen, Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, City of New York & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIES
Transparency and Credibility of Complex Models: Experiences Validating an Agent-Based Model of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaker: Dr. Anna Bershteyn
Assistant Professor of Population Health, New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
In the wild: A case study of an embedded ABM and hybrid modelling team during the COVID-19 pandemic
Speaker: Dr. L. Kurt Kreuger
CEO of Kreuger Consulting
FRIDAY MARCH 11 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM ES
Luxury or Necessity? The value & limits of microcontact data in characterizing communicable disease transmission
Speaker: Dr. Nathanial Osgood
Professor, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab, University of Saskatchewan
FRIDAY MARCH 25 20222
12:00PM-1:00PM
ABM modelling in public health: Is it worth the effort and what have we learned over the past two years?
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Ng, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Senior Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada
FRIDAY APRIL 8 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
Scaling an Agent-Based Model for Infectious Disease Spread in Ireland
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Hunter, Data Scientist, Technological University Dublin
FRIDAY APRIL 22 2022
12:00PM-1:00PM
The value of agent-based modelling in immunization research: An economic evaluation of the chickenpox vaccine
Speaker: Dr. Ellen Rafferty, Health Economist, Institute of Health Economics and an Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta
FRIDAY MAY 6, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EDT
Applying agent-based modeling to the study of violence and trauma: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Tracy, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University at Albany School of Public Health, State University of New York at the Public Health Agency of
FRIDAY MAY 20, 2022
12:00 PM –1:00 PM EST
An Overview of Agent-Based Simulation Modeling with Examples
Speaker: G. Wade McDonald, M.Sc., Ph.D. Student, Computational Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics Lab (CEPHIL), Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Date & Time: FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022, 12:00PM-1:00PM
AGENT BASED MODELLING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (ABMfPH) SPEAKER SERIE
Multi-level Joint Action for Climate, Nature and People