PhD Colloquium

Chair: Tung Bui
Chair: Simon French

Overview
The goals of the Ph.D. Colloquium of the ISCRAM 2011 conference are three-fold:

  • to develop and sustain a network of young scholars conducting high quality research in the area of Information Systems for crisis response and management.
  • to support the next generation of crisis management researchers by addressing issues relevant to the progression of a research career
  • to allow participants to discuss their research with leading specialists, scholars and peers in an international setting.

Doctoral Symposium Schedule

Sunday, 8 May 2011

When

What

Who

09:30-10:00 Informal gathering and social All attendees
10:00-10:10 Welcome and organization Tung Bui and Simon French
10:10-10:50 Round table introduction All (2-minute elevator pitch)
10:50-11:20 What has crisis research accomplished, and where is it going? Bartel van de Walle, Simon French
11:20-11:30 Discussion All
11:30-11:45 Coffee break All

First Colloquium Simon French, Chair
11:45-12:00 Info requirements for real-time coordination Steven Way
12:00-12:15 Rich media as technology to support collaboration Fredrik Bergstrand
12:15-12:30 Knowledge management for disaster planning and response Magiswary Dorasamy
12:30-12:45 Situation aware expert system for disaster managers Stephan Moellmann
12:45-13:00 Discussion Mentors and all attendees
13:00-14:00 Lunch All

Second Colloquium Zeno Franco, Chair
14:00-14:15 Crisis lifecycle and design considerations Leire Labaka
14:15-14:30 Development of architectures for early tsunami warning systems Matthias Lendholt
14:30-14:45 A multi-channel system for emergency warning Joao Fernandes
14:45-15:00 Geo-positioning based simulation model for emergency response Andreas Ring
15:00-15:15 Discussion Mentors and all attendees
15:15-15:30 Break All

Third Colloquium Roxanne Hiltz, Chair
15:30-15:45 A geospatial framework for HA/DR Nuala Cowan
15:45-16:00 Development of a performance measurement system for HA logistics Adam Widera
16:00-16:15 Decision support for mass gathering medical care Peter Serwylo
16:15-16:25 Discussion Mentors and all attendees
16:25-16:45 Closing panel: What can I do with a PhD in crisis management? Research, teaching and non-academic careers Tung Bui, Murray Turoff