The Use of AI to Improve Public Safety/Disaster Outcomes

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM USA

Location: Junior Ballroom C

Speaker(s)

Shweta Purawat

Director of Product Management
WIFIRE Lab, University of California, San Diego

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Scott Roseberry, EFO, MPA, CFO

Battalion Chief
Garland Fire Department
Rockwall, Texas
Raymond Sheh, PhD

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Research Lead
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Public Safety Communications Research Division

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Eric K. Stern, MS, PhD

Professor
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at SUNY Albany
Albany, New York

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Moderator(s)

Mark Niemeyer

President
Western Fire Chiefs Association
Boise, Idaho

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize public safety and disaster response. This session will explore how AI is being used to improve outcomes in a variety of areas, including early warning and detection, decision-making, and its ability to turn massive amounts of data into actionable information. The session will feature presentations from experts from UCSD WiFIRE, SUNY, and NIST on the latest research developments in AI for public safety and disaster response. The panelists will discuss their experiences with AI, the challenges and successes they have faced, and an eye into what is coming down the R&D pipeline.