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phases in the disaster management cycle: prevention and mitigation preparedness alert response recovery post disaster Papers that address advancing any of these aspects through technical, organizational, or behavioral change are encouraged. These may include simulation studies, case-based research, empirical studies, and other applications of quantitative and qualitative methods. Topics include, but are not limited to: Ad-hoc networks for emergencies Propagation and channel modeling of typical disaster areas and crisis regions Social media and Human Centered Sensing in emergencies Artificial Intelligence (AI) based content management, disaster mapping, pattern recognition, triage and prioritization of assistance Case studies Advances in crisis management methods and practice Security and safety models for emergency management systems Self-help schemes and eHealth for disasters and emergencies Culture-dependent learning and training and context dependent self-help information Group and team performance in EP&M with integrated systems and collective intelligence methodologies
Minitrack Leaders Jose J. Gonzalez (primary contact) University of Agder Faculty of Engineering and Science Centre for Communication and Information Systems Technology in Emergency Management Service Box 509 NO-4898 Grimstad Norway Tel: +47-37233240 Email: josejg@uia.no Bartel Van de Walle Tilburg University School of Economics and Management Warandelaan 2 5000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands Tel: +31 13 466 2016 Email: bartel@uvt.nl Murray Turoff Information Systems Department New Jersey Institute of Technology
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University Heights Newark,NJ 07102 Tel: (973) 596-3366 Fax: (973)596-5777 Email: Murray.Turoff@gmail.com Jose J. Gonzalez has long experience as professor of ICT and information security at the University of Agder, and as adjunct professor of information security at Gjvik University College, both in Norway. He leads the Centre for Communication and Information Systems Technology for Emergency Management. Dr. Gonzalez has published in leading journals and conferences on SD modeling, information security, critical infrastructure, organizational learning and Interactive Training Environments. Many of these papers are the result of international cooperation involving an extensive network of German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish and American partners. Among the most recent large-scale projects led and coordinated by Dr. Gonzalez is AMBASEC (funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Oil Industry Association), dealing with incident response and handling in eOperations in the oil & gas sector. He also participated in the recent SEMPOC project, funded by the EU through the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection. Bartel Van de Walle is tenured associate professor in the Department of Information Management, Tilburg School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University (the Netherlands). His main research interests are in the design, use and evaluation of crisis management information systems, in particular for humanitarian crises. He has conducted research for various European or UN funded projects in Africa (Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, and South-Africa), the Middle East (occupied Palestinian territories and Jordan), China, Russia, as well as in several universities and research labs in Europe and the USA. Bartel has published nearly 100 reviewed papers in proceedings of international conferences and journals. He has served as a reviewer, advisor or consultant for the Flemish Minister of Science and Innovation (20102011) American, Dutch and Flemish National Science Foundations, the European Commission, and the United Nations (ISDR, OCHA and WHO). Bartel received a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship in 2005 for his research on threat rigidity and computer-mediated communication and decision making. Bartel co-founded the international Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) Community in 2004. Murray Turoff is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His main research interests are information systems, computer mediated communication systems, delphi design, policy analysis, planning methodologies, interface design, systems evaluation, emergency preparedness information systems, learning systems design, online learning, technological forecasting & assessment, collaborative systems, group decision support systems, management information systems, social impacts of computer & information systems, and management of computer and information systems.
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