CLUB A – 1st Floor
15.00 – 18.15
Language: Czech–English interpretation provided
Session Chair:
Jan Gruber – PIARC TC 1.5
Introduction and Objectives – Jan Gruber
Introduction and Objectives
Jan Gruber (CZE, Member, WG1)
PIARC TC 1.5 Activities – Disaster Management: Past, Present and Future
Yukio Adachi (JPN, Chair)
PIARC Activity Presentation 1: Coping with Extreme Weather
Marcelo Medina (CHL), Pedro Silva (POR) – Leaders, WG1
PIARC Activity Presentation 2: Survey Results on Enhancing Social Resilience in Disaster Management
Tomohiro Fujita (JPN), Jongwook Jo (KOR) – Leaders, WG2
PIARC Activity Presentation 3: Infrastructure Resilience for Supporting Supply Chains
Maureen Cowan (CAN), Mike Pearson (CAN) – Leaders, WG3
PIARC Activity Presentation 4: PIARC’s Disaster Management Manual – A Framework for Strengthening Disaster Preparedness Across the Globe
Chris Engelbrecht (USA) – English-speaking Secretary, Co-Leader, WG4
PIARC Activity Presentation 5: Diversity and Inclusion in Road Disaster Management
Saki Yotsui (JPN) – Leader, WG5
Q&A and Discussion
Alain Lefebvre (BEL) – French-speaking Secretary, PIARC TC 1.5
Conclusions
Yukio Adachi , PIARC TC 1.5
Jan Gruber, PIARC TC 1.5
Moderator: Chris ENGELBRECHT (USA), English Speaking Secretary, PIARC TC 1.5
Introduction and Objectives
Yukio Adachi (JPN, Chair)
Jan Gruber (CZE, PIARC TC 1.5)
Rapid Impact Assessment: One Approach, Any Country, Any Disaster
John Lamb (United Kingdom Board for Climate Resilience)
From Earth Observation to Action: AI and Foundation Models for Road Network Resilience
Piero Boccardo (Politecnico di Torino)
Taking Global Weather Observations from Data to Decisions
Amanda Anderson (NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Digital Twin Technology for Disaster Management
Yoshinori Obata (Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd.)
Digital Twins and Autonomous Mobility for Resilient Transport – The RESISTRANS Approach
Ondřej Přibyl (CZE) – Czech Technical University in Prague
Numerical Modelling of Concrete Pavements with an Emphasis on Engineering Aspects
Jakub Veselý (CZE) – Czech Technical University in Prague
Q&A and Discussion
Chris Engelbrecht (USA) – English-speaking Secretary, PIARC TC 1.5
Conclusions
Yukio Adachi (JPN, Chair, PIARC TC 1.5)
Jan Gruber (CZE, PIARC TC 1.5)