3. complex infrastructures
dependence on technologies
Vulnerability of
society and economy
cascading effects and
feedback loops
complexity and uncertainty
Technologies for Holistic Crisis Management
Interdisciplinary development and
design of information systems
Integrated approaches that combine:
organizational,
behavioural,
technical,
economic and
environmental
aspects
better crisis response, planning
and preparedness, mitigation and training
4. Modeling and assessing the consequences of disasters considering the
complex interrelations between the victims, actors, organizations and critical
infrastructure systems
Enhancing the resilience of societies, organizations and critical infrastructures
Early warning systems and facilitating the communication of risk
Information systems that facilitate coordination and communication between and
within organizations
Decision support systems that are tailored to the specific needs and
requirements of the end users
Closing the gap between research and practice
Technologies for Holistic Crisis Management
5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
Fraunhofer-Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB
Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology CEDIM
Conference Chair: Jürgen Beyerer
Program Chair: Tina Comes
Conference Co-Chair: Thomas Usländer
Local Organizer: Wolfgang Raskob
6. KIT – University of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg and
National Research Center of the Helmholtz Association www.kit.edu
RESEARCH – TEACHING – INNOVATION
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The Merger of Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
and Universität Karlsruhe
7. 7
KIT– One Institution, Two Missions
Mission of a state university with research
and teaching
Mission of a research institution of the
Helmholtz Association with program oriented
provident research
Fridericiana, name patron of KIT‘s Campus South
9. Center for Disaster Management and
Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM)
Interdisciplinary research center in the field of disaster management
founded by Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geoscience
(GFZ), and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Main goals
Scientific understanding of natural and man-made hazards
Disaster management solutions for the early detection and reduction of risk
Global Earthquake
Model GEM
Critical
Infrastructures
Forensic Disaster
Analysis
Natural Risk in a
Changing Climate
Key Activities
10. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft undertakes
applied research of direct utility to private and
public enterprise and of wide benefit to society.
66 institutes and independent research units
The majority of the more than 22,000 staff
are qualified scientists and engineers
An annual research volume of €1.9 billion,
of which €1.6 billion is generated through
contract research.
Representative offices in Europe, the US,
Asia and the Middle East
11. Site Karlsruhe
www.iosb.fraunhofer.de
Budget in 2013 41 Mio €
Permanent employees 440
of which scientists and engineers 290
Additional student aides 140
Site Ettlingen
Ilmenau
Lemgo
Beijing
Lemgo
Karlsruhe
Ilmenau
Ettlingen
Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and
Image Exploitation IOSB
Core Competencies
Optronics
System Technologies
Image Exploitation
12. Towards increased resilience: The contribution of IT
for crisis preparedness and risk perception
Ortwin Renn serves as full professor and Chair
of Environmental Sociology and Technology
Assessment at Stuttgart University (Germany).
He directs the Stuttgart Research Center for
Risk and Innovation (ZIRUS) at Stuttgart
University and the non-profit company
DIALOGIK, a research institute for the
investigation of communication and
participation processes in environmental policy
making. Renn also serves as Adjunct Professor
for “Integrated Risk Analysis” at Stavanger
University (Norway) and as Affiliate Professor at
Beijing Normal University.
Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn
13. Monday, May 13 (second floor)
840 Conference Opening and Welcome:
Bartel Van de Walle and Jürgen Beyerer
900 Keynote: Ortwin Renn
Towards increased resilience:
The contribution of IT for crisis preparedness and risk perception
Kongress-Saal II Sitzungsraum 9 Sitzungsraum 10 Sitzungsraum 7+8
1000 S. Media & C. Systems I Human Experiences I Open Standards I Decision Support I
1115 Coffee Break (second floor)
1145
Panel: Reality and
Research
Vis. Analytics for CM
Exercises and
Operations I
Geographic Information I
1300
Lunch (first floor)
1345
Human Experiences II Efficient Planning Architecture of EM Open Track
1530 Coffee Break (second floor)
1600 Coordination I Geographic Information II
Exercises and
Operations II
S. Media and C. Systems II
1730 10th ISCRAM Celebration (Kongress-Saal II)
1800
Exhibitor / Outdoor Demo Session
1930
Welcome Reception and Get Together
14. Thanks for supporting ISCRAM 2013
to
European Office of Aerospace Research & Development (EOARD)