Griffith University’s Disaster Resilient Futures Hub recently hosted a showcase of members’ research and industry engagement activities.

More than a dozen researchers highlighted their work at the showcase held at Griffith University. 

The presentations attracted around 40 academics and industry representatives.

Presentations range from disaster communication to new technologies for detecting and managing responses to disasters.

Disaster Resilient Futures Hub leader Associate Professor Jamie Ranse says the half day showcase was about sharing knowledge and connecting academics with industry groups.

“The range of research our members are engaged is in amazing. All of the presentations have significant implications for planning for, responding to and preventing disasters,” he says.

Presentations included:

In the Eye of the Storm: A Comparative Study of Human and AI-generated Emergency Alerts in Risk Communication Practice, Manolo Lachizzi 

Optimising Storm Surge Response with a Tropical Cyclone Decision Support System, Gaelle Faivre

Digital Twin for Education and Disaster Management, Dominic Ong

‘Tone deaf and a tin ear’: Political leaders and listening in disasters, Jacqueline Ewart

Media reporting of heat and disability, Monique Lewis

CoastAdapt: supporting coastal councils to plan adaptation to climate change, Anne Leitch 

The role of primary healthcare nurses in disasters due to natural hazards: A scoping review, Kaara Calma

Queensland Disaster Research Alliance, Annie Rehman

Industry engagement with emerging planners for food resilience: An account of Griffith University and community partnerships in the City of Logan, Kimberly Reis

Plans and jams: how one community group is bolstering resilience activities to better prepare for local disasters, Anne Leitch

Nathan Campus Digital Twin Project for Sustainability, Resilience and Emergency Managemen, Evelyn Liew & Naoneet Deo

Linking built environment and knowledge management to disaster resilience in Australia, Patrick Fong 

Satellite data and AI technologies for disaster monitoring, Jun Jo.