The Mathematics and Computer Sciences Department at the Faculty of Science, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon is excited to announce the commencement of the Math and CS Seminar Series events which will take place every other Friday starting this week! The first seminar will be presented by Dr. Julie Bu Daher, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at BAU, on the topic of Flood Disaster Response using Semantic Web.
Topic: Enhancing Interoperability and Inferring Evacuation Priorities in Flood Disaster Response using Semantic Web
Date and Time: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Location: Debbieh Campus, EB318
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Abstract: Disaster management is a crucial process that aims at limiting the consequences of a natural disaster. Disaster-related data, that are heterogeneous and multi-source, should be shared among different actors involved in the management process to enhance the interoperability. In addition, they can be used for inferring new information that helps in decision making. The evacuation process of flood victims during a flood disaster is critical and should be simple, rapid and efficient to ensure the victims’ safety. In this seminar, I will present an ontology that allows integrating and sharing flood-related data to various involved actors and updating these data in real time throughout the flood using Semantic Web techniques in Disaster Management. Furthermore, I propose using the ontology to infer new information representing evacuation priorities of places impacted by the flood using Semantic Reasoning techniques to assist in the disaster management process. The evaluation results show that it is efficient for enhancing information interoperability as well as for inferring evacuation priorities.
Brief Biography: Dr. Julie Bu Daher is an assistant professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Beirut Arab University. She earned her Master's degree in Advanced Information Systems and Software Engineering from Grenoble Alpes University and her PhD degree in Data Analytics and Sequential Pattern Mining from Lorraine University in France. She has a postdoctoral research experience in the domain of Semantic Web and Crisis Management. Her topics of research include Data Analytics, Frequent Pattern Mining, Semantic Web and Crisis Management.
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