Data Science to Build Resilience and Improve Humanitarian Response
May 11 - May 15
Cornell University – Ithaca, NY
The Data Science to Build Resilience and Improve Humanitarian Response Thought Summit brings together academic and industry researchers and humanitarian leaders to explore how data science and artificial intelligence can help predict, prevent, respond to, and accelerate recovery from crises in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Hosted by Cornell’s Collaboration for International Development Economics Research (CIDER) in partnership with Cornell’s Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society, the summit will focus on innovative uses of ever-expanding sources of data, including satellite imagery, weather forecasts, censuses, surveys, community-generated data, and machine learning to improve early warning systems, target humanitarian assistance, and design more impactful aid policies.
By connecting philanthropies and the private sector with Cornell expertise across computer, information, natural and social sciences, the summit aims to spark new research, collaborations, and funding pathways that bring cutting-edge data tools into real-world humanitarian decision-making.
Organizers
Chris Barrett
PI
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Sumanta Basu
Co-PI
Associate Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science
Ying Sun
Co-PI
Associate Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Participants
Dr. Carla Gomes
Department of Computer Science, Department of Information Science, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Ruth Hill
Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions, IFPRI
Dr. Mario Herrero
Professor; Cornell Atkinson Scholar; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Global Development Section
Dr. John Hoddinott
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Global Development, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Nathan Jensen
Research Lead, Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action; Senior Research Fellow, The University of Edinburgh
Chungmann (Manny) Kim
Data Scientist/IPC Modeling Specialist, IPC Global Support Unit & Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
John Ougo
Assistant Director, Drought Information, National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), Kenya
Agenda
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