Harnessing Geospatial Methods to Prevent Atrocities
Join the Atrocity Prevention Lab (APL) at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) for a webinar that aims to explore the transformative role of geospatial methods in atrocity prevention. Through an examination of real-world examples, participants will gain insight into actionable strategies for applying geospatial tools to track violence, protect vulnerable populations, and move towards real prevention. In addition, this webinar will aim to connect individuals and organizations interested in bridging the gap between geospatial data and actionable insights.
The webinar will feature an engaging panel of speakers followed by an interactive Q&A session.
Speakers
Jamon Van Den Hoek
Associate Professor of Geography at Oregon State University
Conflict Ecology lab and Decentralized Damage Mapping Group
Jamon Van Den Hoek is an Associate Professor of Geography at Oregon State University where he directs the Conflict Ecology lab and coordinates the Decentralized Damage Mapping Group. Jamon’s research focuses on using satellite and geospatial data to gauge the direct and indirect consequences of armed conflict on vulnerable people and landscapes. For example, Jamon and his collaborators have worked with journalist and humanitarian organizations to map damage across Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon as well as assess long-term climate risks faced by populations displaced by war around the world. Before coming to Oregon State University, Jamon was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Goddard Space Flight Center and completed his PhD in Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Christina Wille
Director of Insecurity Insight
Christina Wille is founding member and Director of Insecurity Insight. Following her time as senior researcher at the Small Arms Survey in Geneva, Christina has dedicated her work to improving data collection on violence and its consequences for humanitarian aid. Under her leadership, Insecurity Insight has developed tailor-made AI technology to identify reports of conflict related violence against aid operations, healthcare, education and food security and conducts social media sentiment analysis to better understand the humanitarian space on social media platforms. She is the editor of the annual Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report and serves as board member of the h2h network and the Explosive Weapons Monitor. A former stagiaire and young expert at the European Commission, she has evaluated EU conflict-related programmes. A German and Swiss national, Christina holds a MPhil in International Relations / European Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK.
This panel will be moderated by the Signal Program team at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Our speakers have been invited to share their personal perspectives based on their own scholarship and experience; they do not speak for Harvard.
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This webinar is open to the public. Questions? Email hhi@harvard.edu