UNESCO Chair in Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction
Based at Loughborough University and the International Centre for Informatics and Disaster Resilience (ICIDR), the Chair is directed by Professor Qiuhua Liang.
The Chair aims to advance multi-disciplinary knowledge and harness nascent computing and data technologies to develop methodologies and tools and, enhance global research capacity to better manage multi-hazard risks.
UNESCO-IMRR & SIMR Webinar Series
Our monthly live webinars bring together experts from partner organisations and global DRR research centres/institutes to report on the latest developments in the field.
2nd International Conference on Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction (SIMR 2025)
Empowering Resilience: Transferring Technologies into Solutions for Effective Disaster Risk Reduction
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd International Conference of the Global Partnership for Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction (SIMR 2025) will be held in Chengdu, China, September 10 – 16, 2025.
Abstract submission will be open soon!