Publications
30.09.23
Yazar, U. T. and Akşit, M. 'Chapter 10— An architectural framework for the allocation resources in emergency management systems’, in Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures, 1st ed.; Bedir Tekinerdogan, Mehmet Akşit, Cagatay Catal, William Hurst, Tarek Alskaif, Eds.; by Academic Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 223 - 241, 2023
Abstract
Aid activities can be modeled as tasks that are assigned to resources. For example, if a building collapses due to an earthquake, several aid activities can be assigned to task forces:
30.09.23
Tekinerdogan, B., Akşit, M. Catal, C., Hurst, W. and AlSkaif, T. Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures, 1st edition, Academic Press, 2023
Abstract
Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures focuses on two important aspects of CIS, management and engineering.
30.09.23
Arslan, R.; Akşit, M. Chapter 7 – Event-based digital-twin model for emergency management, in Emergency Management, in Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures, 1st ed.; Tekinerdogan, B.; Akşit, M.; Catal, C.; Hurst, W.; AlSkaif, T., Eds.; Academic Press, pp. 155 - 176, 2023.
Abstract
Current GIS systems are not expressive enough to represent the data that are required in effective emergency management.
30.09.23
Tekinerdogan, B., Akşit, M., Catal, C., AlSkaif, T., Hurst, W., 'Critical Infrastructures: Key Concepts and Challenges', in Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures, 1st ed.; Bedir Tekinerdogan, Mehmet Akşit, Cagatay Catal, William Hurst, Tarek Alskaif, Eds.; by Academic Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 13 - 52, 2023
Abstract
Critical infrastructures are the backbone of modern society, providing essential services and systems that are crucial to the functioning of our economies, societies, and governments.
30.09.23
Aksit, M., Eren, M. A., Say H. and Yazar, U. T. 'Chapter 5— Key Performance Indicators of Emergency Management Systems’, in Management and Engineering of Critical Infrastructures, 1st ed.; Bedir Tekinerdogan, Mehmet Akşit, Cagatay Catal, William Hurst, Tarek Alskaif, Eds.; by Academic Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, pp. 107-124, 2023
Abstract
Emergency management systems are critical systems which are established to steer the necessary resources for the purpose of minimizing the negative effects of disasters, such as earthquakes.
02.09.23
Aksit, M., Say, H., Eren, M. A. and de Camargo, V. V. "Data Fusion Analysis and Synthesis Framework for Improving Disaster Situation Awareness" Drones 7, no. 9: 565, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7090565
Abstract
We define disaster situation awareness as the ability of the authorities to effectively and efficiently detect the negative effects of disasters so that aid operations can be planned and executed in a timely manner.
26.05.22
Akşit, M. A System Architecture for IoT-based Earthquake Management, in 1st Workshop on Earthquake and Software Engineering in Seismic Risk Management, pp. 14-17, May 26, 2022. https://polen.itu.edu.tr/items/10de47f3-65fd-4317-8eb9-cbeb09fc6924
Current earthquake management procedures rely heavily on manual methods. These methods fall short of managing the aftermath of a large-scale earthquake and minimizing damages.
15.11.23
Saman Ghaffarian, Firouzeh Rosa Taghikhah, Holger R. Maier,
Explainable artificial intelligence in disaster risk management: Achievements and prospective futures,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 98, 2023, 104123, ISSN 2212-4209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104123.
Abstract
Disasters can have devastating impacts on communities and economies, underscoring the urgent need for effective strategic disaster risk management (DRM).