Refiz Duro
Scientist
Austrian Institute of Technology
Austria

Biography
Refiz Duro is an astrophysicist with a background in sensor data analysis and currently works as a freelancing scientist at the Digital Security and Safety Department of Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). AIT provides research and technological development to realize basic innovations for the next generation of infrastructure related technologies in the fields of Health & Environment, Energy, Mobility and Digital Safety & Security. Refiz is currently involved in research and development of an Emergency Interoperability Framework aimed at effective management of emergencies, crises and disasters.

Abstract
C2-SENSE: The Emergency Interoperability Framework and Knowledge Management

Man made as well as natural hazards and disasters require great, often border crossing, efforts. In such crisis situations there is a great need for tools that facilitate communication, resource management and offer decision making solutions in organizational structures. The Command and Control C2-SENSE Framework aims to develop a (GIS) tool for such extreme needs. The system gathers sensor network data from disaster affected areas and presents them to the user of the system. During the process, sensor data are homogenized (due to different sensors’ output formats) and semantically enriched (e.g., every datum is geotagged) according to OGC standards. The further process of data analysis is tailored for the specific user profile (police department, hospital, ambulance, fire department), and relevant information is visualized on appropriate maps. The central part of the system is the Knowledge Interoperability Layer, in which the data are processed for main analysis and visualization. The layer is comprised of several components responsible for sensor management, sensor data requests, map requests (from Map Services), data and map mash-ups and visualization, and decision making process. The components together provide robust, accurate and reliable crisis situation information. A user will only be provided with relevant information, thereby saving time and energy, and thus being more able to focus on correct decision making, vital in hazard and disaster situations. Moreover, a common information space for crisis managers is developed within the project EPISECC. In this frame the focus is set on protocol & network, information as well as operational interoperability.