HAC1 Mapping vulnerable populations with AI
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This project will support the ICRC to precisely map local populations to improve the effective planning of humanitarian action. - Effective planning and response to humanitarian crises depend on the knowledge of the local situation and the spatial distribution of populations. However, fine-scale population maps are often unavailable and not easy to generate. Especially in contexts affected by violence and conflict, maps and census information are often incomplete or outdated.
The project aims to estimate local size and density, as well as related information, such as settlement type and population changes, from satellite images and social media posts and integrate them into detailed, spatially resolved population maps. More information can be found in this paper.
Credits Main Image: ICRC/Albert Gonzalez Farran/18.08.2017
Dr. EmelineDarçot is a project manager at the EssentialTech Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, which harnesses innovation in support of sustainable development,humanitarian action and peace promotion. She is currently coordinating the Engineering Humanitarian Action programme within the Humanitarian Division.
She holds a PhD in Life Science from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). After a PhD and a postdoctoral position in biomedical imaging at the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Emeline joined the EPFL EssentialTech Centre in 2021 as a project coordinator on the Ren’All Care project. She then joined the EPFL Research Office in 2022 as project manager and coordinates since then the Engineering Humanitarian Action programme within the Humanitarian Division of the EssentialTech Centre.
Integrated Settlement Planning