Our Research Themes
Our work covers the broad field of probabilistic risk analysis (a.k.a. the mathematics of disasters), disaster risk reduction, post-disaster assessment, and recovery. Spanning the entire disaster cycle, we combine methods from spatial statistics, risk analysis, statistical learning and the social sciences in order to better understand the potential impacts of natural hazards on society and develop tools to promote resilient communities.
QUANTIFYING RISK AND RESILIENCE
We are developing rigorous design-oriented quantitative measures of resilience, drawing on insights from probabilistic risk analysis, urban planning, resilience indexes, and more.
Learn moreMEASURING DISASTER IMPACTS
Drawing from rich datasets collected by our collaborators, we are applying interdisciplinary methods to develop more accurate and holistic disaster impact metrics to inform post-disaster decisions.
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Using methods from statistical learning, geostatistics, drones, crowd sensing, and more, we are developing tools to rapidly analyse remote-sensing data for damage detection in disaster contexts.
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Work with us!
The Disaster Analytics for Society Lab (DASL) is led by Dr. David Lallemant, Assistant Professor at the Asian School of the Environment and Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). DASL works closely with communities in Asia and collaborates with researchers from around the world who share our passion for applying rigorous quantitative methods and interdisciplinary tools to reduce the risks faced by cities and communities to natural hazards. We also take seriously the social and ecological context of our work — anthropogenic climate change and the increasing frequency of disasters that affect the most vulnerable — and strive to build a group culture that is sustainable, supportive, and aligned with our values. We are a young, dynamic research group looking to grow.
Our Team
The DASL team is young, diverse, and interdisciplinary: engineers, ethnographers, risk modelers, artists, and more are working together to advance the frontiers of risk and resilience research.
David Lallemant
Principal Investigator & Assistant Professor,
NTU
Indraneel Kasmalkar
Research Fellow,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Dennis Wagenaar
Research Fellow,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Maricar Rabonza
Research Fellow,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Ailsa Naismith
Research Fellow,
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
NTU
Lim Tian Ning
Research Associate,
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
NTU
Mieke Buckley
Research Associate,
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
NTU
Natalie Teng
Research Assistant,
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
NTU
Jena Chao
Project Officer,
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
NTU
Alina Bill-Weilandt
PhD Student,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Jeanette Choong
PhD Student,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Manimaran Sonali
PhD Student,
Asian School of the Environment,
NTU
Recent Updates
Keep up with our latest research: publications, conferences, events, blogs, and more.
Global Tipping Points and COP30
Challenge compound as we move further into the 21st century. What do we do about ecosystems that are already strongly degraded? A new report sets out clear steps for action.[…]
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Flow-Tub: a computationally efficient large-scale flood mapping model
Posted by Indraneel Kasmalkar With global climate change and sea level rise, we see more and more news of coastal storms and floods around the world. To understand the potential[…]
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APRU Multi-Hazard Symposium in Bangkok
Four DASL members attended the 17th APRU Multi-Hazard Symposium at the end of November in Bangkok, Thailand. The topic of the conference was “Innovation Towards Sustainable Growth and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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You can find us at our offices located in the Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University. Please call or email us in advance to fix an appointment.
Get in touch
Address:
50 Nanyang Ave, Block N2-01a-15, Singapore 639798
Phone:
(+65) 6592 3199