Yolanda C. Lin
Yolanda is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of New Mexico, and was a Research Fellow in DASL from 2018-2020. Her research focuses on low-probability, high-impact, data-sparse events at the intersection of natural hazards, the built environment, and society. Previously, Yolanda has worked on a diverse applications including seakeeping stability dynamics for naval ships, earthquake engineering, and biofuel supply chain modelling. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MS from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Projects and more
DAT/Artathon
A collaborative and constructive virtual workshop to learn from each other, create disaster data art, and co-create criteria for visualizing risk data (July 20-August 7, 2020)
Advancing Consequence-Driven Risk Analysis
Developing a risk framework that is specifically designed to identify events with the potential for disproportionate catastrophic consequences
Counterfactual Black Swans Workshop
Hosting an interactive 2-day workshop to develop tools and ideas around counterfactual thinking in risk analysis August 2019
Natural Hazards Workshop and Researchers Meeting
Convening a session on Transdisciplinary Data Convergence in the Asia Pacific Region July 2019