GOVERNMENT OF QATAR: Using Aerial and Social Media Images for Humanitarian Aid

Government of Qatar recently issued the following announcement.

USING AERIAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES FOR HUMANITARIAN AID

Date : 26 Jun 2018 To 27 Jun 2018

Venue: Hamad Bin Khalifa University's Research Complex

Using Aerial and Social Media Images for Humanitarian Aid

This event revolves around Artificial Intelligence for Digital Response (AIDR), which is one of the key projects for Qatar Computing Research Institute.

AIDR collects, classifies, and aggregates text messages, posts, and images on social media in real-time to increase situational awareness and support humanitarian relief efforts led by organizations such as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Original source: http://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/!ut/p/a0/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjy5NzrfIzU6xMUiyNUxKNEnUtLUzNdU0MUo10ExONTHUtLZMSTY0N0iwMk4z1C7IdFQEye3Hy/