Emphasizes the significance of imagining better times as the initial step towards progress, alongside insights on COVID-19 statistics and EPFL Town Hall views.
Explores funding science and technology for disaster risk reduction, emphasizing global differences, research focus, resource limitations, and future investments.
Delves into the core principles of risk analysis and management in civil engineering, emphasizing terminologies, definitions, risk components, and system reliability.
Introduces the role of engineers in facing risks and the evolution of disasters in engineering, emphasizing the need for a scientific approach to safety and reliability.
Explores the COVID-19 outbreak, its terminology, transmission, severity, and global impact, emphasizing the importance of mitigation strategies and digital epidemiology.