Explores the importance of people-centered Early Warning Systems for disaster risk reduction and the role of science and technology in improving their effectiveness.
Explores decision-making under uncertainty, focusing on Kilian Schindler's posthumous PhD thesis on scalable stochastic optimization and scenario reduction.
Introduces the EPFL Spacecraft Team and their work on the CubeSat CHES Pathfinder 1 mission, facing challenges in knowledge transfer and preparing for future missions.