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About Us

CRISiSLab is a state-of-the-art modern research and learning laboratory at Massey University, Wellington, within the Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR). The lab specialises in conducting research at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. 

The CRISiSLab provides advanced hardware and software resources and physical space for conducting experiments, simulations, and testing technologies and systems. It is also a collaborative learning environment where researchers and students can work together to explore new frontiers in crisis management. 

CRISiSLab comprises a team of skilled researchers and students engaged in cutting-edge research on various areas, including artificial intelligence, big data analytics, decision support systems, warning systems, low-resourced telecommunications, technology acceptance, and end-user behaviour.  

The people at CRISiSLab are committed to exploring new frontiers in the exciting and dynamic field of crisis management through its state-of-the-art resources and collaborative learning environment. We welcome collaborations and proposals from researchers and potential students who share our passion for innovative technological solutions to crisis management challenges. 

The Team

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Head of Laboratory

IoT, deep learning, human-computer interaction 

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Research Manager

Usability, technology adoption,

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Alicia Cui

Brand Manager

Communication, stakeholder engagement, marketing

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Senior Researcher

Environmental health, volcanic ash impacts, citizen science

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Senior Researcher

Social science, disaster management and resilience

 

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Alfredo Jaramillo Velez

PhD Student

Landslides, hazard monitoring, citizen science

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Danuka Ravishan

PhD Student

Machine learning , Edge-AI, earthquake early warning

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Malintha Ranasinghe

PhD Student

 

Machine learning, impact-based warnings, early warning systems 

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Kasuni Adikari

PhD Student

Machine learning, citizen science, earthquake early warning

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Sadjad Mirzaei

PhD Student

A Decentralised Architecture for Low-Cost Earthquake Early Warning Systems: Design, Simulation, and Real-World Validation

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Nuwan Herath

PhD Student

Advancing Extreme Rainfall Forecasting Using AI and Machine Learning-Based Generative Models

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Chamodya Attanayake

PhD Student

Multimodal Generative AI For Reliable and Effective Disaster Situation Awareness Incorporating Social Media​

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Yunfei Shi

PhD Student

Ad-hoc Decision-Making in Coupled Risk Environments: Theory Development and Evidence from Fireground Command

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Zade Viggers

Research Assistant

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Migada Perera

Research Assistant

Collaborators

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Kelvin Tapuke

Massey University

Māori engagement, public education, community resilience

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Massey University

Behaviours during disasters, public education campaigns, social psychology

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SeismoCity

Seismic hazard, response to natural hazards, engineering seismology

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Massey University

Geospatial semantics, semantic database integration,  ontologies

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Dr Catalina Miranda

Massey University

Earthquake engineering, engineering and social sciences, resilient housing

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ITU Expert

Telecommunications, broadcast media, ICT engineering

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Massey University

Sociology of disasters, indigenous disaster management, disaster science

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Massey University

Design for public good, community engagement, particpatory design

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Auckland University of Technology

Digital health, artificial intelligence, computer vision

International Affiliations

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Changwon National University

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University of Moratuwa

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University of Colombo

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Ateneo de Manila University

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Sri Lanka Institute of InformationTechnology

Alumini

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Completed Doctoral Studies in 2025

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Completed Doctoral Studies in 2021

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Completed Doctoral Studies in 2022

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