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The latest updates from the VIEWS consortium
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Posted on 26 Mar 2024
PUBLICATION | “Integrating socio-hydrology, and peace and conflict research”
What is the relationship between water management, sustainable development, and peacebuilding? Find out more in this newly published review article co-authored by VIEWS researcher Stefan Döring along with co-authors Kyungmee Kim and Ashok Swain. Abstract: Socio-hydrology strives to incorporate ‘the social’ into the understanding of hydrological processes, aiming to enrich the analysis of water systems…
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Posted on 12 Mar 2024
Vacancy: University of Konstanz looking for Postdoctoral Researcher to work with VIEWS on ‘Societies at Risk’
Come work with VIEWS as Postdoctoral Researcher on armed conflict and climate change impacts at University of Konstanz, Germany! The position is co-funded by the VIEWS project Societies at Risk. Excerpt from the ad: University of Konstanz seeks to fill the position as postdoctoral researcher in the working group of incoming Professor of International Politics…
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Posted on 1 Feb 2024
VIEWS at Inaugural Conference of Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Atrocity Prevention Lab
Team members Sara Kallis, Simon Polichinel von der Maase, and Garrett Benz presented ongoing and future work at the Inaugural Conference of the Atrocity Prevention Lab at Harvard. The conference focused on using spatial methods to prevent atrocities, with presentations and workshops exploring the application of geographic information systems (GIS) for conflict prevention. Recordings are…
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Posted on 31 Jan 2024
AI-PSR Workshop in Barcelona
The 29th of January VIEWS member Mihai Croicu presented at the 2024 workshop organised by AI for PolSci Research (AI PSR) in Barcelona. The AI-PSR is a network of researchers in the field of Political Science who are interested in Artificial Intelligence. Mihai presented his paper Deep Active Learning for Data Mining from Conflict Text…
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Posted on 22 Dec 2023
Updated predictions and launch of ‘Known Issues’ record
Launch of Known Issues record to track bugs in model code and other issues with relevance when using prediction data across the triple nexus.
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Posted on 22 Dec 2023
Paola Vesco on AI, Peace & Conflict in New Podcast Episode
VIEWS Senior Researcher Paola Vesco connects the dots between AI, Peace and Conflict in the latest episode from the “Research Peace” podcast, delving deeper into the intersection of climate variability, food production, and conflict risk.
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Posted on 15 Dec 2023
UFFAC Research kitchen in Oslo
The Uncertainty in Forecasting Fatalities in Armed Conflict (UFFAC) research project held a “research kitchen” workshop in Oslo, from 13-14 December. Throughout the two days, participants presented and discussed on various aspects of predicting with uncertainty, including data quality, modelling, calibration, and evaluation.
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Posted on 6 Dec 2023
VIEWS Workshop in Uppsala
The VIEWS team recently convened in Uppsala for an internal workshop from November 30 to December 1. Here’s a brief rundown of the key events: On day 1, operational teams engaged in break-out sessions, focusing on brainstorming, planning, and ongoing/future projects. A joint session with colleagues from the Department of Peace and Conflict, Uppsala Conflict…
