Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Disaster Response Coordination
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Disaster Response Coordination Authors Fikret Emre OcalÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Salih TorunAnkara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey DOI: https://doi.org/10.18485/ijdrm.2025.7.1.13 Keywords: artificial intelligence, disaster management, machine learning, computer vision, explainable AI, situational awareness Abstract This review critically examines the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in coordinating the core phases of disaster response: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Drawing on illustrative case studies such as AI-driven flood forecasting with Delft-FEWS, post-disaster damage mapping via DroneDeploy, and optimised emergency dispatch through RescueME. It…