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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will draw millions. It’s a global moment of celebration—but also a stress test for emergency systems.

Let’s use this opportunity to get disaster response right—for this event and every crisis to come.

#AIforGood #DisasterResponse #WorldCup2026 #FIFA

🧠 The session included live demos of real-world tools:
• Robotic triage systems
• Human mobility data visualizations
• Infrastructure risk mapping tools
All focused on making crisis response more anticipatory—not just reactive.

We were joined by emergency response leaders from PA, NJ, MD, and NC, along with elected officials, researchers, and private sector teams.

Together, we asked: How can AI help us act faster, smarter, and more equitably in times of crisis?

Alex will be starting on May 19th, and we look forward to introducing him to the Penn community as the Center launches and makes a meaningful impact across the University of Pennsylvania and beyond.

The center will work closely with the CSSLab, leveraging our PennMAP research infrastructure and supporting our work on media bias and accountability.

The goal of the center is to position Penn as a leader in the area Media, Technology, and Democracy through a combination of connecting existing efforts at Penn and creating new programming.

Alex is bringing his deep expertise in public policy, data science, and higher education, with previous experience at the White House, the Brookings Institution, and in academia at Georgetown and the University of Chicago.