Professor Dr. Jose Escribano

Biography

Jose Escribano is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London. His research primarily focuses on optimizing humanitarian operations in disaster response and resilience, as well as developing AI-based airspace management systems for manned and unmanned vehicles. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Engineering with Class Honours in 2015, followed by a Doctoral degree in 2021 from the same institution. Escribano has contributed significantly to high-impact journals, winning the Paper Award from the Transportation Research Board in 2023. He is affiliated with several prestigious professional organizations, including the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Additionally, Escribano has worked as a consultant for the United Nations World Food Programme, where he developed a UAV coordination model aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency in humanitarian operations. His work emphasizes the integration of value information and endogenous stochastic modeling to improve decision-making processes and the incorporation of new technologies to enhance societal resilience. His ongoing projects provide opportunities for PhD candidates interested in humanitarian response, logistics, and air traffic management.

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