Disaster-REALM is a web-based tool that provides a front-end graphical user interface module that will enable analysts and policymakers to specify the disaster scenario simulation parameters. Results of the simulations are linked to a visualization module that depicts the trajectory of economic losses and inoperability.
These results provide strategic policy insights relating to resource allocation and prioritization decisions to enhance the capability of policymakers and LGUs to holistically evaluate the costs and benefits associated with available mitigation policies.

Raymond Tan, Ph.D.

Raymond R. Tan is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, University Fellow and current Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at De La Salle University. His main areas of research are process systems engineering and process integration, with applications to low-carbon energy systems and sustainable industrial operations. Prof. Tan received his BS and MS in chemical engineering and PhD in mechanical engineering from De La Salle University, and is the author of more than 100 published and forthcoming articles in journals in the fields of chemical, environmental and energy engineering. He has over 120 Scopus-indexed publications with an h-index of 26, is member of the editorial board of the journal Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer) and editor of the book Recent Advances in Sustainable Process Design and Optimization (World Scientific). Some of his recent works have been recognized as being among the most highly cited papers in Computers & Chemical Engineering (Elsevier) and the journals of the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK). He is also the recipient of multiple awards from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).

Kathleen Aviso, Ph.D.

Kathleen B. Aviso is an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department of De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 2000 and her MS in Environmental Engineering and Management (with high distinction and the outstanding thesis award) from De La Salle University in 2006. She also received her Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering at De La Salle University in 2010. She received the Paterno and Natividad Bacani Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering in 2013 from the Gokongwei College of Engineering at De La Salle University. She was also recognized as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists of 2013 by the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and the winner of the 2010 NAST Talent Search for Young Scientists for her Ph.D. work on the development of mathematical models for efficient water use in eco-industrial parks. In 2008, she received the Outstanding Scientific Paper Award from NAST for work done on decision analysis tools in life cycle assessment as part of her master’s thesis. She now has 25 Scopus-listed publications with an h-index of 11.

Michael Angelo Promentilla, D.Eng.

Michael Angelo B. Promentilla is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the head of the Waste and Chemicals Management Unit of the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) at De La Salle University (DLSU). His research interests vary from a wide spectrum of application of decision modeling and risk analysis to environmental and energy systems, as well as, to the design and characterization of sustainable engineering materials. Dr. Promentilla received his BS in chemical engineering (cum laude) and MS in chemical engineering from University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and UP Diliman (UPD), respectively. He received his doctorate degree in socio-environmental engineering with a Monbukagakusho scholarship from Hokkaido University, Japan. He was also awarded with a two-year postdoctoral fellowship and research grant at Hokkaido University by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to conduct study on the application of X-ray microtomography to characterize the microstructure of cement-based materials. He currently has more than 40 Scopus-listed publications with an h-index of 9. He was recognized in 2013 as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists in the field of socio-environmental engineering by the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). He is also the recipient of multiple scientific awards from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Japan Concrete Institute (JCI).

Joost Santos, Ph.D.

Dr. Joost Santos has joined The George Washington University as an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering in September 2009. He received his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia in 2003, with distinction (Louis T. Rader Outstanding Ph.D. Student). Following his Ph.D., Prof. Santos held a research assistant professor position at the University of Virginia’s Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems. Results of his research activities and accomplishments are documented in more than 30 ISI-indexed journal articles, including a highly cited article on modeling system interdependencies that appeared in an issue of Risk Analysis in 2004. He won two best paper awards from the Society for Risk Analysis. He was also the 2009 recipient of the Leontief Memorial Prize from the International Input-Output Association. In 2009, Dr. Santos received a research grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue research on developing inventory policy models to minimize disaster impacts on interdependent systems. In 2011-2012, Dr. Santos has received additional grants from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers, George Washington Institute of Public Policy, and George Washington Institute for Biomedical Engineering to further pursue disaster-related research applications.

Krista Danielle Yu, Ph.D.

Dr. Krista Danielle Yu is an associate professor and research fellow in the School of Economics of De La Salle University where she also obtained her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Economics. Dr. Yu’s research activities centers on the development of quantitative models for disaster risk and vulnerability analyses, as well as on the economic impact of natural disasters.Dr. Yu disseminates her work/results through her extensive publications in reputable international research journals and by holding workshops for officials and personnel of various Philippine government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Department of Health, International Rice Research Institute, National Statistical Coordination Board, and several other state universities and local government units. Dr. Yu has been a visiting researcher in The George Washington University (US) in 2013 and University of Derby (UK) in 2016. In July 2016, Dr. Yu was recognized by Thomson Reuters as the “Philippines’ Promising Star in Economics and Business” for producing world-class research in her field.

Yasuhide Okuyama, Ph.D

Yasuhide Okuyama is a Professor at the Graduate School of Social System Studies in the University of Kitakyushu, Japan. He earned his doctoral degree in regional planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. He also holds the master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (urban and regional planning, 1994) and from the University of Tsukuba, Japan (environmental science, 1986).His research interests center on economic impact of disasters, regional science, input-output analysis, and urban and regional planning. He has published a number of articles in various academic journals and book chapters, and edited a book titled Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters in 2004 with Professor Stephanie Chang of the University of British Columbia. In addition, he has been contributing to research projects and consultation for organizations including the European Commission, World Bank, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), among others.