Jonathan P. Stewart, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at University of California, Los Angeles, was chosen as the 2018 recipient of the Bruce A. Bolt Medal.
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Proceedings of the First International Colloquium on Catastrophic and Existential Risk
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Proceedings of the First International Colloquium on Catastrophic and Existential Risk, B. John Garrick (Ed), Published by The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Dec 2017
Keynote at 9th Annual International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety
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Dr. Mosleh presented a Keynote: "Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Maritime Transportation: Human Still in the Loop" in Banff, Canada this past August.
Read MoreKeynote on Maritime Safety in Wuhan, China
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Prof. Ali Mosleh presented a Keynote “On the merits of the Hybrid Causal Logic method for maritime risk management” at the 2nd International Workshop on Maritime Safety and Smart Shipping (MSSS) in Wuhan, China.
Read MoreEstablishing a Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactor Technologies
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The UCLA Garrick Institute is conducting research with the Southern Company Services team on a project to develop concepts and tools.
Read MoreInternational Colloquium on Catastrophic and Existential Risk
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"It is clear that much more could be done to quantify existential risks even with current methods, but the case has not been made for the need to do so. Nevertheless, there is a need for additional specialized methods and technology to analyze global and existential threats."
B. John Garrick
Read MorePSAM 14 - 2nd Call for Papers
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PSAM 14 Conference will be the major international event in probabilistic safety assessment and management (PSAM) for 2018.
Read MoreIndonesian Crisis Management Visitors
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A 5-member delegation from Indonesia visited the Institute on October 13th, to discuss earthquake research.
Read MorePost-Colloquium Closing thoughts
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In this edited Q&A, three experts talked to UCLA Engineering about how to realistically think about these risks and how to provide sound information to policy makers.
Read MoreGarrick Institute Summer Roundtables
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This summer, the B. John Garrick Institute hosted presentations and roundtable discussions from two international Visiting Professors in the risk sciences field.
Read MoreDetailed Schedule of the Colloquium
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Hourly schedule for Monday March 27th, 2017 - Wednesday March 29th, 2017.
Read MoreWhat to expect at the first colloquium on existential and catastrophic risk
/On March 27-29, 2017, the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences will sponsor an international colloquium on catastrophic global risks that could threaten human existence - existential risk.
Read MoreAttendees to the First Colloquium On Catastrophic And Existential Risk
/At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), some 40 distinguished philosophers, physicists, engineers, lawyers, social scientists, administrators, students and writers are spending two and a half days at an event sponsored by the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, examining the issue of catastrophic risks facing humans, including risks that threaten the entire future of humanity – that is ‘existential risks.’ Click to see full list of attendees.
Read MoreThe First Colloquium on Catastrophic and Existential Risk
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Will humans make it through the next century?
It's not a frivolous question. A surprising number of futurists give us a good chance of not making it - as there is no shortage of existential risks..
Read MoreUCLA civil engineer to lead Italy earthquake research team→
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The chair of the UCLA civil and environmental engineering department, Jonathan P. Stewart, is leading a U.S. team traveling to Italy to investigate geotechnical and geological aspects of the earthquake sequence.
Read MoreJohn Garrick Gives Plenary Lecture at Japan Conference
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Director John Garrick gave a lecture at the International Symposium on Science, Engineering, and Strategy for Risk Based Maintenance at Waseda University, Japan.
Read MoreInstitute Director, Prof. Ali Mosleh gives the keynote speech in Kuwait
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Institute Director, Professor Ali Mosleh, gave the keynote speech in Kuwait for the Japan Joint International Conference RISK MANAGEMENT For Integrity Of Oil Production And Refining Facilities
Read MoreDirector Mosleh signs Joint Research MoU on Nuclear Engineering between UCLA-GIRS and KHU
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The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences signed a collaboration MoU with the College of Engineering at Kyung Hee University, Korea.
Read MoreRecent article on Garrick Institute in UCLA ENGINEER, Spring 2015 Issue
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"UCLA Engineering launches the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences to improve resilience and prevent failures of complex natural and man made systems and processes."
Read MoreDean Vijay K. Dhir appoints Ali Mosleh as the inaugural director of the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences
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Distinguished Professor Ali Mosleh, the Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the first director of the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at UCLA.
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