Jean-Baptiste Bove is a disaster management professional and PhD researcher specialising in the application of artificial intelligence to crisis management and early warning systems. He currently works as GIS Specialist at the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) of the European Commission’s DG ECHO, supporting situational awareness and disaster impact analysis. Alongside his work, his doctoral research at CIMA Research Foundation and the University of Genoa explores how generative and agentic AI can improve disaster monitoring, information management and the transition from early warning to early action. His previous experience includes emergency deployments, humanitarian needs assessments, civil protection exercises and logistics management with the red cross. He is particularly interested in bridging AI innovation and operational needs to develop reliable, practical tools that support crisis managers.
