Invited talk/Workshop (as of December 18, 2024)

• O. MURAO, M. SATO, K. SUGIYASU, H. MIURA, M. KHOIRIYAH, R. SAITO, and M. AFFAN:

  TSUNAMI EVACUATION RISK CHANGES IN BANDA ACEH AFTER 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI,

  The 3rd International Symposium on One Health, One World（OHOW 2024） Putrajaya, Malaysia, December 11, 2024

• Murao, O.,:

  Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Challenges for the Future,

  Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Program 2024 Summer School, Sendai, Japan, July 30, 2024

• Murao, O.,:

  Urbanization in Tokyo Metropolitan Area since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and Urban Disaster Risk from the Viewpoint of Exprosure on Topography of Japan in Future,

  4th International Conference on Geography and Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, July 24, 2024

• Murao, O.,:

  Research on Urban Recovery in Chi-Chi for 25 Years Influenced by the 1999 Earthquake,

  Fifth Asian Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (The 5th ACUDR), International Conference Hall, Dapinglin United Development Building, Taipei, Taiwan, April 26, 2024

• Murao, O.,:

  Looking back on the 100 years since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake from the Perspective of Urban Disaster Reduction in Tokyo Metropolitan Area,

  7th National Annual Forum on Urban Safety and Disaster Prevention Planning, Hangzhou, China, online, October 14, 2023

• Murao, O.,:

  Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Challenges for the Future,

  Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Program 2023 Summer School, Sendai, Japan, July 24, 2023

• Murao, O.,:

  Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction,

  Master in Architecture & Master in Urban Design, Department of Architecture and Planning, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 28, 2023

• Murao, O.,:

  Report on Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction about the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,

  17th APRU -IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2022

• Osamu Murao, Haruna Kato, Kazuya Sugiyasu:

  Introduction of Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction Database about the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,

  World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering -Architecture- Urban Planning Symposium (WMCAUS 2022), Hotel DUO, Prague, Czech Republic, September 7, 2022

• Osamu Murao:

  Learning from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, How to think of Urban Disaster Risk Reduction,

  UNESCO＆E-JUST Webinar on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, UNESCO cairo office and E-JUST, online, November 30, 2021

• Osamu Murao:

  Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Next Stage in Disaster Risk Reduction,

  2021 Academic Annual Conference of Planning and Standards Committee of China Association for Disaster Prevention, Nanjing University and Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, online, October 23, 2021

• Osamu Murao:

  What is Urban Disaster Risk?,

  APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program Virtual Autumn School 2021, online, October 19, 2021

• Osamu Murao:

  Urban Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,

  Fight or Flight? Pathways from Around the World, AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee, AIA New York | Center for Architecture, Webinar, March 17 (JST), 2021

• Osamu Murao:

  Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction,

  UCLA studio talk, online, October 24, 2020

• Osamu Murao:

  Updates on ArcDR3,

  APRU Senior International Leaders' Meeting, online, October 7, 2020

• Osamu Murao:

  Urban Disaster Risk Reduction -Japan as a disaster-prone country and learning from past disasters-,

  APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program Summer School 2020, online, July 15, 2020

• Osamu Murao:

  Introduction of IRIDeS and Research on Urban Vulnerability and Recovery,

  Arc-DRR International Workshop -Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction International Workshop-, online, June 4, 2020

• Murao, O.,:

  Disaster Risk Management in Urban Contexts from Current Research Topics,

  CIGIDEN-JICA International Summer Institute for Disaster Research, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, KIZUNA, Edificio San Agustin, Escuela de Ingenteria, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, January 8, 2020

• Murao, O.,:

  Disaster Risk Management in Urban Contexts from Current Research Topics,

  Round Table with Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, KIZUNA, Campus Lo Contador Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, January 7, 2020

• Murao, O.,:

  Lessons Learnt from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Study on Making Post-disaster Recovery Curves,

  Ritsumeikan University's workshop for Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, Kyoto, Japan, November 26, 2019

• Murao, O.,:

  Comparative study of Post-disaster Recovery Curves for Past Catastrophic Disasters in the world,

  15th APRU -IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Symposium, Mexico city, Mexico, October 29, 2019

• Murao, O.,:

  Comparison of Post-disaster Recovery Curves for the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake,

  5th International Conference, Urban Disaster Reduction (ICUDR), Taipei, Taiwan, September 16, 2019

• Murao, O.:

  Urban Disaster Risk Reduction: Japan as a disaster-prone country and learning from past disasters,

  APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program 2019 Summer School, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, July 22, 2019

• Murao, O., Tomohiro, T.:

  Post-tsunami Recovery and Mitigation Effect in the Coastal Areas Affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,

  3rd Silk Cities International Conference, L’Aquila, Italy, July 10, 2019

• Murao, O.:

  "Urban Management for Disaster Risk Reduction," Knowledge sharing based on past experiences for disaster management,

  Institute of Development Administration, General Administration Department, Ministry of Union Government Office, Yangon, Myanmar, March 29, 2019

• Murao, O.:

  Panel Discussion: Innovative Developments for Improving Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Risk Management,

  7th ASIA Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7ACEE) Seismic Resilience for Safer Cities and Infrastructuress, Sheraton Grande Sukhunmvit, Bangkok, Thailand, November 24, 2018

• Murao, O.:

  Introduction of IRIDeS and Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,

  APRU 14th Multi-hazards Symposium in collaboration with the Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science, the Australian National University, Great Hall University House, Camberra, Australia, October 21-24, 2018

• Murao, O.:

  Urban Disaster Risk Reduction: Japan as a disaster-prone country and learning from past disasters,

  APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program 2018 Summer School, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, July 24, 2018

• Murao, O., Usuda, T., Gokon, H., Meguro, K., Takeuchi, W., Sugiyasu, K., and Yu, K. T.:

  Representation of Regional Building Characteristics in Yangon Using Digital Building Model,

  Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Science and Engineering 2017 (USB), #199, 955-958, YTU, Yangon, Myanmar, December 9-10, 2017

• Murao, O.:

  Build Back Better” from Recent Tsunami Disasters in the World,

  BIT’s 6th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2017, Shenzhen Marriott Hotel Goleden Bay, Shenzhen, China, November 3-5, 2017

• Murao, O.:

  International Collaborative Research Activities at International Strategy for Disaster Mitigation Lab.,

  UCL-IRDR Seminar, Japan - UK Workshop on Research, Location: South Wing Room 9 Garwood LT, University College London, June 23, 2017

• Murao, O.:

  Urban Recovery Conditions from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake as of June 2017,

  UCL-IRDR Seminar, Disaster in Japan 2011 -The Latest Research-, Roberts Building 106, University College London, June 23, 2017

• Murao, O.:

  Methodology for Damage Estimation due to Tsunami using Fragility Curve,

  Tsunami Group Training Sessions for SATREPS Project Colombia: Application of State of the Art Technologies to Strengthen Research and Response to Seismic, Volcanic and Tsunami Events, and Enhance Risk Management, Academia Colombianna de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Bogota, Colombia, February 20-22, 2017

• Murao, O., Gokon, H., Meguro, K., Yu, K. T.:

  Tentative Building Vulnerability Assessment of Yangon,

  Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Science and Engineering 2016 (USB), YTU, Yangon, Myanmar, December 10-11, 2016

• Murao, O.:

  “Build Back Better” on Post-disaster Recovery and its Diversity,

  The 6th ASIA Conference on Earthquake Engineering (6ACEE), Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines, September 22-24, 2016

• Murao, O.:

  Repetitive Recoveries of Sanriku Coastal Areas in the History and “Build Back Better”,

  A World beyond Borders, the Wisdom Shared by People: Our Future Cities and Regions under Risks, The 11th International Symposium on Architectural Interchange in Asia, Tohoku University, Sendai, September 21-22, 2016

• Osamu MURAO, Kimiro Meguro, Khin Than Yu, Tomoko Matsushita, Hidemi Gokon, Takuma Usuda, Aung Komin, Takaaki Kato, Mikio Koshihara, Muneyoshi Numada, Yosuke Nakaso:

  Consideration of Making Building Vulnerability Maps for Yangon City,

  6th International Conference on Science and Engineering 2015, Yangon, Myanmar, December 13, 2015

• Osamu MURAO:

  Development of Fragility Curves based on Building Damage in Sri Lanka due to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami,

  Tsunami Group Training Sessions for SATREPS Project Colombia:
  Application of State of the Art Technologies to Strengthen Research and Response to Seismic, Volcanic and Tsunami Events, and Enhance Risk Management, Bogota, Colombia, October 22, 2015

• Osamu MURAO:

  "City" as a living environment from a viewpoint of disaster management,

  3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015, Davos, Switzerland, October 5, 2015

• Murao, O.:

  Resilient Communities: Our Homes, Our Communities, Our Recovery

  "Resilient Communities: Our Homes, Our Communities, Our Recovery,"
  Public Forum in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, March 16, 2015

• Murao, O.:

  Land Use Planning and Current Conditions in Areas Devastated by Tsunamis in the World,

  10th International Symposium on Multi-Hazards around the Pacific Rim, Santiago, Chile, November 19, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  Harnessing the Roles of Universities and Research Centers in Building Community Resilience,

  6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Review from a Viewpoint,

  APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program 2013 Summer School, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, July 22, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  Lessons Learnt from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and HFA IRIDeS Review Report,

  4th Annual International Conference (AIC2014) in conjunction with 9th Annual International Workshop and
  Expo on Sumatra Tsunami Disaster and Recovery (AI-WEST-DR), Banda Aceh, Indonesia, October 23, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  Post-tsunami Urban Recovery Plans after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake,

  10th International Symposium on Multi-Hazards around the Pacific Rim, Santiago, Chile, November 18, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  "Tokyo from the Viewpoint of Disaster Management," for Planning Studio "Redeveloping Tokyo’s Core – Aoyama Street –,"

  Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Colombia University, New York, USA, March 14, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  "Lessons learnt from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the current recovery efforts,"

  Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2014, Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  "Building Damage Estimation based on the Actual Damage Data due to the 1995 Great Kobe Earthquake,"

  Yangon Technological University, Yangon, Myanmar, December 16-18, 2014

• Murao, O.:

  "Urban Recovery after 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami,"

  International Seminar on Population Resettlement, Corporation Antioquia Presente 30th Anniversary, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia, November 6-7, 2013

• Murao, O.:

  "Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Review from a Viewpoint,"

  Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Summer School -Lessons learnt from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Future Disaster Risk Reduction-, Report of the APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Program 2013 Summer School, 25-26, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, July 23, 2013

• International Conference –SATREPS Project:

  Japan Peru Cooperation for Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction,

  Sonesta Hotel El Olivar, Lima, Peru, March 15, 2013

• Murao, O.:

  "Observation of Reconstruction Process in Pisco, Peru,"

  International Conference –SATREPS Project: Japan Peru Cooperation for Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction, Sonesta Hotel El Olivar, Lima, Peru, March 15, 2013

• Murao, O.:

  "Possibility of Satellite Imagery for the Research on Post-disaster Urban Recovery,"

  Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2013, ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kobe, Japan, January 23, 2013

• Murao, O.:

  "Architecture for Disaster Management,"

  Japan GSD mecha-kucha talk, The Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, November 9, 2009

• Murao, O.:

  "Role of Public Space for Urban Disaster Reduction and Japanese Case Study,"

  Risk and the City: The Case of Istanbul Workshop, The Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, October 13, 2009

• Murao, O.:

  "Mitigating and Responding to Tsunami Hazards in Japan and Recent Research in Sri Lanka,"

  International Symposium for the Disaster Prevention of Korea, China, and Japan, Changwon Convention Center, Gyung Nam Province, South Korea, June 12, 2006