On March 29, 2023, Mr. Manapat Weeramongkolkul, an undergraduate student from the Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) Program, International School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, was one of the speakers at the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development (APFSD). The event was organized at the United Nations Conference Centre Bangkok, Thailand (UNCC – BKK).

As Chulalongkorn University’s representative at the “Future Generation: Multi-Stakeholder Roles for Strengthening Space Applications and Sustainable Development” event, Manapat gave a talk about the integration of machine learning and satellite data to create a forest fire solution for disaster risk management, his senior project topic with Ms. Supanida Suwankesawong, an undergraduate student from the Industrial Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. This project is under the Senior Project XD, a special program which allows for cross department collaboration among students from the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. Under the supervision of Jing Tang, D.Eng. (International School of Engineering) and Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng. (Department of Industrial Engineering), the 2 students have been exploring data analysis approaches to develop a smart forest fire warning system, aiming to make it more accessible and useful for communities and organizations in Thailand.