Dedy Alfian is a Research Associate in the Disaster Risk Management Research Cluster at the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) of Syiah Kuala University. He specialises in hydro-spatial modelling and flood risk management, with hydro-engineering spatial modelling, geospatial analysis, and remote sensing background. He has ten years of experience as a manager and project officer in non-governmental organisations (IFRC, UN-Migration, IOM, USAID/BRR) working on disaster risk reduction projects, particularly in flood risk assessment using GIS and remote sensing technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Syiah Kuala University and a Master of Science in Applied Earth Science/Geohazards from the ITC Faculty at the University of Twente.