October 5, 2023. Director of the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GC RAS) Corr. RAS A. A. Soloviev, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Scientific Director of the GC RAS A. D. Gvishiani, Deputy Director for Science Dr. Sc. (Phys.-Math.) B. A. Dzeboev, and Senior Researcher of the Laboratory of Geophysical Data Cand. Sc. I. M. Nikitina are taking part in the conference «Scientific Aspects of Technosphere Security — 2023,» which is taking place in St. Petersburg on October 5–7, 2023.

The conference is dedicated to the scientific aspects of the protection of the population and territories from natural and technological disasters.

On October 5, A. D. Gvishiani delivered a welcome speech and the lecture, «Possibilities of Applying System Analysis and the Theory and Practice of Big Data to the Tasks of the EMERCOM of Russia.»

The following reports are scheduled for October 6:

• A. A. Soloviev, «Space Weather Impact on Operations of Transport and Engineering Systems in Russian High Latitudes;»

• B. A. Dzeboev, «On Assessment of Seismic Hazard Based on the Recognition of Places of Possible Occurrence of Earthquakes;»

• I. M. Nikitina, «Spontaneous Combustion of Coals: Causes, Monitoring, and Prevention.»