# Webinar: From Data to Resilience – How ARII Uses the Spotter Platform to Protect Coastal Communities

Learn how Atlantic Resiliency Innovation Institute (ARII) and its strategic partners are deploying a network of Spotter Platforms to strengthen coastal resilience statewide and beyond.

**Sofar Ocean**  
*Nov 13, 2025*

[Webinar: From Data to Resilience — How ARII Uses the Spotter Platform to Protect Coastal Communities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByMF5nXB4V0)

In this webinar, Sarah Gao (Senior Product UX Designer, Spotter, Sofar Ocean) is joined by Dr. Joshua Humberston (Director, Atlantic Resiliency Coastal Hazard Lab), Jeremy Devaney (Executive Director, Atlantic Resiliency Innovation Institute (ARII)), and Lara Brait (Director of Partnerships, ARII) to detail how ARII:

- Addresses coastal hazards by deploying Spotters along Massachusetts’ coastline to deliver real-time ocean insights, support storm preparedness, and increase public awareness of changing coastal conditions
- Connects data with communities by partnering with local agencies and NIST to integrate Spotter data into hazard analysis and community resilience planning
- Invests in the future by building a regional hub that advances research, education, and economic resilience to scale coastal protection across the Atlantic seaboard

A live Q&A follows the presentation.

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**Jeremy Devaney**  
*Executive Director, ARII*

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**Dr. Joshua Humberston**  
*Director, Atlantic Resiliency Coastal Hazard Lab*

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**Lara Brait**  
*Director of Partnerships, ARII*

**Sarah Gao**  
*Product Designer, Sofar Ocean*