Publications (4)
A Data Science Approach to Understanding Residential Water Contamination in Flint
Alex Chojnacki, Chengyu Dai, Arya Farahi +5
When the residents of Flint learned that lead had contaminated their water system, the local government made water-testing kits available to them free of charge. The city governmen…
Flint Water Crisis: Data-Driven Risk Assessment Via Residential Water Testing
Jacob Abernethy, Cyrus Anderson, Chengyu Dai +10
Recovery from the Flint Water Crisis has been hindered by uncertainty in both the water testing process and the causes of contamination. In this work, we develop an ensemble of pre…
ActiveRemediation: The Search for Lead Pipes in Flint, Michigan
Jacob Abernethy, Alex Chojnacki, Arya Farahi +2
We detail our ongoing work in Flint, Michigan to detect pipes made of lead and other hazardous metals. After elevated levels of lead were detected in residents' drinking water, fol…
Driving with Data: Modeling and Forecasting Vehicle Fleet Maintenance in Detroit
Josh Gardner, Danai Koutra, Jawad Mroueh +4
The City of Detroit maintains an active fleet of over 2500 vehicles, spending an annual average of over $5 million on new vehicle purchases and over $7.7 million on maintaining t…