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Condition Sensing for Electricity Infrastructure in Disasters by Mining Public Topics from Social Media
Yudi Chen, Angel Umana, Chaowei Yang +1
Timely and reliable sensing of infrastructure conditions is critical in disaster management for planning effective infrastructure restorations. Social media, a near real-time infor…
Automated Generation of Interorganizational Disaster Response Networks through Information Extraction
Yitong Li, Duoduo Liao, Jundong Li +1
When a disaster occurs, maintaining and restoring community lifelines subsequently require collective efforts from various stakeholders. Aiming at reducing the efforts associated w…
Understanding the Dynamics of Information Flow During Disaster Response Using Absorbing Markov Chains
Yitong Li, Wenying Ji
This paper aims to derive a quantitative model to evaluate the impact of information flow on the effectiveness of disaster response. At the core of the model is a specialized absor…
Assessing Disaster Impacts on Highways Using Social Media: Case Study of Hurricane Harvey
Yudi Chen, Qi Wang, Wenying Ji
During and after disasters, highways provide vital routes for emergency services, relief efforts, and evacuation activities. Thus, a timely and reliable assessment of disaster impa…
A Bayesian-Based Approach for Public Sentiment Modeling
Yudi Chen, Qi Wang, Wenying Ji
Public sentiment is a direct public-centric indicator for the success of effective action planning. Despite its importance, systematic modeling of public sentiment remains untapped…