3 papers
q-bio.QM2026
Geographically Weighted Surrogate Models for Rapid Small-Area Chronic Disease Estimation
Aanya Gupta, Szandra Péter, Sara Von Hoene +2
Small-area estimation (SAE) enables researchers and policymakers to identify spatial disparities in health outcomes, but survey-based SAE products carry an inherent lag. Gold-stand…
cs.CY2026
Using Zero-Shot LLM-Generated Survey Data for Geographically Explicit Population Synthesis
Taylor Anderson, Sara Von Hoene, Orhan Yagizer Cinar +4
There is a growing interest in utilizing synthetic populations for a diverse range of applications. At the same time, we are witnessing a tremendous growth in artificial intelligen…
stat.AP2025
Evaluation of A Spatial Microsimulation Framework for Small-Area Estimation of Population Health Outcomes Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Emma Von Hoene, Aanya Gupta, Hamdi Kavak +2
This study introduces the Spatial Health and Population Estimator (SHAPE), a spatial microsimulation framework that applies hierarchical iterative proportional fitting (IPF) to est…