4 papers
Mobility and Contact Networks Shape Epidemic Outcomes: A Large-Scale Agent-Based Modeling Study
Kuldip Singh Atwal, Emma Von Hoene, Hossein Amiri +3
Human mobility plays a central role in shaping contact patterns that drive infectious disease transmission, yet mobility is often simplified in agent-based models (ABMs) due to dat…
Near--Real-Time Conflict-Related Fire Detection in Sudan Using Unsupervised Deep Learning
Kuldip Singh Atwal, Dieter Pfoser, Daniel Rothbart
Ongoing armed conflict in Sudan highlights the need for rapid monitoring of conflict-related fire-affected areas. Recent advances in deep learning and high-frequency satellite imag…
Extracting the U.S. building types from OpenStreetMap data
Henrique F. de Arruda, Sandro M. Reia, Shiyang Ruan +4
Building type information is crucial for population estimation, traffic planning, urban planning, and emergency response applications. Although essential, such data is often not re…
Function and form of U.S. cities
Sandro M. Reia, Taylor Anderson, Henrique F. Arruda +4
The relationship between urban form and function is a complex challenge that can be examined from multiple perspectives. In this study, we propose a method to characterize the urba…