Hajj pilgrimage is a large mass gathering global event that may facilitate the spread and
emergence of various infectious diseases as well as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a …

Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, is one of the most massive gathering events in the
world. It is a mandatory religious activity, once in a lifetime for every sane well-off Muslim …

Hajj and Umrah are Muslims' religious pilgrimages to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Hajj is
considered the largest annual gathering in the world. In Islam, every adult is obligated to …

Localization in both indoor and outdoor environments is a long-studied problem. Using
Smartphone for localization has also gained popularity recently. However, none of the …

Over the last three decades, information and communication technologies have advanced
rapidly and continue to do so. Nowadays, the popularity and spread of so-called Smart …

At present, there are so many problems regarding the crowd control, medical emergencies,
security issues, identification and tracking of the pilgrims in the holy areas. Especially during …

Crowd analysis and monitoring in large congregations is an important problem related to
public safety and planning. Researchers have long been using image and video for effective …

Festival tourism has now become a popular form of tourism products all over the world.
Many countries organize different forms of festivals to attract tourists from other countries …

Crowdsourcing offers great opportunities to recognise user context and prescribe relevant
services for both offline and real-time activities. In this work, we present a zoning model that …

Hajj and Umrah are holy events performed by millions of Muslim pilgrims every year.
Management of such events is a real challenge. This paper proposes a modular framework …