Assessing and enhancing environmental sustainability: a conceptual review
While sustainability is an essential concept to ensure the future of humanity and the integrity
of the resources and ecosystems on which we depend, identifying a comprehensive yet …
of the resources and ecosystems on which we depend, identifying a comprehensive yet …
Agent-based computational epidemiological modeling
The study of epidemics is useful for not only understanding outbreaks and trying to limit their
adverse effects, but also because epidemics are related to social phenomena such as …
adverse effects, but also because epidemics are related to social phenomena such as …
Planning and response in the aftermath of a large crisis: An agent-based informatics framework
We present a synthetic information and modeling environment that can allow policy makers
to study various counter-factual experiments in the event of a large human-initiated crisis …
to study various counter-factual experiments in the event of a large human-initiated crisis …
Synthesis of a high resolution social contact network for Delhi with application to pandemic planning
Objective We aim to understand quantitatively how targeted-layered containment (TLC)
strategies contain an influenza pandemic in a populous urban area such as Delhi, India …
strategies contain an influenza pandemic in a populous urban area such as Delhi, India …
A comparison of multiple behavior models in a simulation of the aftermath of an improvised nuclear detonation
N Parikh, HG Hayatnagarkar, RJ Beckman… - Autonomous agents and …, 2016 - Springer
We describe a large-scale simulation of the aftermath of a hypothetical 10kT improvised
nuclear detonation at ground level, near the White House in Washington DC. We take a …
nuclear detonation at ground level, near the White House in Washington DC. We take a …
Prescriptive analytics using synthetic information
In this chapter, the authors describe the use of synthetic information for doing prescriptive
and predictive analytics. They discuss in detail how synthetic information is created by …
and predictive analytics. They discuss in detail how synthetic information is created by …
Modeling the interaction between emergency communications and behavior in the aftermath of a disaster
We describe results from a computer simulation-based study of a large-scale, human-
initiated crisis in a densely populated urban setting. We focus on the interaction between …
initiated crisis in a densely populated urban setting. We focus on the interaction between …
An empirical assessment of the complexity and realism of synthetic social contact networks
We use multiple measures of graph complexity to evaluate the realism of synthetically-
generated networks of human activity, in comparison with several stylized network models …
generated networks of human activity, in comparison with several stylized network models …
Identification of active valuable nodes in temporal online social network with attributes
D Qiu, H Li, Y Li - International Journal of Information Technology & …, 2014 - World Scientific
The rapidly growing online social networks have generated great expectations connected
with their potential business values. The aim of this paper is to identify the active valuable …
with their potential business values. The aim of this paper is to identify the active valuable …
[PDF][PDF] Comparison and validation of synthetic social contact networks for epidemic modeling
We describe the synthesis of detailed social contact networks of Delhi, India, and Los
Angeles, USA, for urban-scale epidemiological simulations. The network synthesis is done …
Angeles, USA, for urban-scale epidemiological simulations. The network synthesis is done …