Detecting crisis events accurately is an important task, as it allows the relevant authorities to
implement necessary actions to mitigate damages. For this purpose, social media serve as a …

In extreme situations, the police have limited time to react when a threat or a situation arises
suddenly. Situation awareness has been identified as a key factor for success in how tactical …

Innovative technologies powered by Computer Vision algorithms can aid first responders,
increasing their situational awareness. However, adverse conditions, such as smoke, can …

Police officers' situational awareness during tactical intervention can be crucial for how they
act and whether they use the correct level of force in extreme situations. This paper presents …

Advanced automated methods, such as deep learning models, provide great promise in
gleaning insight from big data. This chapter provides an overview of the research and …

Recent advances in social media have unveiled their potential of providing real-time
solutions for disaster management. The work proposed in this paper utilizes Twitter posts to …