The Internet has become the backbone of the social fabric. The United Nations Human
Rights Council declared access to the Internet a fundamental human right over a decade …

High-resolution human settlement maps provide detailed delineations of where people live
and are vital for scientific and practical purposes, such as rapid disaster response, allocation …

The accurate modeling of individual movement in cities has significant implications for policy
decisions across various sectors. Existing research emphasizes the universality of human …

This thesis explores the impact of technological advancements on humanitarian response.
As disasters and crises become increasingly complex and frequent, the use of technology …

Humanitarian action is accompanied by a mass of reports, summaries, news, and other
documents. To guide its activities, important information must be quickly extracted from such …

This dissertation focuses on the exploration of societal responses to crises, with a par-ticular
interest in existing socio-economic disparities, using tools of data science and mathematical …

This dissertation focuses on the exploration of societal responses to crises, with a particular
interest in existing socio-economic disparities, using tools of data science and mathematical …