Rapid urbanization and climate change trends, intertwined with complex interactions of
various social, economic, and political factors, have resulted in an increase in the frequency …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caught the attention of the global community and
rekindled the debate about our ability to prevent and manage outbreaks, epidemics, and …

Detecting and controlling the diffusion of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is crucial to
managing epidemics. One common measure taken to contain or reduce diffusion is to detect …

Emergency management (EM) has always been a concern of people from all walks of life
due to the devastating impacts emergencies can have. The global outbreak of COVID-19 in …

Mobile phone data are an interesting new data source for official statistics. However,
multiple problems and uncertainties need to be solved before these data can inform, support …

Despite significant progress in mobile connectivity, a large number of individuals in Sub-
Saharan Africa are at risk of being left behind, especially those living in rural areas and …

Amid growing enthusiasm for a” new urban science” and” smart city” approaches to urban
management,” big data” is expected to create radical new opportunities for urban research …

Accurate electricity demand forecasting is crucial to meet energy security and efficiency,
especially when relying on intermittent renewable energy sources. Recently, massive …

Data from the cellular network have been proved as one of the most promising way to
understand large-scale human mobility for various ubiquitous computing applications due to …

Outbreaks of infectious diseases present a global threat to human health and are
considered a major healthcare challenge. One major driver for the rapid spatial spread of …