Messages on social media can be an important source of information during crisis situations.
They can frequently provide details about developments much faster than traditional sources …

In the age of rapid internet expansion, social media platforms like Twitter have become
crucial for sharing information, expressing emotions, and revealing intentions during crisis …

Social media (SM) platforms such as Twitter provide large quantities of real-time data that
can be leveraged during mass emergencies. Developing tools to support crisis-affected …

Between 2018 and 2021, the Incident Streams track (TREC-IS) developed standard
approaches for classifying information types and criticality of tweets during crises. While …

Emergency responders require accurate geographic information to locate and assess
incidents reported on social media. Unfortunately, however, social media often lacks …

Social media has enabled people to circulate information in a timely fashion, thus motivating
people to post messages seeking help during crisis situations. These messages can …

For over a decade, the field of crisis informatics has observed novel, ad hoc uses of social
media among citizens and digital volunteers while noting barriers that impede social media …

Social media plays a significant role in disaster management by providing valuable data
about affected people, donations, and help requests. Recent studies highlight the need to …

In times of emergency, crisis response agencies need to quickly and accurately assess the
situation on the ground in order to deploy relevant services and resources. However …

The development of deep neural networks and the emergence of pre-trained language
models such as BERT allow to increase performance on many NLP tasks. However, these …