Measuring vaccination coverage and concerns of vaccine holdouts from web search logs
To design effective vaccine policies, policymakers need detailed data about who has been
vaccinated, who is holding out, and why. However, existing data in the US are insufficient …
vaccinated, who is holding out, and why. However, existing data in the US are insufficient …
A Bayesian Spatial Model to Correct Under-Reporting in Urban Crowdsourcing
Decision-makers often observe the occurrence of events through a reporting process. City
governments, for example, rely on resident reports to find and then resolve urban …
governments, for example, rely on resident reports to find and then resolve urban …
Domain constraints improve risk prediction when outcome data is missing
Machine learning models are often trained to predict the outcome resulting from a human
decision. For example, if a doctor decides to test a patient for disease, will the patient test …
decision. For example, if a doctor decides to test a patient for disease, will the patient test …
Race and Privacy in Broadcast Police Communications
Radios are essential for the operations of modern police departments, and they function as
both a collaborative communication technology and a sociotechnical system. However, little …
both a collaborative communication technology and a sociotechnical system. However, little …
Evidence of What, for Whom? The Socially Contested Role of Algorithmic Bias in a Predictive Policing Tool
This paper presents a critical, qualitative study of the social role of algorithmic bias in the
context of the Chicago crime prediction algorithm, a predictive policing tool that forecasts …
context of the Chicago crime prediction algorithm, a predictive policing tool that forecasts …
Perceptive Visual Urban Analytics is Not (Yet) Suitable for Municipalities
T Alpherts, S Ghebreab, YC Hsu… - The 2024 ACM …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The use of Computer Vision, through a Perceptive Visual Urban Analytics (VUA) paradigm,
has been proposed as a way for municipalities to more easily monitor their cities. However …
has been proposed as a way for municipalities to more easily monitor their cities. However …
Perceptions and detection of AI use in manuscript preparation for academic journals
The rapid advances in Generative AI tools have produced both excitement and worry about
how AI will impact academic writing. However, little is known about what norms are …
how AI will impact academic writing. However, little is known about what norms are …
The Impact of iBuying is About More Than Just Racial Disparities: Evidence from Mecklenburg County, NC
Instant buyers (iBuyers)—companies that buy and sell homes based on automated valuation
models (AVMs)—now hold more than 5% market share in some USA cities. In this work, we …
models (AVMs)—now hold more than 5% market share in some USA cities. In this work, we …
Accurate measures of vaccination and concerns of vaccine holdouts from Web search logs
To design effective vaccine policies, policymakers need detailed data about who has been
vaccinated, who is holding out, and why. However, existing data in the US are insufficient …
vaccinated, who is holding out, and why. However, existing data in the US are insufficient …
Towards Instrumented Fingerprinting of Urban Traffic: A Novel Methodology using Distributed Mobile Point-of-View Cameras
Amidst the replication crisis, it is increasingly clear that we need to understand contextual
factors that drive participant behavior, because those factors influence the applicability of …
factors that drive participant behavior, because those factors influence the applicability of …