TY - CONF
T1 - Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media Multimodal Data for Humanitarian Aid
AU - Imran, Muhammad
AU - Ofli, Ferda
AU - Alam, Firoj
AU - Qazi, Umair
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - During disasters and emergencies, humanitarian organizations, government agencies, public health authorities, and military are tasked with responsibilities to help affected and vulnerable populations [4]. These formal response organizations rely on timely and credible information to make rapid decisions to launch relief operations. The information needs of these stakeholders vary depending on their role, responsibilities, and the circumstances that they deal with [10]. However, during time-critical situations, the importance of timely and factual information increases, especially when no information from other traditional sources such as TV or Radio are available [3]. The growing use of mobile technologies and social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook has provided general public with practical and effective opportunities to disseminate and ingest information. Millions of people increasingly use social media to share information during natural or human-induced disasters [3,5].
AB - During disasters and emergencies, humanitarian organizations, government agencies, public health authorities, and military are tasked with responsibilities to help affected and vulnerable populations [4]. These formal response organizations rely on timely and credible information to make rapid decisions to launch relief operations. The information needs of these stakeholders vary depending on their role, responsibilities, and the circumstances that they deal with [10]. However, during time-critical situations, the importance of timely and factual information increases, especially when no information from other traditional sources such as TV or Radio are available [3]. The growing use of mobile technologies and social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook has provided general public with practical and effective opportunities to disseminate and ingest information. Millions of people increasingly use social media to share information during natural or human-induced disasters [3,5].
M3 - Paper
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