亚洲自慰视频 research informs public officials about economic recovery

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亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette researchers have developed technology that鈥檚 assisting city officials in New Orleans understand risks associated with economic recovery, and are expanding the project statewide thanks to a National Science Foundation grant.

NSF awarded UL Lafayette鈥檚 a one-year, $187,477 grant for the 鈥淩APID: Visual Analytics Approach to Real-Time Tracking of COVID-19鈥 project. With the grant, CVDI researchers will enhance its COVID-19 Resilient Economy Support Tool, or CREST.

CREST is a 鈥渄ashboard鈥 that was created for New Orleans in advance of Phase I of the reopening 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 economy in mid-May. Dashboards, which are also known as visual analytic tools, consolidate large amounts of data from many sources. The centralized information is displayed via tables, line charts, bar graphs and indexes. Businesses often use dashboards to measure market, industry or revenue trends.

亚洲自慰视频 researchers鈥 CREST dashboard factors in COVID-19 elements such as infection and mortality rates in the city, and vulnerable populations. Infection risk by occupation and mobility patterns of commuters from 鈥渉ot spots鈥 were also juxtaposed with job distribution patterns and number of jobs by industry.

鈥淐REST is designed to help public officials measure risks and rewards, and make informed, data-driven decisions about economic recovery. If businesses are closed, for example, infections decrease, but it鈥檚 also detrimental to the economy. So finding balance is crucial, and data-driven information is key to finding that balance,鈥 said Dr. Raju Gottumukkala, director of research for the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 Informatics Research Institute.

The IRI encompasses three research centers, including CVDI. Dr. Henry Chu, executive director of the , said IRI centers, including CVDI, provide data that 鈥渙ffers solutions for communities in a range of areas, including health, public safety, cybersecurity, and disaster preparation and recovery.鈥

鈥淐VDI鈥檚 research and implementation of the CREST tool is a great example as to how 亚洲自慰视频 researchers鈥 expertise in data science is benefitting society,鈥 Chu said.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said 鈥渄ata, collaboration, and innovation鈥 have been essential to the city鈥檚 response and recovery during the pandemic.

鈥淭hanks to partnerships like the one with UL Lafayette, the city鈥檚 response to this virus is continuing to evolve as we continue to learn more,鈥 Cantrell said.

UL Lafayette and Drexel 亚洲自慰视频 established CVDI in 2012 as an NSF Industry 亚洲自慰视频 Cooperative Research Center. It is one of the only centers in the nation that focuses on data science, big data analytics, and visual analytics.

Behrooz Shirazi directs NSF鈥檚 Industry-亚洲自慰视频 Cooperative Research Centers program. He said 鈥渨ith no precedent by which to judge COVID-19 trends, the National Science Foundation believes it鈥檚 essential to support technology such as the CREST system.鈥

鈥淚t gives decision-makers a tool for ascertaining patterns and mitigating risks associated with COVID-19 during economic recovery,鈥 Shiraz added.

With the NSF grant, which was awarded earlier this month, 亚洲自慰视频 researchers 鈥 including undergraduate and graduate 亚洲自慰视频s 鈥 will build a more comprehensive version of CREST.

Among a host of features and capabilities, it will provide real-time data from across the state, such as COVID-19 numbers from the 亚洲自慰视频 Department of Health and Hospitals, and mobility patterns provided by private companies.

Social media tools to help officials gauge evolving public sentiment and perceptions will also be built into the system.

鈥淣ot much real-time, visual analytics exist related to COVID-19, so a tool like CREST is necessary for understanding how the infection might spread within communities and regions,鈥 Gottumukkala said.

Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 vice president for , said the CREST project falls in line with 鈥渁 core component of the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 mission, which is to conduct research that has a significant public impact.鈥

鈥淚n this instance, we are leveraging our expertise in data science to improve our economy as well as public health. Going forward, CREST will be beneficial for identifying where more testing and more contact tracing is needed and, when a vaccine is developed, where the vaccine will be most needed,鈥 Kolluru explained.

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