Congratulations to Professor Debra Laefer and NYU School of Global Public Health Assistant Professor Tom Kirchner! Their COVID-19 research on “DETER: Developing Epidemiology mechanisms in Three-dimensions to Enhance Response” was selected by the New York State GIS Association for a a 2020 Fight Against COVID Application/ Dashboard… Continue Reading COVID-19 Research by Professor Debra Laefer Selected for NYS GIS Applications/ Dashboard Award
Tracking Behavior to Predict Virus Transmission
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) podcast examines NYU CUSP Professor Debra Laefer's research on using geospatial data to pioneer a more accurate and effective tool for the COVID-19 pandemic: 3D virus mapping. For more information on Professor Laefer's research… Continue Reading Tracking Behavior to Predict Virus Transmission
The Coronavirus Quieted City Noise. Listen to What’s Left.
The New York Times interviews researchers from CUSP's Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project to visualize the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on noise pollution in NYC. The corner of Lafayette and East Fourth Street in New York used to… Continue Reading The Coronavirus Quieted City Noise. Listen to What’s Left.
RETrofitting REsiliency AgainsT COVID-19! (RETREAT COVID-19!)
Yury Dvorkin, Assistant Professor, NYU Tandon Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and CUSPThe ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has revealed numerous vulnerabilities in urban areas, including insufficiently robust supply chains and healthcare infrastructure. While those deficiencies became apparent at the very onset, other… Continue Reading RETrofitting REsiliency AgainsT COVID-19! (RETREAT COVID-19!)
Computational Modeling of Contact Density and Outbreak Estimation for COVID-19 Using Large-Scale Geolocation Data from Mobile Devices
Constantine Kontokosta (Principal Investigator) – Industry Associate Professor of Urban Science and Associated Faculty at CUSPArpit Gupta (Co-Principal Investigator) – NYU Stern School of BusinessLorna Thorpe (Co-Principal Investigator) – NYU Grossman School of MedicineA RAPID project recently funded by the NSF will marshal large-scale,… Continue Reading Computational Modeling of Contact Density and Outbreak Estimation for COVID-19 Using Large-Scale Geolocation Data from Mobile Devices
Agent-Based Modeling Toward Effective Testing and Contact-Tracing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maurizio Porfiri (Principal Investigator) – Affiliated Faculty at CUSP; Institute Professor, NYU Tandon School of EngineeringZhong-Ping Jiang (Co-Principal Investigator) – Professor, NYU Tandon School of EngineeringAlessandro Rizzo - Visiting Professor, NYU Tandon School of EngineeringUsing data from New Rochelle — the New York suburb… Continue Reading Agent-Based Modeling Toward Effective Testing and Contact-Tracing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examining Public Spatial Behavior During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Paul Torrens (Principal Investigator) – Professor of Urban Informatics at CUSPWith a trove of data already in hand about how people move about on New York City streetscapes, Professor Paul Torrens’ research team was a natural to perform a compare-and-contrast study… Continue Reading Examining Public Spatial Behavior During the COVID-19 Outbreak
DETER: Developing Epidemiology Mechanisms in Three-Dimensions to Enhance Response
Debra Laefer (Principal Investigator) – Professor of Urban Informatics at CUSPThomas Kirchner (Co-Principal Investigator) – NYU School of Global Public HealthResearchers are already in the field recording potential hot spots outside hospitals and mass transit hubs to record what people are touching — and… Continue Reading DETER: Developing Epidemiology Mechanisms in Three-Dimensions to Enhance Response
Tandon COVID-19 research response is certifiably RAPID
A new article by NYU Tandon School of Engineering examines how several faculty members- including CUSP Professors Debra Laefer, Paul Torrens, Maurizio Porfiri, and Constantine Kontokosta- are helping to understand the spread of COVID-19 through National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research… Continue Reading Tandon COVID-19 research response is certifiably RAPID
NYU CUSP Faculty Research Responds to COVID-19
NYU CUSP Professors Debra Laefer, Paul Torrens, Maurizio Porfiri, and Constantine Kontokosta have begun new research to understand the spread, impact, and threats from COVID-19 facing New York City and other cities worldwide. Recent National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Research Grants… Continue Reading NYU CUSP Faculty Research Responds to COVID-19
NYU Research Documenting What People Touch as They Move Through Virus-Laden World
Campus Technology explores new research on the spread of COVID-19 by CUSP Professor Debra Laefer. How does COVID-19 get transmitted? Researchers from New York University are out in the streets right now capturing examples of activities where people are coming into contact… Continue Reading NYU Research Documenting What People Touch as They Move Through Virus-Laden World
NYU researchers rush to capture human interactions with 3D data surfaces likely to carry COVID-19
Team from NYU Tandon School of Engineering and School of Global Public Health will share information gathered from New York City medical and transit locations with epidemiologists seeking to model the spread of the coronavirus throughout the world (press release… Continue Reading NYU researchers rush to capture human interactions with 3D data surfaces likely to carry COVID-19