WIPER: The integrated wireless phone based emergency response system

Gregory R. Madey, Gabor Szabo, Albert László Barabási

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

We describe a prototype emergency response system. This dynamic data driven application system (DDDAS) uses wireless call data, including call volume, who calls whom, call duration, services in use, and cell phone location information. Since all cell phones (that are powered on) maintain contact with one or more local cell towers, location data about each phone is updated periodically and available throughout the cellular phone network. This permits the cell phones of a city to serve as an ad hoc mobile sensor net, measuring the movement and calling patterns of the population. Social network theory and statistical analysis on normal call activity and call locations establish a baseline. A detection and alert system monitors streaming summary cell phone call data. Abnormal call patterns or population movements trigger a simulation and prediction system. Hypotheses about the anomaly are generated by a rule-based system, each initiating an agent-based simulation. Automated dynamic validation of the simulations against incoming streaming data is used to test each hypothesis. A validated simulation is used to predict the evolution of the anomaly and made available to an emergency response decision support system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Science - ICCS 2006
Subtitle of host publication6th International Conference, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages417-424
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)3540343830, 9783540343837
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventICCS 2006: 6th International Conference on Computational Science - Reading, United Kingdom
Duration: 28 May 200631 May 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume3993 LNCS - III
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceICCS 2006: 6th International Conference on Computational Science
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityReading
Period28/05/0631/05/06

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