Past News
Wired interviews Dr. David Ebert for "How to Use Social Media Responsibly During a Hurricane"
October 13, 2018
“Social media in this scale really stretches the resources of rescuers, and the ability to go around and get situational awareness and know the state of the entire area,” says David Ebert, an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University.
Wired interviews Dr. David Ebert for "How to Use Social Media Responsibly During a Hurricane"
Purdue app helps first responders locate people in need during natural disasters
September 12, 2018
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WTHR) — Developers at Purdue University are trying to help teams responding to hurricanes this year with a new technology.
Purdue app helps first responders locate people in need during natural disasters
Program monitors social media for safety concerns at Purdue football games
August 31, 2018
In anticipation of 2018's football season, WLFI interviewed Dr. David Ebert and PhD candidate Calvin Yau about VACCINE's technology and its use at Purdue's football games over the last three years.
Program monitors social media for safety concerns at Purdue football games
New technology helping Purdue police respond to emergencies
August 30, 2018
On August 30th, in anticipation of Purdue's first football game of the season, FOX59 interviewed VACCINE's research team about the Social Media Analytics Reporting Toolkit.
Success Vis Launched
December 7, 2017
350 college students have been funded, 988 papers have been published, and 31 related curriculum have been offered
DHS’s First Responder Group Awards Grant to VACCINE
December 4, 2017
With the funds provided by the Department of Homeland Security’s First Responder Group grant, the Purdue University based team will scale SMART for deployment and accessibility to every first responder and emergency manager in the United States.
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Greek Professor Patrikakis Charalampos Visits Purdue University
November 27, 2017
Professor Charalampos came to Purdue University to observe how the VACCINE lab utilizes and develops its visual analytics program, with hours spent with Dr. David Ebert and Dr. Chittayong Surakitbanharn (Jao), members Purdue’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. In addition, he spent time with members of Purdue’s Mechanical Engineering department, Civil Engineering department, Communication department, and the Forest and Natural Resources department.
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Big Data Congress 2017: Dr. David Ebert is Keynote Speaker
November 6, 2017
Big Data Congress is aimed at business leaders from around the world, including India, Britain, Europe, China, Canada, and the United States.
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Floods, Disasters & Tornadoes with Chief Flannelly (LPD)
November 6, 2017
Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) hosted a symposium entitled “Floods, Tornadoes, and disaster Resilience — a look at the social and policy aspects of disaster resilience”. The Panel discussion topic was: Multi-Faceted Solutions to Strengthen Communities When Disasters Strike. "The purposes of the panel were to highlight some of Purdue's strengths in research related to management of natural hazards and the determinants of community resilience, and to get individuals from a variety of backgrounds to discuss different perspectives on resilience," - David Johnson, assistant professor of industrial engineering and political science.
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FEMA Highlights Benefits of VACCINE & SMART
November 3, 2017
The Higher Education Program Newsletter, distributed by FEMA, focused its November 3, 2018 edition on Purdue University’s Visual Analytics Command, Control and Interoperability (VACCINE) Center.
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