ORIE 2380 - Urban Analytics

(crosslisted) CS 2382

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: CS 1133, ORIE 1380, STSCI 2100 or equivalents.

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Data documenting urban life is being collected at a scale unimaginable just a few years ago. And yet, the use of urban data to improve our quality of life has its roots in stemming the 1854 cholera outbreak in London. Through a series of case studies, this course will explore a number of facets of the use of urban data in understanding, forecasting, and decision-making in our lives today, starting with this example in epidemiology, but continuing with modern transit (including ride- and bike-sharing), emergency services, criminology, and environmental monitoring/planning. The course will emphasize the role of mathematical, statistical and computational models in these settings.