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We envision the "virtual eye" as a next-generation, AI-powered platform that uses interconnected foundation models to simulate the eye's intricate structure and biological function across all scales. Advances in AI, imaging, and multiomics…

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This paper revisits the role of quantitative and qualitative methods in visualization research in the context of advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). The focus is on how we can bridge between the different methods in an integrated…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-09-12 Daniel Weiskopf

Signal capture stands in the forefront to perceive and understand the environment and thus imaging plays the pivotal role in mobile vision. Recent explosive progresses in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have shown great potential to develop…

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This paper explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on visual culture and its broader implications for contemporary society. The proliferation of machine learning models in generating visual content necessitates a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Mustapha El Moussaoui

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming various aspects of urban life, including, governance, policy and planning, healthcare, sustainability, economics, entrepreneurship, etc. Although AI immense potential for positively…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Dibakar Das , Jyotsna Bapat , Angeliki Katsenou , Sushmita Shrestha

The availability of big data on human activity is currently changing the way we look at our surroundings. With the high penetration of mobile phones, nearly everyone is already carrying a high-precision sensor providing an opportunity to…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-09-02 Dániel Kondor , Pierrick Thebault , Sebastian Grauwin , István Gódor , Simon Moritz , Stanislav Sobolevsky , Carlo Ratti

This chapter introduces OpenStreetMap - a crowd-sourced, worldwide mapping project and geospatial data repository - to illustrate its usefulness in quickly and easily analyzing and visualizing planning and design outcomes in the built…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-08-28 Geoff Boeing

Converting the city into a "smart" one is the emerging strategy of alleviating the problems generated by the rapid population growth in most urban areas, i.e., urbanisation. However, as the rate in which the different concepts of the smart…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Maria-Alexandra Barina , Gabriel Barina

Understanding how local environments influence individual behaviors, such as voting patterns or suicidal tendencies, is crucial in social science to reveal and reduce spatial disparities and promote social well-being. With the increasing…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-09-21 Yue Yu , Yifang Wang , Qisen Yang , Di Weng , Yongjun Zhang , Xiaogang Wu , Yingcai Wu , Huamin Qu

For decades, the growth and volume of digital data collection has made it challenging to digest large volumes of information and extract underlying structure. Coined 'Big Data', massive amounts of information has quite often been gathered…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Andrew Moran , Vijay Gadepally , Matthew Hubbell , Jeremy Kepner

Many approaches have dealt with the hypothesis that the environment contain information, mostly focusing on how humans decode information from the environment in visual perception, navigation, and spatial decision-making. A question yet to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-10-16 Vinicius M. Netto , Edgardo Brigatti , Caio Cacholas , Vinicius Gomes Aleixo

Ensuring liveability and comfort is one of the fundamental objectives of urban planning. Numerous studies have employed computational methods to assess and quantify factors related to urban comfort such as greenery coverage, thermal…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-08-25 Sijie Yang , Binyu Lei , Filip Biljecki

The way residents perceive safety plays an important role in how they use public spaces. Studies have combined large-scale street view images and advanced computer vision techniques to measure the perception of safety of urban environments.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Yuhao Kang , Junda Chen , Liu Liu , Kshitij Sharmad , Martina Mazzarello , Simone Mora , Fabio Duarte , Carlo Ratti

In today's tech-driven world, significant advancements in artificial intelligence and virtual reality have emerged. These developments drive research into exploring their intersection in the realm of soundscape. Not only do these…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Rima Ayoubi , Laurent Lescop , Sang Bum Park

With the growing availability of urban data and the increasing complexity of societal challenges, visual analytics has become essential for deriving insights into pressing real-world problems. However, analyzing such data is inherently…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Gustavo Moreira , Leonardo Ferreira , Carolina Veiga , Maryam Hosseini , Fabio Miranda

Cities are changing constantly. All urban systems face different conditions from day to day. Even when averaged regularities can be found, urban systems will be more efficient if they can adapt to changes at the same temporal scales at…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-02-04 Carlos Gershenson , Paolo Santi , Carlo Ratti

In recent years, the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has brought about advancements in various areas. This comprehensive analysis explores the changing landscape of AI-powered UAVs and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Osim Kumar Pal , Md Sakib Hossain Shovon , M. F. Mridha , Jungpil Shin

Urban safety and security play a crucial role in improving life quality of citizen and the sustainable development of urban. Traditional urban crime research focused on leveraging demographic data, which is insufficient to capture the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-05-07 Xiangyu Zhao , Jiliang Tang

Traditionally, neighborhood studies have used interviews, surveys, and manual image annotation guided by detailed protocols to identify environmental characteristics, including physical disorder, decay, street safety, and sociocultural…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Jina Kim , Leeje Jang , Yao-Yi Chiang , Guanyu Wang , Michelle C. Pasco

Urban planning plays a very important role in development modern cities. It effects the economic growth, quality of life, and environmental sustainability. Modern cities face challenges in managing traffic congestion. These challenges arise…

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