Robert Eyre
[CV]PhD Student in Engineering Mathematics / Data Scientist
Predicting changes in place-of-interest visitation to Italy during the COVID pandemic
Stay tuned ...Facebook reveals how businesses recover after natural disasters [Paper] [Facebook Business Activity Trends]
How do areas recover after natural disaster? In this work I collected data from publically facing Facebook pages in three cities affected by different natural hazard events. I developed a statistical framework to transform this data into a meaningful signal that can quantify the recovery process of region affected by natural disaster. The results are verified using other indicators and studies of recovery after natural disaster. After publication I collaborated with the Data for Good team at Facebook to release Facebook Business Activity Trends, used by nonprofits and aid organisations to target relief.
