Predicting patient presentation rates at mass gatherings using machine learning

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Serwylo, Peter ^a   Arbon, Paul ^b   Rumantir, Grace ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data mining; Machine learning; Mass gathering; Patient presentation rate

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA MINING; FORECASTING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EVENT TYPES; HEAT INDICES; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; MASS GATHERING; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PREDICTIVE VARIABLES; TIME OF DAY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84905638555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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