Showing 9 results for Researcher: Gautam Malviya Thakur
December 17, 2024
6 MIN READ
A team of researchers at ORNL are using virtual reality to understand normal and abnormal human behavior in a given location – specifically, a nuclear reactor. As people move around their lives, they tend to do similar activities in the same
July 24, 2023
5 MIN READ
When geoinformatics engineering researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory wanted to better understand changes in land areas and points of interest around the world, they turned to the locals — their data, at least.
April 14, 2023
4 MIN READ
Using disinformation to create political instability and battlefield confusion dates back millennia. However, today’s disinformation actors use social media to amplify disinformation that users knowingly or, more often, unknowingly perpetuate. Such disinformation spreads quickly, threatening public health and safety. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic and recent global elections have given the world a front-row seat to this form of modern warfare.
July 27, 2022
6 MIN READ
When the COVID-19 pandemic stunned the world in 2020, researchers at ORNL wondered how they could extend their support and help
March 3, 2022
6 MIN READ
Every day, hundreds of thousands of commuters across the country travel from houses, apartments and other residential spaces to commercial buildings — from offices and schools to gyms and grocery stores.
August 31, 2021
4 MIN READ
A team of scientists led by ORNL’s Gautam Thakur has developed a new scientific method to screen human data annotators for bias, ensuring high-quality data inputs for machine learning tasks. The researchers have also designed an online platform called ThirdEye that allows for scaling up the screening process.
January 5, 2021
6 MIN READ
As Hurricane Dorian raged through the Bahamas, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory worked around the clock to aid recovery efforts for one of the Caribbean’s worst storms ever.
February 18, 2019
1 MIN READ
Gleaning valuable data from social platforms such as Twitter—particularly to map out critical location information during emergencies— has become more effective and efficient thanks to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
October 30, 2017
5 MIN READ
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering with the city of Oak Ridge to develop UrbanSense, a comprehensive sensor network and real-time visualization platform that helps cities evaluate trends in urban