Data

Science and Its Applications in Smart Cities

Mohadeseh Ganji,
Senior Data Scientist, Research fellow

15 Nov 2017
 About me
Currently, I am a post-doctoral research fellow at University of Melbourne
Mohadeseh.ganji@unimelb.edu.au

PhD in Machine learning from University of Melbourne

Researcher at CSIRO, Data61.

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Taught Machine Learning at Melbourne Business School

Industry experience in finance and ICT sectors

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 Data Is Everywhere!
4.6 billion
3.5 billions of
30+ billion RFID camera phones
tags world wide
search query
every day ? TBs of
data every day

12+ TBs
of tweet data
every day
100s of millions
100 hours of 25+ TBs of of GPS enabled
video uploads log data every devices sold annually
per minutes day

6.5 PB of user data

50 TB/day 3.8+ billion people on
200 million smart the Web
meters
World Economic Forum
 Data Science

Connected Devices Lab

 Data Science

Connected Devices Lab

Data Science: The Science of Translating Data to Wisdom
Knowledge Comes From Data!

Chris Anderson
Parts of a Data Science Project

• Collection: getting the data

• Engineering: storage and computational resources across full lifecycle
• Governance: overall management of data across full lifecycle
• Wrangling: data preprocessing, cleaning
• Analysis: discovery (learning, visualisation, etc.)
• Presentation: arguing the case that the results are significant and useful
• Operationalisation: putting the results to work, so as to gain benefits or
value

We call this the Standard Value Chain.

 Data Science: A Multidisciplinary Science

Drew Conway’s Venn diagram

Main Data Science Algorithms

Descriptive Predictive
 Descriptive Analysis
Data science algorithms that describe data and provide insight

A Collection Descriptive Patterns /

of Data Algorithms Insights
Predictive Analysis
Data science algorithms that make predictions
 Often You Need a Combination

Images
Video

Social Geospatial
Media Data
Descriptive and Patterns / Insight /
Predictive Recommendations
Text Algorithms / Actions

Meters Data
Sensors
Data
GPS Data
What is Big Data?

Here is from Wikipedia:

• Big data is the term for a collection of data sets so large and
complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database
management tools or traditional data processing applications.

• The challenges include capture, curation, storage, search, sharing,

transfer, analysis, and visualization.

• Enabled by the cloud: affordability, extensibility, agility

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 The four Vs of the Big Data

IBM inforgraphic
Where Are The Boundaries in Data Science?

Machine Learning
Artificial
Data
Intelligence
Science Deep Learning
 Application of Data Science in Smart Cities

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Smart Transportation
Implementing smart
Better utilization of parking traffic light and signals
space designed by the Traffic21
Monitoring of parking spaces project in Pittsburgh,
availability in the city.
Pennsylvania, USA
reduced traffic jams and
waiting times and
resulted in reduced
emissions by over 20%
Optimize traffic flow using
traffic signals, the number of
vehicles and pedestrians;
Recognize traffic patterns by
analysing the data

Reduce road congestions by predicting traffic

conditions and adjusting traffic controls,
alternative roads or informing commuters
Smart Transportation
Communicate to drivers using on-
vehicle devices to inform them
Better utilization of parking about traffic situation or to take Traffic accident prediction (crash
space action to alleviate the problem. frequency and crash severity)
Monitoring of parking spaces
availability in the city.

Pedestrian behaviour analysis

In different traffic situation,
weather, etc. Crossing behaviour

Optimize traffic flow using Transport infrastructure

traffic signals, the number of
maintenance analysis
vehicles and pedestrians;
Recognize traffic patterns by
analysing the data
Travel time prediction
using Bluetooth data and
information on traffic
situation
Reduce road congestions by predicting traffic
conditions and adjusting traffic controls,
alternative roads or informing commuters Better public transportation planning
using the tap-in tap-out data
 Smart Disaster Management
Predict future environmental changes or
natural disasters
Using historical data, spatial temporal data,
Natural hazard management using social network
satellite information etc.
data generated by citizens and first
responders, spatial temporal data, satellite images of
the affected areas, flood maps generated by drones.
Road network resilience, traffic demand prediction
during disaster ( e.g. flash floods and bush fires)

Manage information flow in disaster Prioritize urgent sites and situations. Responders
social media mining and information want up-to-date intelligence about survivors'
dissemination during disasters. locations and available resources. Data analytics
shows these kinds of details. Actual mapping
applications are emerging that can prioritize which
zones need attention first, all based on what users
Track resources. Data analytics can help map post during a crisis.
the locations of critical resources like ambulances
and medical facilities.
Monitoring, analyzing and identifying the risks
vibrations and material conditions data in buildings, bridges and historical monuments along
with data from from weather forecasts, geologic surveys, maintenance reports, video feeds
to detect unusual patterns, identify red-light situations and create a clearer picture of risk
Smart Energy

Smart grid
• Supplier consumer behaviour,
• Minute or second level data
from sensors and meters on
production, transmission,
distribution systems and
consumer access points.
• Two way communication
between producers and
consumer
Total potential value
generated in the United
States from a fully
deployed smart grid
reaching as high as $130
billion annually by 2019.
McKinsey on Smart Grid
Smart Energy Accident prevention
Smart monitoring the infrastructure and
analyse the data

Smart grid
• Supplier consumer behaviour,
Network Reliability prevent power outages,
• Minute or second level data
interruptions and quality issues
from sensors and meters on
production, transmission,
distribution systems and
consumer access points. Load Modeling:
• Two way communication Understanding the behaviour
between producers and of the individual and system
consumer in different situations

Smart Buildings: Optimize

building electricity usage
Demand forecasting
with motion sensor lights
capacity planning, demand-
which can dim or shut off when
response modelling and
a room is empty; Alert when
power distribution
there is a leaking pipe using
smart meters; monitor energy
Smart Pricing based on use of an electric meter and
demand and supply data alert when it reaches a specific
threshold
 Smart Healthcare
Analyzing disease patterns:
analyzing disease patterns, trends
and spread patterns for prevention
and make strategic decisions
Patient profiling Smart
gathering, analyzing and utilizing
of patient information

Better statistical tools and algorithms to

improve clinical trial design Identify at risk patients:
Based on the patient profile,
Monitor, analyze and flag
Patient stay and treatment outcome Healthcare potential health issues to
identify who would benefit from
prediction to study patient characteristics Analytics/Medical Analytics
proactive care or lifestyle change
and the cost and outcomes of treatments Market is expected to reach
around 18.7 Billion USD by
Smart health monitoring devices
2020 at a CAGR of 26.5% Smart monitoring of blood sugar,
Resource scheduling based on demand
from 2015 to 2020. blood pressure, sleep patterns for
accurate and timely responses to
prediction,
www.marketwatch.com health issues
Medical staff, equipment, ambulances,…

Medical decision support systems: Health Economics: performance-

Diagnosing and treatment based pricing plans based on real-
Personalized medicine: understanding world patient outcomes data to arrive at
genetic variation and individual treatment fair economic compensation
response
 Smart Healthcare
Analyzing disease patterns:
analyzing disease patterns, trends
and spread patterns for prevention
and make strategic decisions
Patient profiling Smart
gathering, analyzing and utilizing
of patient information

Better statistical tools and algorithms to

improve clinical trial design Identify at risk patients:
Based on the patient profile,
Monitor, analyze and flag
potential health issues to
Patient stay and treatment outcome
identify who would benefit from
prediction to study patient characteristics
proactive care or lifestyle change
and the cost and outcomes of treatments

Smart health monitoring devices

Smart monitoring of blood sugar,
blood pressure, sleep patterns for
Resource scheduling based on demand
accurate and timely responses to
prediction,
health issues
Medical staff, equipment, ambulances,…

Medical decision support systems: Health Economics: performance-

Diagnosing and treatment based pricing plans based on real-
Personalized medicine: understanding world patient outcomes data to arrive at
genetic variation and individual treatment fair economic compensation
response
Social Media in Smart Cities
Identify the key concerns of
people in a proximate location
area and analyse the patterns
over time
Get real time feedback on
campaigns, events, etc
Sentiment analysis on peoples
satisfaction using their social
media posts
Provide real-time city event info;
leverage GPS locations and combine
with the user profiles for personalized
event recommendation
Identify and prioritize urgent sites and situations
during natural disasters. Actual mapping applications
are emerging that can prioritize which zones need
attention first, all based on what users post during a
crisis.
Identify social media influencers
And their impact on news spread and
promoting social good
Better costumer engagement
Profiling based on their interests,
concerns, location, etc
Interactive Discussions
• Introduction (5 Minutes)
Please join a group and introduce yourself!

Artificial
Intelligence

Chris Anderson
Interactive Discussions (20 Minutes)
• What are the top three business problems in your organization?

• What types of data your organization has/can collect/benefit from?

• How can data science help solving your major business problems? Artificial
Intelligence

Chris Anderson
Interactive Discussions (10 Minutes)
• What are the challenges for using data science to make your organization smart?

Artificial
Intelligence

Chris Anderson
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Mohadeseh.ganji@unimelb.edu.au