Natural-disaster mathematical aid systems are presented to NGOs
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:14
in Mathematics & Economics
A team of mathematicians from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) has developed a computer application that estimates the magnitude of natural disasters and helps NGOs in the decision making process. The researchers have also presented an on-site humanitarian aid distribution model. Both could have been applied in the case of the recent Haiti earthquake.