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INSTITUTE FOR PREDICTIVE & ANALYTICAL POLICING SCIENCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Research Team<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

An interdisciplinary team advancing research on crime, place, human mobility, spatial data and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute brings together researchers from criminal justice, geography and GIS, and computer science to develop innovative approaches to crime analysis, spatial research and public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet the Team \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u2190 Institute Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CURRENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT 01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Mobility & Crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Examining population movement, guardianship and crime opportunity through mobile-device and spatial data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT 02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synthetic Spatial Crime Data<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Developing synthetic spatial datasets and computational environments for crime research and modeling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT 03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone & Satellite Imagery and Crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using GIS, remote sensing and artificial intelligence to measure the built environment and study crime and place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OUR TEAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institute Research Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Researchers contribute expertise in criminology, crime analysis, spatial methods, GIS, human mobility, remote sensing and emerging analytical technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INSTITUTE DIRECTOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Olga B. Semukhina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor & Department Head
Director, Institute for Predictive & Analytical Policing Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spatial crime analysis \u2022 Predictive policing \u2022 Human mobility \u2022 Data-driven policing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUMAN MOBILITY \u2022 SYNTHETIC DATA \u2022 DRONE & SATELLITE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Junghwan Bae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human mobility \u2022 Ambient population \u2022 Guardianship \u2022 Spatiotemporal crime analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUMAN MOBILITY & CRIME<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Stan Korotchenko<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor & MCJ Coordinator
Department of Criminal Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spatial analysis \u2022 Policing \u2022 Victimization \u2022 Human mobility \u2022 Crime and place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUMAN MOBILITY & CRIME<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Christopher Copeland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Associate Professor Computer Science & Electrical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crime analysis \u2022 Technology \u2022 Synthetic data \u2022 Cybercrime \u2022 Spatial research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUMAN MOBILITY \u2022 SYNTHETIC SPATIAL DATA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yuen \u201cYolanda\u201d Tsang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor
Geography & GIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIS \u2022 Spatial analysis \u2022 Remote sensing \u2022 Built environment \u2022 Geospatial research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DRONE & SATELLITE IMAGERY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Opeyemi Zubair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Adjunct Faculty
GIS & Remote Sensing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote sensing \u2022 GIS \u2022 Drone imagery \u2022 Satellite imagery \u2022 Geospatial analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DRONE & SATELLITE IMAGERY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Members Across Current Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Institute\u2019s projects overlap in methods and expertise, creating opportunities for interdisciplinary research across crime, population, technology and place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CURRENT RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Mobility & Crime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Team<\/strong>
Olga Semukhina
Junghwan Bae
Stan Korotchenko
Christopher Copeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Project \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CURRENT RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synthetic Spatial Crime Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Team<\/strong>
Olga Semukhina
Christopher Copeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Project \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CURRENT RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone & Satellite Imagery and Crime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Team<\/strong>
Olga Semukhina
Yuen \u201cYolanda\u201d Tsang
Opeyemi Zubair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Project \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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RESEARCH \u2022 COLLABORATION \u2022 PUBLIC SAFETY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in Collaborating With the Institute?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Institute welcomes interdisciplinary research collaborations involving crime analysis, spatial science, human mobility, GIS, synthetic data and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact the Institute \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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