Intelligence and Security Informatics: Second NSF Workshop, BioSurveillance 2007, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, May 22, 2007, Proceedings

In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science Ser. v.4506

Abstract

Intro -- TItle -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Early Outbreak Detection Using an Automated Data Feed of Test Orders from a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory -- Introduction -- Methods -- Mapping Laboratory Orders to Syndromic Category -- Statistical Analysis -- Detection Method -- Results -- Data Transfer -- Descriptive Statistics -- Aberration Detection -- Case Reviews -- Discussion -- References -- Chinese Chief Complaint Classification for Syndromic Surveillance -- Introduction -- Research Background -- English Chief Complaint Classification Methods -- Non-english Chief Complaint Classification Methods -- The Role of Chinese Chief Complaints -- Chinese Chief Complaint Dataset -- Experimental Design -- Experimental Results -- A Chinese Chief Complaint Classification Approach -- Chinese Chief Complaint Preprocessing -- A System Design for Chinese Chief Complaint Processing -- A Preliminary Evaluation Study -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Incorporating Geographical Contacts into Social Network Analysis for Contact Tracing in Epidemiology: A Study on Taiwan SARS Data -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Network Construction -- Network Analysis -- Incorporating Geographical Contacts into SNA -- Research Gaps and Questions -- Research Design -- Research Test Bed -- Research Design -- Research Results -- Connectivity Analysis -- Network Visualization -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- A Model for Characterizing Annual Flu Cases -- Background -- Methods -- Statistical Model -- Dominating Virus Subtypes in Epidemic Seasons -- Measuring the Uncertainty of Predicting New Cases -- Results -- Correlating Trends with Subtype--Specific Outbreaks -- Discussion -- References -- Population Dynamics in the Elderly: The Need for Age-Adjustment in National BioSurveillance Systems -- Introduction -- Methods -- Data.