A global COVID-19 observatory, monitoring the pandemics through text mining and visualization

Abstract

The global health situation due to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic motivated an unprecedented contribution of science and technology from companies and communities all over the world to fight COVID-19. In this paper, we present the impactful role of text mining and data analytics, exposed publicly through IRCAI's Coronavirus Watch portal. We will discuss the available technology and methodology, as well as the ongoing research based on the collected data.

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Authors

  • M. Besher Massri Institut Jozef Stefan
  • Joao Pita Costa Institut Jozef Stefan
  • Andrej Bauer Faculty of Mathematics, University of Ljubljana
  • Marko Grobelnik Institut Jozef Stefan
  • Janez Brank Institut Jozef Stefan
  • Luka Stopar Institut Jozef Stefan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31449/inf.v46i1.3375

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03/15/2022

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Massri, M. B., Costa, J. P., Bauer, A., Grobelnik, M., Brank, J., & Stopar, L. (2022). A global COVID-19 observatory, monitoring the pandemics through text mining and visualization. Informatica, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.31449/inf.v46i1.3375

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2022)

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Regular papers

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