Course:VANT149/2023/Capstone/Science/Team10

Abstract

Mathematical models have been commonly used to analyze trends in data. These models can be used to understand the rapid dissemination of news and information, particularly in weather-related events that significantly affect communities, such as hurricanes. This study aimed to develop a sufficient mathematical model to describe the overall trends of social media activity during category four and five hurricane events that take place on the East Coast of the United States. The model used is a sigmoid logistic function with two constants based on a linear function. The model is optimized using the gradient descent method that is run on a computer program. This study presents a model that can analyze social media trends and correlate the model with real-life factors, such as location and severity. The result shows that the developed model indicate the speed of social media activities during hurricanes which probably caused by peak hurricane season, duration, and news over saturation at that time. In addition, it shows that the midpoint position correlate with the rise in social media activities.

Biographies

Alifais Farrel Ramdhani

Farrel Ramdhani is a statistics student interested in computer technology, especially AI development in natural language processing. He is currently an undergraduate research assistant in developing a physics language textbook. Together with Rifky, he is also co-developing a browser extension to highlight sentences on a website using questions or related sentences.

Putri Wahyu Kusumaningtyas

Putri Wahyu Kusumaningtyas is a first-year science student who pursued a major in Environmental Science at the University of British Columbia. She was eager to deepen her knowledge of environmental issues and sustainability where she could contribute to making a positive impact on the environment. In addition to her academic interests, she enjoyed photography and video editing, where she honed her creativity. During her time at Vantage College, Putri had the opportunity to develop her English skills and her own experiences with many friends from various countries and backgrounds.

Rachmania Ulwani

A student who is interested in scientific research, particularly Biology and Chemistry areas. She also engages in leadership and involvement in the community. She had joined several communities and clubs including the student council and a research association based in Indonesia. She pays attention to detail and is eager to learn new things.

Rifky Bujana Bisri

Rifky Bujana Bisri is interested in working on research involving Math and Computer Science. He has worked on several Artificial Intelligence projects and is an active member of Dicoding Indonesia and the Indonesian AI community. He is currently developing a browser extension to highlight sentences on a website using questions or related sentences.