What if social media could predict a migration crisis before it happens?
The Massive Data and Displacement (MaDD) project is a collaborative initiative between SFS’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) and the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), led by Professors Katharine Donato, Lisa Singh and Ali Arab. In partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the project investigates search trends and social media clues to spot indirect indicators of forced migration—with the goal of helping prevent humanitarian disasters before they unfold.
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