January 22, 2024, Filed Under: ProjectsDisparities in affecting factors of housing price: A machine learning approach to the effects of housing status, public transit, and density factors on single-family housing price Abstract: Profound insights have been gained into which characteristics determine housing prices. These characteristics reflect two different aspects: those which are correlated with the dwelling itself and those which are correlated with the location and the surrounding area. However, few studies precisely looked at the disparities and heterogeneity in these… read more
January 1, 2024, Filed Under: News & Events, ProjectsExamining the COVID-19 effects on travel behavior using smart IoT sensors: A case study of smart city planning in Gangnam, Seoul Study Area Abstract: The application of IoT in cities is a critical component in constructing a smart city. Seoul Metropolitan Government began installing IoT sensors known collectively as S-DoT in 2019. S-DoT collects real-time weather and floating population data. This study aims to introduce a smart city planning application in… read more
September 17, 2023, Filed Under: Digital twin, News & Events, ProjectsA Digital Twin for Austin Announcing the Austin Digital Twin: A Revolutionary Leap in Urban Management and Public Safety We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Austin Digital Twin, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming how cities are managed and safeguarded. Developed through a collaborative effort between the University of Texas Urban Information… read more
May 17, 2023, Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, ProjectsComputeGPT ComputeGPT is a computational chat model that accurately answers math and science problems. It outperforms GPT-4 with Internet (Bing), GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT), GPT-3, and Wolfram Alpha NLP, scoring 98% across a suite of numerical problems that Bing AI could only answer at 64% and Wolfram Alpha NLP at 56%. One of… read more
April 21, 2023, Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, ProjectsOpenCityAI OpenCityAI is a AI chat model trained on a massive amount of public city information, making it able to generate answers for a variety of questions that people may have about their cities. It provides accurate responses with citations in a simple easy-to-use interface. One of the focuses for this… read more
January 1, 2023, Filed Under: Digital twin, ProjectsSmart City Data Integration Open Data portals and such for cities are increasingly popular for local goverment to publish and communicate data to the public. While the dedicated interface makes it easy for data owners to upload data, it lacks comprehensive means to connect relavant data for a particular topic of interest. As datasets… read more
December 19, 2022, Filed Under: ProjectsNational Housing Data Portal Open Data portal containing housing data from realtor.com and additional city information. Users can choose to view aggregated housing data from the realtor.com residential listings database or market analysis metrics from realtor.com market hotness index. We enrich this data with US Census demographic data and geometric shp files. Users can… read more
December 19, 2022, Filed Under: ProjectsCommunity Hub for Smart Mobility (CHSM) The goal of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a Community Hub for Smart Mobility (CHSM) to solve the job/housing mismatch in US cities. The research team will focus on Georgian Acres, a historically under-resourced neighborhood in northeast Austin, Texas and work with multiple civic partners to address… read more
December 19, 2022, Filed Under: Deserts, ProjectsAustin AI Housing Analysis A lack of affordable housing is a major problem in US cities from the Bay Area to Boston. Austin is no exception. In 2015, the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area was named one of the most economically segregated areas in the country. With more people moving to the region – roughly… read more
December 19, 2022, Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, ProjectsAI Image Generation for Architecture Design This project allows users to create unique images depicting architecture and design to assist with the idea creation process. Architects often need to create novel, never-before-seen designs for buildings, landscapes, and interiors. With so many existing buildings in the world, it can be difficult to come up with truly unique… read more
