The recent development of telecommunication networks is producing an unprecedented
wealth of information and, as a consequence, an increasing interest in analyzing such data …

Data volume grows explosively with the proliferation of powerful smartphones and
innovative mobile applications. The ability to accurately and extensively monitor and …

Urban landscapes present a variety of socio-topological environments that are associated to
diverse human activities. As the latter affect the way individuals connect with each other, a …

Introduction The deep penetration of mobile phones offers cities the ability to
opportunistically monitor citizens' interactions and use data-driven insights to better plan and …

The use of mobile phone data provides new spatio-temporal tools for improving urban
planning, and for reducing inefficiencies in present-day urban systems. Data from mobile …

The deep penetration of mobile phones offers cities the ability to opportunistically monitor
citizensfi mobility and use data-driven insights to better plan and manage services. In this …

Pervasive large-scale infrastructures generate datasets that contain human behavior info
rmation. In this context, cell phones and cell phone networks, due to its pervasiveness, can …

Much of our understanding of urban systems comes from traditional data collection methods
such as surveys by person or phone. These approaches can provide detailed information …

Several attempts have already been made to use telecommunications networks for urban
research, but the datasets employed have typically been neither dynamic nor fine grained …

The ubiquitous availability of computing technology such as smartphones, tablets, and other
easily portable devices, and the worldwide adoption of social networking sites make it …