TY  - JOUR
AU  - Song, Chaoming
AU  - Qu, Zehui
AU  - Blumm, Nicholas
AU  - Barabási, Albert-László
T1  - Limits of Predictability in Human Mobility
JO  - Science
PY  - 2010/
VL  - 327
IS  - 5968
SP  - 1018
EP  - 1021
UR  - http://www.sciencemag.org/content/327/5968/1018.abstract
M3  - 10.1126/science.1177170
KW  - dm
KW  - everyaware
KW  - position
KW  - prediction
KW  - toread
KW  - vorhersage
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AB  - A range of applications, from predicting the spread of human and electronic viruses to city planning and resource management in mobile communications, depend on our ability to foresee the whereabouts and mobility of individuals, raising a fundamental question: To what degree is human behavior predictable? Here we explore the limits of predictability in human dynamics by studying the mobility patterns of anonymized mobile phone users. By measuring the entropy of each individual’s trajectory, we find a 93% potential predictability in user mobility across the whole user base. Despite the significant differences in the travel patterns, we find a remarkable lack of variability in predictability, which is largely independent of the distance users cover on a regular basis.
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AU  - Nguyen, XuanLong
AU  - Jordan, Michael I.
AU  - Sinopoli, Bruno
T1  - A kernel-based learning approach to ad hoc sensor network                localization
JO  - TOSN
PY  - 2005/
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 134
EP  - 152
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KW  - kernel
KW  - localization
KW  - position
KW  - positioning
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