Study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics
News — PROVIDENCE, RI [Brown University] — When it comes to predicting disasters caused by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or “rogue waves” that could destroy coastal structures), computer modeling faces an almost insurmountable challenge: statistically speaking, these events are so rare that there simply isn’t enough data about them to use predictive models to …