CONFIRMED: Data Science MS Thesis Defense by Ravi Varma Pakalapati
"Spatio-temporal analysis of political violence in the United States and India" by Ravi Varma Pakalapati Thesis Advisor: Dr. Gary. E. Davis Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Alfa Heryudono, Dr. Adam Hausknecht (Emeritus Professor) Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Time: 10am Location: Textiles 105A Abstract: We analyze data on political violence in the United States and India using various statistical and machine learning methods, paying attention to both geographic location and time of an incident of political violence. In particular, we show that locations of political violence are not randomly distributed but, especially in the case of India, have some geographic structure. We sketch a field theory of upsetness that acts as a background to acts of political violence. The field theory of upsetness stems directly from actual outlier incidents of political violence in both the United States and India. For additional information please contact Gary Davis at gdavis@umassd.edu.
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