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As part of the Erasmus academic exchange program, Dr. Mehdi Moradi of Umea University of Sweden will be hosted in the Department of Mathematics of İzmir Institute of Technology for the first week of March. Below is the abstract of the minicourse he will teach. For detailed schedule and syllabus check the web adress given below.

 

Spatial point patterns, in practical terms, refer to the specific arrangement of individual points within a defined geographical area, referring to spatial locations of events/things. The application of spatial point patterns is instrumental in diverse fields, including e.g. ecology (for studying species distribution), epidemiology (for analysing disease clusters), urban planning (to optimise infrastructure layouts), traffic accidents (to reveal the high-risk streets) and criminology (for identifying crime hotspots). This course focuses on the fundamentals of spatial point processes, emphasising first-, second-, and higher-order analyses. Participants will explore the spatial distribution of events and the correlations between them. Utilising R, the program includes data handling, simulation studies and real-data analysis, with practical applications in studying phenomena such as forest fires, crimes, and traffic accidents.

 

 

cemyilmaz@iyte.edu.tr, faruktemur@iyte.edu.tr