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Natural sciences
- Applied mathematics in specific fields not elsewhere classified
- High performance computing
- Modelling and simulation
- Complex systems
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Social sciences
- Causes and prevention of crime
- Criminography and methods of criminological investigation
- Criminological theories
- Criminology not elsewhere classified
Rationale: Crime is shaped by both spatial-temporal dynamics and social structures, yet most models treat these dimensions separately. This project bridges this gap by integrating mathematical modeling, simulation, and network analysis to understand how co-offending networks influence crime patterns in space and time.
Objective: Model crime dynamics by linking social networks to spatial and temporal distributions.
Approach: Combining computational methods, such as agent-based models and reaction-diffusion partial differential equations, with graph-theoretic methods, such as centrality and community detection analysis, to model offender behavior across space, time, and networks. Validate with real-world data.
Impact: Reveal interactions between social and spatiotemporal crime mechanisms, test interventions, and support evidence-based policing through simulations.