Emory University

Research Group on Data Driven Innovations for Human-Technology Symbiosis

Select Publications

2021-Present


For the complete list by Dr. Thakur's publications, please refer to the publications page on his website or visit his Scopus profile.

Please note: The names of (current or former) students whose research project led to a publication are marked in bold.

  • Nirmalya Thakur, "Twitter Big Data as a Resource for Exoskeleton Research: A Large-Scale Dataset of about 140,000 Tweets from 2017–2022 and 100 Research Questions", Journal of Analytics, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2022, pp. 72-97 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur, Isabella Hall, and Chia Y. Han,"A Comprehensive Study to Analyze Trends in Web Search Interests Related to Fall Detection Before and After COVID-19", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE 2022), Guilin, China, October 21-23, 2022 (In-press)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "A Simplistic and Cost-Effective Design for Real-World Development of an Ambient Assisted Living System for Fall Detection and Indoor Localization: Proof-of-Concept", Journal of Information, Volume 13, Issue 8, 2022, Article 363 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur, "A Large-Scale Dataset of Twitter Chatter about Online Learning during the Current COVID-19 Omicron Wave", Journal of Data, Volume 7, Issue 8, 2022, Article 109 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "An Exploratory Study of Tweets about the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: Insights from Sentiment Analysis, Language Interpretation, Source Tracking, Type Classification, and Embedded URL Detection", Journal of COVID, Volume 2, Issue 8, 2022, pp. 1026-1049 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur, Isabella Hall, and Chia Y. Han, "Investigating the Emergence of Online Learning in Different Countries using the 5 W’s and 1 H Approach", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications (IHIET-AI 2022), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 21-23, 2022 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur, Saumick Pradhan, and Chia Y. Han, "Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on Online Learning-based Web Behavior", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications (IHIET-AI 2022), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 21-23, 2022 (link to the publication)
  • Isabella Hall, Nirmalya Thakur, and Chia Y. Han, "Trends in Remote Learning-based Google Shopping in the United States due to COVID-19", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications (IHIET-AI 2022), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 21-23, 2022 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur, Cat Luong, and Chia Y. Han, "An Approach to Investigate Public Opinion, Views, and Perspectives Towards Exoskeleton Technology", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications (IHIET-AI 2022), Lausanne, Switzerland, April 21-23, 2022 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Indoor Localization for Personalized Ambient Assisted Living of Multiple Users in Multi-Floor Smart Environments", Journal of Big Data and Cognitive Computing, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2021, Article 42 (link to the publication) (Received the Editor's Choice Award)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Country-Specific Interests towards Fall Detection from 2004–2021: An Open Access Dataset and Research Questions", Journal of Data, Volume 6, Issue 8, 2021, Article 92 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "A Study of Fall Detection in Assisted Living: Identifying and Improving the Optimal Machine Learning Method", Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2021, Article 39 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Multimodal Approaches for Indoor Localization for Ambient Assisted Living in Smart Homes", Journal of Information, Volume 12, Issue 3, 2021, Article 114 (link to the publication) (Received the Editor's Choice Award)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "An Ambient Intelligence-Based Human Behavior Monitoring Framework for Ubiquitous Environments", Journal of Information, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2021, Article 81 (link to the publication) (Received the Editor's Choice Award)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Exoskeleton-Based Multimodal Action and Movement Recognition: Identifying and Developing the Optimal Boosted Learning Approach", Journal of Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021, Article 4 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "A Multimodal Approach for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment from Tweets", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2021), Paris, France, August 27-29, 2021 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Google Trends to Investigate the Degree of Global Interest Related to Indoor Location Detection", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2021), Paris, France, August 27-29, 2021 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "A Human-Human Interaction-driven Framework to Address Societal Issues", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2021), Paris, France, August 27-29, 2021 (link to the publication)
  • Nirmalya Thakur and Chia Y. Han, "Pervasive Activity Logging for Indoor Localization in Smart Homes", Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Data Science and Information Technology (DSIT 2021), Shanghai, China, July 23-25, 2021 (link to the publication)