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If we can predict human mobility, we can potentially stop deadly diseases before they turn into a pandemic in cities. How are researchers who are building our smart cities, with the use of AI, IoT, and image sensors, going to combat future pandemics?

Pieter Fourie, and academic at the Future Cities Laboratory for Singapore ETH Centre, and his team is working with digital twins, a virtual version of yourself, to see how people move around in cities and what happens when a contagious virus is dropped into a city like Singapore.