ReeSPOT: Reeb Graph Models Semantic Patterns of Normalcy in Human Trajectories

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Main Authors: Zhang, Bowen, Shailja, S., Gudavalli, Chandrakanth, Levenson, Connor, Khan, Amil, Manjunath, B. S.
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Published: 2024
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author Zhang, Bowen
Shailja, S.
Gudavalli, Chandrakanth
Levenson, Connor
Khan, Amil
Manjunath, B. S.
author_facet Zhang, Bowen
Shailja, S.
Gudavalli, Chandrakanth
Levenson, Connor
Khan, Amil
Manjunath, B. S.
contents This paper introduces ReeSPOT, a novel Reeb graph-based method to model patterns of life in human trajectories (akin to a fingerprint). Human behavior typically follows a pattern of normalcy in day-to-day activities. This is marked by recurring activities within specific time periods. In this paper, we model this behavior using Reeb graphs where any deviation from usual day-to-day activities is encoded as nodes in the Reeb graph. The complexity of the proposed algorithm is linear with respect to the number of time points in a given trajectory. We demonstrate the usage of ReeSPOT and how it captures the critically significant spatial and temporal deviations using the nodes of the Reeb graph. Our case study presented in this paper includes realistic human movement scenarios: visiting uncommon locations, taking odd routes at infrequent times, uncommon time visits, and uncommon stay durations. We analyze the Reeb graph to interpret the topological structure of the GPS trajectories. Potential applications of ReeSPOT include urban planning, security surveillance, and behavioral research.
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spellingShingle ReeSPOT: Reeb Graph Models Semantic Patterns of Normalcy in Human Trajectories
Zhang, Bowen
Shailja, S.
Gudavalli, Chandrakanth
Levenson, Connor
Khan, Amil
Manjunath, B. S.
Data Structures and Algorithms
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Social and Information Networks
This paper introduces ReeSPOT, a novel Reeb graph-based method to model patterns of life in human trajectories (akin to a fingerprint). Human behavior typically follows a pattern of normalcy in day-to-day activities. This is marked by recurring activities within specific time periods. In this paper, we model this behavior using Reeb graphs where any deviation from usual day-to-day activities is encoded as nodes in the Reeb graph. The complexity of the proposed algorithm is linear with respect to the number of time points in a given trajectory. We demonstrate the usage of ReeSPOT and how it captures the critically significant spatial and temporal deviations using the nodes of the Reeb graph. Our case study presented in this paper includes realistic human movement scenarios: visiting uncommon locations, taking odd routes at infrequent times, uncommon time visits, and uncommon stay durations. We analyze the Reeb graph to interpret the topological structure of the GPS trajectories. Potential applications of ReeSPOT include urban planning, security surveillance, and behavioral research.
title ReeSPOT: Reeb Graph Models Semantic Patterns of Normalcy in Human Trajectories
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Social and Information Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00808