Multi-Modal Deep Learning Framework for Disaster Response

Twitter is a website for social networking and news delivery that has significant importance at the time of any disaster by providing valuable information related to the disaster. The analysis of social media has become crucial in monitoring and gathering important information during disasters, including reports on the impact of the event, as well as updates on injuries and damage to infrastructure. This information is valuable for disaster management teams in their response efforts. During a disaster, an automated system that can retrieve relative information and massive Twitter data could help disaster relief volunteers complete their duties efficiently amidst the chaos. The majority of researchers use a unimodal (only images or text) approach. The use of a single modality (text…