UDENE Research Advancements over the State of the Art are as below:
Novi Sad Use Case
The satellite-based approaches offer broader environmental coverage and robust sensitivity analysis. There are methods that provide sophisticated handling of unmonitored regions and multi-factor urban analysis. We advance the field through transportation-specific modeling and explicit spatial relationship preservation. Our focus on explainability (PFI, IG, OAT) and urban planning applications fills crucial gaps in current research.
Tunis Use Case
Our approach surpasses state-of-the-art methods in data integration, modeling, and sensitivity analysis. Unlike prior studies using basic land cover data or climate simulations, we integrate six-channel EO data (NDVI, NDBI, NDWI, SAVI, EVI, IBI) with rigorous validation. Instead of standard models, we employ a U-Net architecture to capture both local and global heat patterns. Our sensitivity analysis goes beyond previous metrics, incorporating ablation studies, perturbation analysis, statistical testing, spatial occlusion, and gradient-based interpretability. These advancements enable precise spatial analysis, robust validation, and superior pattern recognition. Our future work will integrate UTCI analysis and urban morphology metrics to further refine urban heat assessments.
Istanbul Use Case
Our approach integrates detailed seismic, geological, and urban data with dual GMPEs for a two-step hazard and loss assessment—specifically tailored for high-rise buildings.
While SOTA works offer static parameter evaluation or future simulation-based uncertainty, our method delivers continuous loss monitoring and advanced sensitivity analysis. This framework not only deepens seismic analysis but also allows integration of complementary techniques, such as Fuzzy TOPSIS for location assessment and social impact considerations from Cremen’s model.
