A WKU student has come up with a way to track the Ebola virus outbreak.
Armin Smailhodzic developed a smartphone app that uses Twitter data to track the virus. Western says the app could predict the spread of the virus.
Smailhodzic began working on the app as part of his Master's thesis in the Homeland Security program at WKU. Initially, he wanted to track Twitter data to gather information about political unrest in the Middle East. Then, WKU chemistry professor Cathleen Webb suggested using the idea to track Ebola.
Smailhodzic, a Bosnian native, says they were surprised to find so much information being shared on Twitter.
The Ebola Project app is available in the app store for Ios and the Google store for android devices.
