IBM Math Algorithms Aim to Transform Management of Natural Disasters

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its scientists have created specialized math algorithms to help model and manage natural disasters: wildfires, floods, diseases and more. IBM’s ’stochastic optimization model’ was developed by IBM math scientists from IBM Research Labs in New York and India working with business experts from IBM’s Global Business Services and directly with clients to arm government bodies, relief agencies and companies with tools for strategic planning for more effective allocation of resources for natural disaster management and mitigation.