Research

Research Interests

Advanced Quantitative Methods, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Criminal Justice Policy, Image Processing

Ongoing Projects

UxS Video Data Integration and Availability with NOAA OECI (initial prototype tools here)
Signal Processing and Bivalve Ageing - A Novel Algorithmic Approach (in conjunction with SCEMFIS)
Intelligence Stream Modeling - ETLP Prediction of IED Events with Differential Intelligence Simulations
COVID-19 Effects on Burglary - A Multi-City Examination (first publication here)
Mass Shooting Effects on Gun Policy Using NLP and Bayesian Approaches

Selected Recent Publications

Yongqi Chen, Jordan R. Riddell, Joshua B. Hill, Peng Chen, Alex R. Piquero, Justin Kurland, Gold, silver, and bronze: Measuring the impact of the Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics on crime, Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 78, 2022, 101880, ISSN 0047-2352, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101880.
Kurland, J., & Hill, J. (2021). Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Assault in Space and Time. Criminal justice review, 46(2), 212-235.
Price, A., Raber, G.T., Hill, J.B. (2020). Evaluating Exposure to Coastal Hazards in the Supervised Offender Population Using Social Disorganization Theory. Southeastern Geographer, 60(3), 215-234. (Paper of the Year for Southeastern Geographer).
Oliver, W. M., Marion, N. E., & Hill, J. B. (2019). Introduction to homeland security: Policy, organization, and administration. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Recent Presentations

IEEE OCEANS 2024
OECI - AQUAVIEW, Years 1-3. Presented at the OECI Annual Meeting 2023, presented on April 3, 2023. (Poster here.)
Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) - A Novel Bivalve Ageing Algorithm. Presented at the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Bi-Annual Meeting in Annapolis, MD on October 26, 2021. (Panel)
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Spatio-Temporal Warning System for Water Quality Management of Oyster Farms. Presented at the Innovation Summit on October 25, 2021. (Poster)
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - ELTP Pipelines and Intelligence Stream Simulation. Presented at the Innovation Summit on October 25, 2021. (Poster)