{"id":505,"date":"2019-12-08T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T23:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cs.fsu.edu\/vipra\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2020-02-19T18:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T23:12:59","slug":"workshop-on-pedestrian-dynamics-and-epidemiological-modeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.fsu.edu\/vipra\/?page_id=505","title":{"rendered":"Workshop on Pedestrian Dynamics and Epidemic Modeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

VIPRA<\/a>\u00a0 is an interdisciplinary multi-university project to analyze new strategies for reducing the risk of spread of viral infections through air-travel. We recently obtained another grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a\u00a0Cyberinfrastructure for Pedestrian Dynamics-Based Analysis of Infection Propagation Through Air Travel.<\/em>\u00a0This cyberinfrastructure will include the following components.<\/p>\n

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  1. A modular software for pedestrian dynamics to which researchers from the community can contribute their models.<\/li>\n
  2. Software that permits the creation of a workflow\u00a0to link pedestrian dynamics results with infection transmission and phylogeography models.<\/li>\n
  3. Tools and data for rigorous analysis and validation.<\/li>\n
  4. Interfaces for researchers and decision-makers to visualize results\u00a0on the local and global impact of local policies on spreading diseases.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Workshop goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This workshop will involve a small number of invited speakers from\u00a0relevant research and decision-making communities that can leverage the proposed infrastructure. Our goals are as follows.<\/p>\n

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    1. Identify desirable software features\u00a0for the pedestrian dynamics, epidemic modeling, and bioinformatics research communities.<\/li>\n
    2. Determine the types of questions that decision-makers would find useful for scientists to answer.<\/li>\n
    3. Develop plans to grow the community that can leverage pedestrian dynamics for modeling disease spread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      We aim to write a “perspectives” type paper, along with other workshop participants, on the promises and challenges in this research direction. We also plan to initiate a VIPRA Users Group for potential users of the proposed cyberinfrastructure. We wish to identify leads from different disciplines for outreach into their respective communities.<\/p>\n

      Location and travel<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The workshop will be held at the beautiful campus of the\u00a0University of West Florida<\/a> in Pensacola<\/a>. It will be in Room 219, Building 234<\/em>. Pensacola is a coastal town on the Florida gulf coast, known for its beaches. The weather is typically in the 60s (Fahrenheit) in February.<\/p>\n

      We will cover the cost of travel, boarding, and lodging for invited speakers<\/strong>, in accordance with the policies of the State of Florida and the University of West Florida. Pensacola is served by the Pensacola International Airport (PNS).<\/p>\n

      Location and travel<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Airport to hotel: Please exit the airport through the main exit doors, walk straight through the parking garage, and then continue following a covered walkway beyond the garage to the Hyatt Place<\/strong> Pensacola Airport hotel. It ought to be a 3-minute walk. (Google maps takes you around the garage, which is a 9-minute walk.) Alternatively, you can call the hotel shuttle at +1 850 483 5599.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hotel to airport:\u00a0The hotel shuttle will pick you up from the hotel at 8 am Central<\/em> each day and drop you back. Alternatively, you may drive to the workshop venue and park in Lot E<\/em>. Please let us know ahead of time so that we can send you a parking permit. Google maps typically takes you to the wrong place. Please enter the following exactly<\/em> to get to the correct location:\u00a0University of West Florida, Lot E, Campus Drive, Pensacola, FL<\/em>. The entrance to the parking lot will have a sign mentioning ‘Florida State University College of Medicine<\/em>‘.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

      All times are Central Standard Time<\/em><\/p>\n

      Thursday, February 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Breakfast at hotel (free for\u00a0the workshop group)<\/p>\n

      8:00 am: Shuttle from the hotel to the workshop venue<\/p>\n

      8:30 am – 9:30 am: Introduction to VIPRA CSSI project goals and purpose of the workshop<\/span><\/p>\n