On
October 19 and 20, VMASC faculty researchers John Sokolowski and Catherine Banks met with engineering and M&S faculty and students at the University of
Genoa in Genoa, Italy. The purpose
of the meeting was to share current research activities and procure future
opportunities for collaboration. An
emphasis was placed on three research domains: transportation, military M&S (specific
to NATO), and human behavior modeling.
The
two-day meetings began with an introduction to DIPTEM, the University of
Genoa’s Department of Production Engineering, Thermo-energy, and Mathematical
Modeling. Dr. Agostino Bruzzone,
MISS (McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences) and DIPTEM Director, served as
host. He provided a detailed
presentation of the Department’s body of research. DIPTEM complements the VMASC research
effort by sharing their expertise of SITRANET (SImulation for TRAiniNg & Education in Transportation), a project
sponsored by European Community.
Sokolowski and Banks made two presentations to DIPTEM graduate students: an
overview of VMASC as a research and development Center, and a recent research
project in the form of a case study utilizing agent-based modeling. The research
presentation focused on the usefulness of agent-based modeling and the need to
take the paradigm to another level by developing a much more sophisticated
agent.
Bruzzone and DIPTEM industry
partner Albert Tremori of MAST (Management of Advanced Solutions and
Technologies) discussed with Sokolowski future work in the areas of Port Security, NATO's Simulation Center of Excellence, and Social Dynamics & Political Support.
The success of the two day meeting was made evident when Bruzzone
and Tremori requested a reciprocal visit to VMASC. On November 19 and 20 the two will come to Suffolk. This will provide opportunities for them to present their
research to the M&S faculty, meetings with VMASC industry partners, and a
meeting with members of the Hampton Roads Transportation Partnership.
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