Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Old Dominion University

Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation CenterOld Dominion University
John A. Sokolowski, Ph.D. VMASC Executive Director 757-686-6232 jsokolow@odu.edu www.vmasc.odu.edu

Mission & Vision Engage in scholarly research in modeling and simulation (M&S), visualization, and analysis that yields significant contributions to the M&S body of knowledge, provides constructive solutions to critical challenges facing academic, government, and industry partners, and fosters the international advancement of the discipline of M&S. Promote economic development through collaboration with industry and through the continued maturation of research ideas and analysis to create tangible products and applications suitable for commercial development or public investment. Support M&S education and workforce development through classroom instruction and through active engagement of students in the research process. Vision: Old Dominion University, through VMASC, is a leader in modeling and simulation (M&S), analysis, and visualization, and is recognized for its multidisciplinary approach to M&S research, education, and application. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Organization University-level Research Center Founded in 1997 20 Researchers: 10 PhDs, 10 project scientists 10 engineering service experts 7 administrative staff 2 IT Staff Research sponsors include U. S. Department of Defense, Commonwealth of Virginia, Private Industry Over $8 million in annual research expenditures in 2011 Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

M&S High Technology Capability VMASC achieves desired outcomes through the purposeful use of expertise and resources. Leadership People Research faculty with diverse domain expertise Project scientists Administrative staff Information technology support staff Organizational structure and relationships World class high-technology facilities Equipment(laboratories, computers, connectivity, and software) Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Engineering & Computational Sciences Building Virtual Reality Theater CAVE Facility Modeling & Simulation Lab Visualization Lab Human Factors Lab Space Utilization & Labs GIS-Geospatial Visualization Transportation Medical & Health Care Game-based Learning Visualization Small business incubators Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

The heart of VMASC is a state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot building in the Modeling and Simulation Technology (MAST) Research Park on the Suffolk and Portsmouth border. VMASC is a Commonwealth asset - a high technology facility with world-class information technology, administrative, facility support that includes an 8,000 square foot experimentation lab as well as specialized labs for research in medical, transportation, game-based learning, virtual environments, GIS, and human factors fields. In addition, the primary facility contains over 10,000 square feet of meeting space and offices for VMASC researchers, small business incubation and support staff. VMASC is supported by researchers and affiliated faculty from all colleges of the university and is connected to the national lambda rail, enabling Internet connectivity of over 10 GB per second. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC has a core set of scientists, engineers, and researchers that are able to provide quality analysis in all areas of modeling and simulation including simulation interoperability, simulation support to live, virtual, and constructive simulation in support of exercises, training, facilitations, and experimentation. The VMASC team is uniquely suited to provide a wide breadth of modeling, simulation, analysis, and facilities to support business partners. The Center's expertise lies in both pure and applied research, highlighted by a unique multidisciplinary M&S approach in eight-core modeling and simulation applied research areas: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories TRANSPORTATION LAB The Transportation laboratory includes eleven individual computer workstations, each with the capability of accessing a library of commercial transportation and analysis software products. Transportation simulations available include TransCad, the Cube® transportation suite (including Voyager, Avenue, Dynasim, and Analysis modules), Dynamics, Dynasmart, VISSUM, Synchro, CORSIM, and Paramics. All computers are accessible via remote connections and fully used by students and research staff. The entire laboratory is protected by an uninterruptable power supply. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories ADVANCED ANALYTICS & COMPLEX SYSTEMS LAB The Advanced Analytics Laboratory is designed to host analytic software for risk modeling and simulation, simulation-based optimization, public health and healthcare database application development and GIS tools for developing graphical and terrain databases. The lab contains several workstations to support model development using tools like NorsysNetica, Oracle Crystal Ball, Arena, TreeAge, PowerSim, SAS and SAS Miner, Vensim, Simulink, FileMaker Pro Advanced and Server, Netica, Repast Simphony, NetLogo, Gambit, Maya, 3D Studio Max, and MultiGen, GIS data manipulation using tools like ArcInfo, and terrain database generation using tools like Terra Vista. The AAL also contains a large table-sized digitizer and a wide-carriage color printer. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING LAB The Human Factors Engineering Laboratory is designed to host human-computer interface and human behavior modeling activities. The lab consists of two smaller isolated work areas that can provide a controlled quiet environment for testing human subjects, and a larger open laboratory area for other activities. The lab is instrumented to monitor and record the interface activities that occur between a human subject and a simulation exercise; this equipment also supports post-experiment playback and analysis of this interaction. The laboratory also is equipped with several other interactive display tools including 3D interactive displays and haptic devices. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories VIRTUAL SIMULATION LAB The Virtual Simulation Laboratory is designed to host simulators for conducting human-in-the-loop virtual simulation activities. The lab is configured for housing up to four simulators. Presently, it contains a single F/A-18 cockpit flight simulator. As more funding becomes available, additional simulators will be added. The virtual simulation lab is linked via the Internet to a driving simulator located on the main Old Dominion University campus. The laboratory facilitates investigations and experiments in which constructive, virtual, and live simulation components are integrated into a common simulation exercise. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories MEDICAL LAB The medical and health care modeling and simulation lab has identified four areas in which we have expertise, specifically, the use of M&S for the following: • Training • Treatment  • Disease Modeling • Management of Health Care Systems The lab consists of researchers from VMASC and ODU, area universities and health care systems. We have identified several unique diverse problems effecting medicine and health care, in which we innovatively implement modeling and simulation. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories M&S INTEROPERABILITY LAB The M&S Interoperability laboratory is currently investigating the impact of rising sea level on the region’s social, economical, and critical infrastructure components. The MSI lab’s Continuously Running Simulation Environment, Based on the Department of Homeland Security Infrastructure Taxonomy, loads any region’s map and mines the web for data to automatically initialize and calibrate the simulation and also supports different courses of action at operational and tactical levels. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC On-Site M&S Laboratories VMASC DEMO LAB Our main demo lab is used to showcase VMASC’s latest M&S advances and to provide visitors with hands-on experiences of our projects. This venue affords participants the opportunity to ask in-depth questions and speak to researchers and scientists about their work. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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Collaborators INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT ACADEMIA JFCOM U.S. Army (TRADOC) NASA Langley RC NATO ACT Army Research Lab AF Research Lab ONR Commonwealth of VA Other Hampton Roads Cities Raytheon Alion S&T SAIC SRA International Boeing Booz Allen C2 Technologies Lockheed Martin General Dynamics Northrop Grumman CSC MYMIC SIMIS EVMS GM University James Madison University Purdue Korean Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) Carnegie Mellon University of Genoa UVA Virginia Tech Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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Cyber Risk to Transportation Infrastructure Control Systems 2012* * DHS UASI Grants Program Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

M&S Application: Hampton Roads Full Scale Exercise - 2011 Maritime Incident Response Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Active Shooter Mass Casualty Exercise Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

VMASC provided technical, facility, and logistics support for all events to include care and feeding. Analytic Products Common operating picture Housing damage & population displacement Wind and water damage assessment(L+3, L+7 & L+14) Displaced persons assessment Power restoration Population impact assessment Re-entry transportation simulation(L+7 – L+14) Full scale exercise movie • Information technology concept and support • Year-long conference support • Administrative, logistics, care and feeding at multiple locations and dates. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Bioterrorism Risk Assessment - 2008-2011 DHS S&T and Battelle National Biodefense Institute Adaptive Adversary Modeling Risk Modeling: factors influencing terrorist decisions Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Risk Assessment - 2010 VBIED 12K TNT equivalent Large Fire Combination: VBIED during a Category II hurricane flood Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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Hampton Roads Transportation Alternatives Two studies completed Requested by General Assembly Representatives Forecast future value (2035) Research questions What is best for HRBT congestion? What is best for majority of HR commuters? Both studies considered all alternatives, rush hour conditions, and anticipated accidents/incidents Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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Hampton Roads Hurricane Evacuation Funded by VDEM to evaluate Commonwealth plan • Multiple user selections Storm strength (category 1-4) Advance warning Accident/Incident severity Contra-flow Tourist participation Background traffic Percentage of early evacuees • Six primary exit routes • Simulates up to 900,000 evacuees Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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TransLIVE UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER UTC GOAL:Transportation for Livability by Integrating Vehicles and the Environment UTC LEAD:University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) Other partners include Texas Southern, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech ODU FOCUS:Optimizing traffic operations, vehicle route assignments, and urban planning to minimize vehicle emissions Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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VMASC Applied Research Areas VMASC is primarily working in the following modeling and simulation applied research areas: Military Homeland security Medical/Healthcare Transportation Funding Sources Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Medical M&S Effort National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation (NCCMMS) Established 2002 by Congress Partnership between ODU and EVMS Awarded $600k from Commonwealth JFCOM closure money (one time) Will fund two efforts: 1) Medical M&S Underwriters Lab, 2) Medical M&S R&D lab Prominent board of advisors Meant to boost economic development and put Hampton Roads on map for medical M&S. Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Medical M&S Effort ODU Medical M&S Money $250k per year base funding First year will fund 3 efforts Consultant to put NCCMMS business plan together Improvements to Virtual OR Medical M&S database improvements (funding generator) Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Major Medical M&S Projects Underway or Proposed Virtual OR New NIH grant Commonwealth M&S funding Training Simulation for Patient Blood Management – Pending NIH grant Well received by medical community Potential commercialization ODU MBA class put together commercialization plan Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Major Medical M&S Projects Underway or Proposed Shipboard Medical Isolation Doctrine Study In partnership with small business Funded by DoDSBIR Disadvantaged Patient Simulation and Analysis Explores medically fragile populations Funded by Perry Grant Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Major Medical M&S Projects Underway or Proposed Virtual Reality Training Simulation for Health Care Professionals $2 million TATRC funding Ultrasound Training Simulation Development Joint with EVMS Monarch General HospitalAvatar Development ODU School of Nursing NIH grant Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

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VMASC 1030 University Blvd. Suffolk, VA 23435 www.vmasc.odu.edu

Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Old Dominion University