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Authors affiliated with:
Department of Computing Science, Thompson Rivers University ;
Applied Research Lab, Trinity Western University.
"TSAS is supported as a national strategic initiative funded by SSHRC and Public Safety Canada, along with the following departments of the federal government: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)".
Summary
"It is increasingly important to devise emergency response plans and protocols for counter-terrorism and public safety as terrorists and violent extremists target the innocent public with maximum impact. When terrorist attacks occur despite our best effort, it is crucial to respond rapidly in an organized manner with well-planned protocols, so that the impact can be mitigated. This paper presents a computational framework (GENIUS) that helps develop, simulate, and verify such optimal emergency response plans and protocols. It also includes the use of virtual environments as a tool to study human behaviours in urban environments and train first emergency responders. Experimental results are presented to validate and verify the GENIUS system."--Abstract.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. A computation framework for counter-terrorism -- 2.1. Human behaviour study using virtual environments -- 2.2. GENIUS -- 2.2.1. Agent-based modeling -- 2.2.2. Parametric modeling -- 2.2.3. Emergency response plan and risk assessment using GENIUS -- 2.2.4. Simulation of Boston Marathon bombings -- 2.2.5. Westgate shopping mall attack -- 2.2.6. Emergency response plans for escaping from high-rise buildings -- 2.2.7. Virtual environments as a training tool for first emergency responders -- 3. Conclusion and further research -- 4. Acknowledgment -- References.