Virginia
Modeling,
Analysis and
Simulation
Center
Old Dominion
University
John A. Sokolowski, Ph.D.
VMASC Executive Director
757-686-6232
jsokolow@odu.edu
www.vmasc.odu.edu
Mission & Vision
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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.
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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
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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)
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Space Utilization & Labs
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GIS-Geospatial Visualization
Transportation
Medical & Health Care
Game-based Learning
Visualization
Small business incubators
Engineering & Computational
Sciences Building
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Virtual Reality Theater
CAVE Facility
Modeling & Simulation Lab
Visualization Lab
Human Factors Lab
The heart of VMASC is a state-of-theart 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:
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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.
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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 Norsys
Netica, 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 postexperiment 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-theloop 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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M&S: What it takes to be successful
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Collaborators
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Raytheon
Alion S&T
SAIC
SRA International
Boeing
Booz Allen
C2 Technologies
Lockheed Martin
General Dynamics
Northrop Grumman
CSC
MYMIC
SIMIS
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JFCOM
U.S. Army (TRADOC)
NASA Langley RC
NATO ACT
Army Research Lab
AF Research Lab
ONR
Commonwealth of VA
Other Hampton Roads
Cities
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• EVMS
• GM University
• James Madison
University
• Purdue
• Korean Institute for
Defense Analyses
(KIDA)
• Carnegie Mellon
• University of Genoa
• UVA
• Virginia Tech
VMASC Sup
port to
Homeland
Security
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Cyber Risk to Transportation Infrastructure Control Systems 2012*
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Project # 522361 Cyber Risk to Transportation Control Systems $127,149 (VDEM Award Date 14 Dec)
12/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 (Request for extension through 8/30/2012 submitted 2/13/2012)
Short Description
Days
Start
End
Jan-12
Feb-12
Mar-12
Apr-12
Total Project
242
3-Jan
31-Aug
Prelim Research
28
3-Jan
31-Jan
Form Team Stakeholder
15
1-Feb
16-Feb
Prepare for Kickoff
20
16-Feb
7-Mar
Kickoff
1
7-Mar
8-Mar
Scenario Development
30
7-Mar
6-Apr
Model Development
30
6-Apr
6-May
Simulation & Analysis
45
6-May
20-Jun
In-progress Review Meeting
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15-May
16-May
Socialization of Results
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16-May
15-Jun
Report Writing / Journal Paper
70
15-Jun
24-Aug
Prep & 1-day Workshop (29th)
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24-Aug
29-Aug
Report submitted 31 Aug / Project Complete
242
3-Jan
1-Sep
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May-12
Jun-12
Jul-12
Aug-12
* DHS UASI Grants Program
M&S Application: Hampton Roads Full Scale Exercise - 2011
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Tabletop Exercise (TTX)
Active Shooter
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Maritime Incident Response
Mass Casualty Exercise
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.
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Bioterrorism Risk Assessment - 2008-2011
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DHS S&T and
Battelle National
Biodefense Institute
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Adaptive Adversary
Modeling
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Risk Modeling:
factors influencing
terrorist decisions
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Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Risk Assessment - 2010
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VBIED 12K TNT equivalent
Large Fire
Combination: VBIED during a
Category II hurricane flood
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VMASC Transpor
tation
Modeling
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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
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Without Third Crossing
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With Third Crossing
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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
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Hampton Roads Evacuation Model
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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
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VMASC Medic
al
Modeling
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VMASC Applied Research Areas
VMASC is primarily working in the following
modeling and simulation applied research areas:
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Military
Homeland security
Medical/Healthcare
Transportation
Funding Sources
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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.
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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)
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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
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Major Medical M&S Projects Underway or Proposed
Shipboard Medical Isolation Doctrine Study
• In partnership with small business
• Funded by DoD SBIR
Disadvantaged Patient
Simulation and Analysis
• Explores medically fragile populations
• Funded by Perry Grant
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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 Hospital
Avatar Development
• ODU School of Nursing NIH grant
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Questions?
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VMASC
1030
University Blvd. Suffolk,
VA 23435
www.vmasc.odu.edu
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