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These two EpiSimS images (above) show the simulated effects of different approaches to fighting an imaginary outbreak of smallpox in a particular American city. The image on the left shows the impact of the epidemic 35 days after the initial outbreak if no public health intervention is undertaken. The image on the right shows the effect if infected and exposed individuals are vaccinated and quarantined. A series of simulations showed that the most effective strategy under these circumstances would be to have people withdraw to their homes early in the epidemic. CCS-5: Home of Large-Scale Socio-Technical SimulationsCCS-5 is a national leader in applied mathematics and computer science for scientific and engineering foundations of simulation for socio-technical systems. It also has a well-earned reputation for simulation-based experiments and design and analysis of such systems. The group implements an integrated discrete simulation science program that includes applied mathematical research, algorithmic and computational complexity research, high-performance computing based design and system development, new engineering approaches to simulation architectures, efficient data storage, and knowledge engineering. Its recent efforts have included simulation and modeling of urban transportation networks (TRANSIMS), simulation of the spread of diseases under various scenarios (EpiSimS), and simulations involving telecommunications networks (MIITA).
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