研究ers and students from bet8体育娱乐入口 participated in the 16th annual 建模 and 模拟 (MODSIM) World Conference, an event bringing together experts in modeling and 模拟 together to exchange ideas and solutions to problems across disciplines and industries.
The three-day event was held May 20-22 at The Main in Norfolk, where attendees from all over the world participated in a robust agenda of paper presentations and panels, 行业 workshops and competition events. They also explored an exhibit hall featuring companies and organizations showcasing new advances in modeling and 模拟.
"bet8体育娱乐入口 is home to one of the very first education programs in modeling and 模拟 in the country,Eric Weisel说, senior associate vice president for applied research at ODU. “We’re very excited to have MODSIM World here in Norfolk, and excited to be long standing partners with the National Training and 模拟 Association (NTSA).”
《bet8九州登录入口》, 分析, and 模拟 Center (VMASC) has been involved with modeling and 模拟 for over 25 years, working with a number of communities that include academia, 行业, 这个社区, 哪一个是最好的.”
This year’s theme was “Breaking Beyond: Taking the Next Step” and featured several discussions on artificial intelligence.
Congressman Bobby Scott spoke at the conference Monday and 分享d his thoughts on the significant impact the attendees’ work has on the community.
“I want to commend you for all of your work and dedication in advancing modeling and 模拟 technology and exploring how it can be leveraged for the common good,斯科特说. “This 行业 benefits our nation and fields of science, 国防, 医疗保健, 灾难计划, education and a whole lot more.”
Scott serves as the co-chair of the Congressional 建模 and 模拟 Caucus.
教师 and staff represented the University at the conference, including Victoria Jolliff, 斯泰西Ringleb, 罗斯戈尔, 巴里这时警报声响起, 埃里克·詹森, 克里斯托弗•林奇, 杰西卡Cordner, 维吉尼亚Zamponi, 居尔阿亚兹, 凯特克劳蒂尔在, Mileta Tomovic and Drew Landman.
Along with paper presentations on topics that included technology in military and operational strategies, 模拟 techniques in education and traffic management and control, the event highlighted two recent ODU graduates, Nicholas Pickering and Ryan Long, as they both received the RADM James Robb Scholarship Awards.
的5美元,000 award will help prepare Pickering and Long – who both received undergraduate degrees in computational modeling and 模拟 engineering – for careers within the modeling, 模拟, training and education community.
Pickering will attend ODU for graduate studies in modeling and 模拟 engineering.
Long will soon start work at Dominion Energy, focusing on transmission planning modeling and 模拟.
MODSIM World also welcomed approximately 20 Chesapeake students from the Governor’s STEM Academy at Grassfield High School. These students were able to participate in interactive demonstrations, giving them hands-on experience in modeling and 模拟.
MODSIM World began in 2007 with the Center for Public and Private Partnership, a nonprofit corporation that would later become the Virginia 建模 and 模拟 Partnership. Hampton Roads 行业 and community leaders have been among the members and have 分享d work based at Joint Forces Hampton Roads, VMASC, Eastern Virginia Medical School and NASA Langley 研究 Center.
The conference is sponsored and managed by the National Training and 模拟 Association.