PFI:AIR - TT: SAFE (Situational Awareness for Events): A Data Visualization System

这个PFI: AIR技术翻译项目的重点是翻译运筹学模型和数据分析，以提高大规模集会事件的态势感知和决策。这种大规模集会活动越来越受欢迎，因此需要大量资源来确保安全和成功。到目前为止，事件管理工具还没有发展到能够满足这种需求。本项目旨在解决事件管理工具中的这些差距。本项目中提出的研究大大扩展了数据可视化系统的开发，该系统专注于为大规模聚集事件提供医疗准备，最初是为马拉松设计的。该系统是为活动组织者和相关利益相关者创建的，以有效地管理和监督所有参与者，监控参与者的动态位置，并管理整个活动期间的健康和安全资源，无论是在正常操作条件下还是在发生紧急问题时。该系统提供了人员和资源流动的动态表示：其核心是一个新颖的模拟工具，可以预测和显示赛道上跑步者的密度。数据可视化系统是耐力赛事管理的第一个综合仪表板。该项目将显著提升当前数据可视化系统的原型，以扩展功能并使系统更加交钥匙化。该项目还将与西北大学创新与新风险投资办公室（INVO）合作，制定商业化的商业计划。虽然这个系统最初是为马拉松开发的，但它的适用性可以超越耐力赛事。这个项目解决了几个重要的技术差距，因为它从研究发现转化为商业应用。数据可视化系统的创新来源于数据可视化、参与者和资源流模拟、事件数据和事件管理服务的集成。因此，商业化的下一步将需要与事件数据相关的数据分析和利用数据分析的运筹学决策工具的进步。系统功能将在新的方向上扩展，使我们能够扩大技术的应用范围。该项目侧重于三个方面：(1)升级模拟模型，以捕捉额外的资源和参与者流动；(2)合并新的事件数据流，以更充分地捕捉大规模聚会事件的细微差别；(3)开发新的事件管理服务，以改善大规模聚会事件的决策。此外，参与该项目的本科生和研究生将通过INVO获得创新创业经验。特别是，INVO为这些学生提供了一系列的实习和奖学金项目。该项目邀请事件管理和应急响应方面的专家来指导商业化方面，特别关注从研究发现到商业现实的技术转化工作中所需的系统功能。

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating operations research models and data analytics to improve situational awareness and decision making for mass gathering events. Such mass gathering events are growing in popularity, and thus require significant resources to ensure safety and success. To date, event management tools have not grown to meet this need. This project is designed to address these gaps in event management tools. The research proposed in this project significantly expands the development of a Data Visualization System focused on medical preparedness for mass gathering events, originally conceived for marathons. This system was created for event organizers and relevant stakeholders to effectively manage and oversee all participants, monitor the dynamic location of participants, and manage health and safety resources throughout the event, both under normal operating conditions and in the event that emergency issues arise. The system provides a dynamic representation of the flow of people and resources: at the core is a novel simulation tool that predicts and displays runner density on the course over time. The data visualization system is the first comprehensive dashboard for endurance event management. The project will result in a significant ramp-up of the current prototype of the data visualization system to expand functionality and make the system more turn-key. The project will also result in the development of a business plan for commercialization, working with Northwestern University's Innovations and New Ventures Office (INVO). While this system was initially developed for marathons, its applicability can go beyond endurance events.This project addresses several important technology gaps as it translates from research discovery toward commercial application. The innovation of the data visualization system comes from the integration of data visualization, participant and resource flow simulation, event data, and event management services. As such, the next steps towards commercialization will require advances in data analytics related to event data and operations research decision tools that leverage the data analysis. System capabilities will be expanded in new directions to allow us to scale up the technology for broader applicability. The project focuses in three areas: (1) upgrading the simulation model to capture additional flows of resources and participants; (2) merging new streams of event data to more fully capture the nuances of mass gathering events, and (3) developing new event management services that improve decision making for mass gathering events. In addition, personnel involved in this project, undergraduate and graduate students, will receive innovation and entrepreneurship experiences through INVO. In particular, INVO offers a series of internship and fellowship programs for these students.The project engages experts in event management and emergency response to guide commercialization aspects, specifically focusing on needed system functionalities in this technology translation effort from research discovery toward commercial reality.