Preparing for Future Pandemics

Overview

Our research endeavors revolve around assisting municipal administrations in enhancing their preparedness for future pandemics. Our primary objective is to develop a robust framework for accurately predicting the trajectory patterns of pedestrian movement within urban environments. It is imperative to emphasize that our methodology strictly adheres to privacy preservation protocols, ensuring the anonymity and confidentiality of individuals. Leveraging the non-attributable Wi-Fi probe requests emitted by personal devices, our approach obviates any potential identification of specific individuals. By comprehensively tracking and analyzing this aggregated data, city governments can gain valuable insights into the trajectories, timing, and routes followed by pedestrians. Armed with this knowledge, urban planners can proactively implement precautionary measures, specifically targeting high-density pathways, to effectively mitigate the transmission of infectious diseases.

Community Benefit

The project intends to develop a smart city tool that optimizes mobility to reduce the potential for disease spread in urban centers. It provides insights and recommendations to city planners, managers, and leadership regarding potential disease risks associated with current mobility patterns.

Team Members

• Phillip Susman
• Kyle Frudakis
• Conor Coleman
• Juan Lopez

Sponsors

I-SENSE