Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Paula E Stretz

Madhav V Marathe

Keith R Bisset

Christopher L Barrett

Anil Kumar S Vullikanti

Henning S Mortveit

Richard J Beckman

Stephen G Eubank

Achla Marathe

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating a data set are provided. One method includes generating a data set based on input data using a plurality of brokers. The method further includes receiving a request from a user and determining whether the request can be fulfilled using data currently in the data set. When the request can be fulfilled using data currently in the data set, the data is accessed using broker(s) configured to provide access to data within the data set. When the request cannot be fulfilled using data currently in the data set, at least one new broker is spawned using existing broker(s) and additional data needed to fulfill the request is added to the data set using the new broker. The method further includes generating a response to the request using one or more of the plurality of brokers.

Complex situation analysis system that spawns/creates new brokers using existing brokers as needed to respond to requests for data

A system for generating a representation of a situation is disclosed. The system comprises one or more computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions that are executable by one or more processors to implement a method of generating a representation of a situation. The method comprises receiving input data regarding a target population. The method further comprises constructing a synthetic data set including a synthetic population based on the input data. The synthetic population includes a plurality of synthetic entities. Each synthetic entity has a one-to-one correspondence with an entity in the target population. Each synthetic entity is assigned one or more attributes based on information included in the input data. The method further comprises receiving activity data for a plurality of entities in the target population.

Complex situation analysis system that generates a social contact network, uses edge brokers and service brokers, and dynamically adds brokers

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Blacksburg, VA, United States of America

Paula E Stretz