Purdue students contribute to Coast Guard
May 20, 2013
Purdue graduate students contributed to the development of a program to advance recovery from a hurricane. Researchers at Purdue with Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE), part of the Purdue Research Pa
Read Full StoryU.S. Coast Guard accredits analytical system developed at Purdue
May 7, 2013
In efforts to prioritize and efficiently manage the repair of boats and stations damaged by Superstorm Sandy, the U.S. Coast Guard has accredited a system called Coast Guard Search and Rescue Visual Analytics (cgSARVA) developed in collaboration with
Read Full StoryFIU, Partnering with Community and Industry to Ease Disaster Impact
February 25, 2013
Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE) and the Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management, DITRG has produced a tool known as the Multimedia Aided Disaster Information Integration System (MADIS).
Read Full StoryVACCINE receives award from TSA
February 7, 2013
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October 19, 2012
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Read Full StoryPurdue apps aiding law enforcement, public safety agencies
September 13, 2012
Public safety and homeland security agencies are adopting tools developed by a Purdue-led center to help officials manage emergency response and allocate resources efficiently, sometimes using smart phones or other portable electronic devices.
Read Full StoryVACCINE In The News
April 20, 2012
As part of the Great Lakes Recreational Boating and Water Safety Campaign Plan for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ninth District, the VACCINE Center at Purdue University developed sophisticated modeling tools and a technology called cgSARVA which allowed the
Read Full StoryPurdue VACCINE Working with Police on Hazmat Tools
March 22, 2012
Now researchers are creating applications that enable cell phones and other portable devices to translate the meaning of gang graffiti for law enforcement and hazardous materials placards for emergency first responders. The researchers presented thei
Read Full StoryNSF Science of Interaction for Data and Visual Analytics Workshop
February 9, 2012
The principle goal of this two-day workshop is to define a research agenda for the "Science of Interaction" to support ubiquitous and collaborative analysis and discovery utilizing new, transparent interaction tools. The resulting agenda should seek
Read Full StoryVACCINE on LIFERAY
February 8, 2012
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Read Full StoryVACCINE Research Helps Coast Guard
February 8, 2012
VACCINE Research Helps Coast Guard Reduce Deaths in Great Lakes
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January 27, 2012
NSF Science of Interaction for Data and Visual Analytics Workshop March 6-7, 2012 University of Texas, Austin
Read Full StoryiVAC (Integrated Visualization and Analytics Community )
November 5, 2011
Visual Analytics is the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Data Analytics is the science of developing mathematical foundations in a new generation of computationalmethods for drawing out patterns and infer
Read Full StoryCGSARVA
October 7, 2011
VACCINE's Purdue University has spent the past several months working with the U.S. Coast Guard to provide visual analytics to multiple risk-related projects. Most significant of these projects was a detailed model allowing a thorough assessment of a
Read Full StoryPurdue working with police on gang-graffiti, hazmat tools
August 19, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers are creating applications that enable cell phones and other portable devices to translate the meaning of gang graffiti for law enforcement and hazardous materials placards for emergency first responders.
Read Full StoryVACCINE Presents at VAST 2011 Conference
August 18, 2011
VACCINE faculty and researchers will present a total number of nine papers at the IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology to be held in Providence, RI, in October, 2011.
Read Full StoryVACCINE Intern Wins Poster Award
August 18, 2011
Yang Yang, a senior electrical engineering student at Purdue, received one of six awards for best poster presentation for a summer research project in the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF).
Read Full StoryMorgan State Students Visit VACCINE
August 18, 2011
Morgan State University joined VACCINE as an official partner in early 2011 and brought a group of 15 students to the Purdue campus in June for an extensive two-week internship in visual analytics.
Read Full StoryCrime-fighting Coder
June 3, 2011
Ahmad Mujahid Mohd Razip developed an app for iPhone and iPad that displays local crime and traffic information. Using the GPS feature in the devices, a user can see what crimes have occurred in the area, by type and location, as well as trends for s
Read Full StoryPenn State student presents his research at ISCRAM 2011
June 3, 2011
Ken Pelman graduated in May 2011 with his Master of GIS degree, the first GeoVISTA MGIS affiliate. Ken's advisor was GeoVISTA Assistant Director Dr. Anthony Robinson. Ken came to the Penn State MGIS program (www.pennstategis.com) after completing his
Read Full StoryUniversity of Washington Hosts Multi-Jurisdictional Exercise
November 17, 2010
On October 14, the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering hosted over forty crisis managers from around the Puget Sound area for a multi-jurisdictional exercise delivered through an electronic framework for inter
Read Full StoryVACCINE's Public Safety Consortium Technology Showcase
October 1, 2010
On July 14th, VACCINE held its first Technology Showcase at Purdue University. VACCINE was well represented with team members from Georgia Tech, Penn State, Purdue and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte...
Read Full StoryVACCINE LLC's Corporate Affiliate Program
September 24, 2010
Under the direction of the not-for-profit Purdue Research Foundation, VACCINE has established a limited liability corporation to oversee its corporate visionary partner program...
Read Full StoryVACCINE, Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments, Summer Research Pr
September 17, 2010
During the summer of 2010, VACCINE hosted ten Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) students at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN...
Read Full StoryVACCINE Presents to the Anti Terrorism Advisory Council
September 10, 2010
On April 1st, VACCINE’s David Ebert was the guest speaker at the Anti Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) meeting for the Northern District of Illinois...
Read Full StoryVACCINE Developing Tools for Coast Guard Situational Awareness
September 3, 2010
On May 13, 2010, David Ebert and Tim Collins of VACCINE met with the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut at the USCG Research & Development Center to discuss visual analytics needs and research collaborations...
Read Full StoryVisual Analytics for Public Safety Professionals
September 1, 2010
The Justice Institute of British Columbia and the VACCINE Center of Excellence hosted a DHS-sponsored workshop for first responders and scientists on September 20/21 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Read Full StoryVACCINATED News Article
September 1, 2010
Given a set of hospital admittance and death records, the VAST 2010 Mini Challenge 2 was to characterize the spread of a pandemic in terms of the attack and mortality rates, spatiotemporal patterns of onset and the recovery time...
Read Full StoryVACCINE Provides Aid to the U.S. Coast Guard
August 18, 2010
VACCINE's Purdue University has spent the past several months working with the U.S. Coast Guard to apply visual analytics to multiple risk-related projects...
Read Full StoryFirst African-American computer science Ph.D. from Purdue funded with a VACCINE HS-STEM Career Devel
August 12, 2010
On his way to making academic history at Purdue University, the usually confident Nwokedi Idika could not avoid the tiny voice of doubt. It constantly reminded him that he was a young black man, and as such did not fit the image of an expert in co
Read Full StoryEngineers and Computer Scientists Predict the Spread of a Flu Pandemic with New Tool
August 11, 2010
Engineers and computer scientists designed a tool to track the spread of a flu pandemic, comparing scenarios with and without the influence of antiviral drugs and social distancing measures. The tool uses data from the 1918 flu pandemic to simulate t
Read Full StoryBoeing engineers use new tools to understand air safety risks
April 26, 2010
Visual analytic tools speed understanding of large quantities of data related to bird strike risks
Read Full StoryVisualization of geographic patterns may predict spread of disease
April 22, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- Disease statistics buried within patient records or detailed in newspaper clippings can be sorted and organized to depict geographic patterns, allowing the discovery of trends that were previously overlooked, according to a Penn S
Read Full StoryHealth officials evaluate modeling tool to simulate various pandemic strategies
January 5, 2010
As communities brace for rising wintertime influenza cases, scientists are developing a mathematical and visual analytic toolkit to help health officials quickly analyze pandemics and craft better response strategies.
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
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Read Full StoryOfficials Tour the Tippecanoe County Enhanced 911 Communications Center
November 17, 2009
The Tippecanoe County Sheriff, Tracy Brown, recently hosted Dr. Joe Kielman, Dr. Matt Clark and Dr. Andrew Vallerand during a tour of the county’s Enhanced 911 Communications Center. The distinguished guests were able to see first-hand, the capabili
Read Full StoryPurdue kicks off national center to visualize homeland security data
November 16, 2009
Purdue officials on Monday (Nov. 9) unveiled a national center to help homeland security and emergency personnel respond to and manage a variety of calamities, from disease outbreaks to economic crises.
Read Full StoryPieces of homeland security puzzle assembled in new Purdue center
November 11, 2009
Purdue on Monday celebrated the inception of the national center, dubbed VACCINE or Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments. The center, funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is a collaboration among 1
Read Full StoryNew Purdue center aids disaster response
November 11, 2009
Purdue University on Monday celebrated the inception of a visual data center intended to help local, state and federal authorities respond more efficiently to emergencies.
Read Full StoryPurdue to kick off national center to visualize homeland security data
November 5, 2009
Purdue on Monday (Nov. 9) will kick off a national center to develop specialized software to help homeland security and emergency personnel respond to and manage a variety of calamities, from disease outbreaks to economic crises.
Read Full StoryPurdue University VACCINE Center Kick Off Event 11/9/09
November 4, 2009
Purdue University VACCINE Center (Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments) Kick Off Event Monday, November 9, 2009 1:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall Drive Technology Showcase and Reception to Foll
Read Full StoryPenn State online GIS program earns top national honor
October 29, 2009
When hurricanes, wildfires or other disasters strike, emergency services personnel frequently turn to geographic information systems (GIS) to help coordinate their response. Since GIS is a relatively young and rapidly evolving technology, many users
Read Full StoryFaculty member leads new homeland security research center
October 8, 2009
Enter the newly formed Center of Excellence in Command, Control and Interoperability. Purdue, with Ebert as Director, will join Rutgers University to co-lead the international research and education group in the six-year, $30 million U.S. Department
Read Full StoryVACCINE and FAZD Partner for a DNDO Exercise
October 8, 2009
Over the summer, VACCINE partners Purdue University and the University of Washington, in collaboration with the FAZD Center, worked closely with U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies to provide a current operational picture and decision support system
Read Full StoryVACCINE Partners receive a $7 Million Grant
October 8, 2009
VACCINE's Purdue University and University of Texas at Austin were recently awarded a $7 million NSF Extreme Scale Data Visualization grant. Kelly Gaither at Texas is the PI and David Ebert at Purdue is a CO-PI on the grant entitled, "Enabling Trans
Read Full StoryPurdue receives a NSF Science of Science Policy Economics Visual Analytic Grant
October 8, 2009
VACCINE's Purdue University was awarded an NSF award in the amount of $377,000.00. David Ebert is PI on the grant entitled, “TLS – Applied Visual Analytics for Economic Decision-Making” Community". Brian Fisher from Simon Fraser University, another
Read Full StoryHigh School Visual Analytics Module: Detect the Expected; Discover the Unexpected
October 8, 2009
A three day hands-on learning module on visual analytics, developed by Ross Maciejewski, PhD Research Assistant from Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE), was presented at Triton Central High School by Mar
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