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ArticleProceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2021

Simulation of pandemics in real cities: enhanced and accurate digital laboratories.

A Alexiadis, A Albano, A Rahmat, M Yildiz, A Kefal, M Ozbulut, N Bakirci, D A Garzón-Alvarado, C A Duque-Daza, J H Eslava-Schmalbach

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Article in Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

A AlexiadisSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9240-3517
A AlbanoSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
A RahmatSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7503-1130
M YildizFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.
A KefalFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.
M OzbulutFaculty of Engineering, Piri Reis University, 34940 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6213-8783
N BakirciSchool of Medicine, Acibadem University, lçerenköy, Kayışdağı 32, 34684 Istanbul, Turkey.
D A Garzón-AlvaradoDepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03. Bogotá, Colombia.
C A Duque-DazaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
J H Eslava-SchmalbachSchool of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03. Bogotá, Colombia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study develops a modelling framework for simulating the spread of infectious diseases within real cities. Digital copies of Birmingham (UK) and Bogotá (Colombia) are generated, reproducing their urban environment, infrastructure and population. The digital inhabitants have the same statistical features of the real population. Their motion is a combination of predictable trips (commute to work, school, etc.) and random walks (shopping, leisure, etc.). Millions of individuals, their encounters and the spread of the disease are simulated by means of high-performance computing and massively parallel algorithms for several months and a time resolution of 1 minute. Simulations accurately reproduce the COVID-19 data for Birmingham and Bogotá both before and during the lockdown. The model has only one adjustable parameter calculable in the early stages of the pandemic. Policymakers can use our digital cities as virtual laboratories for testing, predicting and comparing the effects of policies aimed at containing epidemics.

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COVID-19discrete epidemiologyepidemiologynumerical modellingparticle-based methods

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PMID33633493
PMCPMC7897638

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