Virginia Tech, IBM to partner with Arlington County on emergency system informatics initiative

Communities, particularly those in metropolitan areas, exist in an increasingly complex world where catastrophic events can devastate human lives and destroy the fabric of a functioning community constructed over decades. Virginia Tech researchers have for several years been developing and implementing sophisticated high performance computing-based methods for analyzing social systems and societal infrastructures for these challenges. Now, Virginia Tech, IBM, and Arlington County are partnering in a new project to develop informatic support for local government decision makers.