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6th International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED 2012)
 
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Preliminary programme

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6 - 8 June 2012

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Previous Conferences

PED 2010 - Gaithersburg
PED 2008 - Wuppertal
PED 2005 - Vienna
PED 2003 - Greenwich
PED 2001 - Duisburg

Oral presentations are still scheduled randomly. They are going to be re-arranged based on topics later.

Tuesday, 5 June 2012
18:00 Welcome reception Barbecue grill with veggie part (sunshine) or indoor reception (rain) until ca. 20:00    
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
08:00 Reception / registration      
08:45 Opening address Ulrich Weidmann    
09:00 Opening presentation Urs Walter    
09:30 Keynote Peter Jenkins
"Shaping the space: turning function into inspiration"
   
10:00 Parallel sessions A.1
A. Dederichs
"Simulex simulations on the evacuation of day-care centres for children 0-6 years"

A.2
V. Reuter
"On modeling groups in crowds: empirical evidence and simulation results including large groups"

A.3
G. Köster
"Validation of crowd models including social groups"
B.1
M. D'Orazio
"Analysis of pre-movement times for the evacuation of university classrooms in the event of fire"

B.2
T. Kretz
"The Effect of Integrating Travel Time"

B.3
E. Galea
"Modelling Evacuation using Escalators: A London Underground Dataset"
C.1
H. Mayer
"Influence of Emissions on Pedestrian Evacuation"

C.2
L. Bourgois
"Pedestrian agent based model suited to heterogeneous interactions overseen by perception"

C.3
J. Dijkstra
"Measuring Individual’s Egress Preference in Wayfinding through Virtual Navigation Experiments"
11:10 Coffee break      
11:40 Parallel sessions A.4
E. Galea
"An Evacuation Validation Data Set for Large Passenger Ships"

A.5
tbd

A.6
C. Rogsch
"RiMEA - A Way To Define A Standard For Evacuation Calculations"
B.4
M. Nasir
"Fuzzy Prediction of Pedestrian Steering Behaviour with Local Environmental Effects"

B.5
E. Kirik
"Fundamental diagram as a model input – direct movement equation of pedestrian dynamics"

B.6
F. Zanlungo
"Experimental study and modelisation of pedestrian space occupation and motion pattern in a real world environment"
C.4
D. Samoshin
"Study on Hospital Staff Behaviour in Fire Emergency"

C.5
L. Künzer
"Psychological Aspects of German Signal Words in Evacuation Warnings"

C.6
M. Plaue
"On measuring pedestrian density and flow fields in dense as well as sparse crowds"
13:00 Lunch break      
14:30 Keynote Marjolein de Jong
"The characteristics and needs of pedestrians with mobility impairments - How to move around comfortably and safely with a reduced ability to walk, see, hear, feel or process information"
   
15:00 Parallel sessions A.7
P. Townsend
"Pedestrian Gap Acceptance in Micro-Simulation Modelling"

A.8
T. Takahashi
"Effect of guidance information and human relations among agents on crowd evacuation behavior"

A.9
N. Reddy
"FDS+Evac Model Validation for Seated Row Arrangements"
B.7
D. Hartmann
"Dynamic medium scale navigation using dynamic floor fields"

B.8
S. Burghardt
"Fundamental diagram of stairs: Critical review and topographical measurements of density and flow"

B.9
F. Huth
"A Macroscopic Multiple Species Pedestrian Flow Model Based on Heuristics Implemented with Finite Volumes"
C.7
M. Chraibi
"A simplified force model and enhanced steering for a quantitative description of pedestrian dynamics"

C.8
M. Campanella
"Quantitative and Qualitative Validation for General Use of Pedestrian Models"

C.9
R. J. Galiza
"Estimating PCE-Type Factors for Heterogeneous Pedestrian Traffic Using Simulation"
16:10 Coffee break      
16:40 Keynote Uwe Hanebeck
"Multimodal Extended Range Telepresence in Pedestrian Simulation"
   
17:10 Parallel sessions
A.10
D. Bauer
"Including Route Choice Models into Pedestrian Movement Simulation Models"

A.11
P. Tofilo
"Staircase evacuation with firefighters counter flow - experimental data and output from popular modeling software"

A.12
R. Zinke
"Psychological aspects of human dynamics in underground evacuation: field experiments"
B.10
C. Rudloff
"Comparison of different Calibration Techniques on Simulated Data"

B.11
M. Schultz
"Individual assessment of conflict prediction and group dynamic behavior as main driver for pedestrian dynamics"

B.12
K. Rio
"A data-driven model of pedestrian following and emergent crowd behavior"
C.10
T. Fujiyama
"The effects of the design factors of the train-platform interface on pedestrian movements"

C.11
A. U. Kemloh Wagoum
"Empirical Study and Modelling of Pedestrians’ Route Choice in a Complex Facility"

C.12
M. Schultz
"Stochastic transition model for pedestrian dynamics"
18:20 Evening buffet      
20:00 Evening presentation / press event
Thomas Brudermann
"Mass psychology revisited - Insights from Social Psychology, Neuroscience and Simulation"
   
Thursday, 7 June 2012
08:00 Reception / registration      
09:00 Keynote Paul I. Weinmann
"Behavior Assessment of Individuals in Crowds - a View from the Perspective of Aviation and Airport Security"
   
09:30 Parallel sessions A.13
R. Jobanputra
"The Development and Calibration of an Agent-based Microsimulation Model to Simulate Vehicle-Pedestrian Interaction"

A.14
H. Aydt
"Symbiotic Simulation for Egress Optimisation in Smart Buildings"

A.15
M. Davidich
"Calibration and validation of pedestrian simulations against real live scenarios based on video data: Example of a German railway station"
B.13
H. Schrom-Feiertag
"Simulation of Handicapped People Finding their Way Through Transport Infrastructures"

B.14
C. Dobler
"Integration of a microscopic force-based 2D pedestrian simulation into a framework for large-scale transport systems simulation"

B.15
T. M. Rahul
"Pedestrian travel behavior in Indian cities of various types"
C.13
J. Pettré
"Velocity-based models for crowd simulation"

C.14
D. Duives
"Analysis of Pedestrian Self-organizing Crowd Movements at a Music Festival"

C.15
G. Bärwolff
"Methods for modeling and simulation of multi-destination pedestrian crowds"
10:40 Coffee break      
11:10 Poster session see poster exhibition plan for details    
12:30 Lunch break      
14:00 Keynote Mehdi Moussaïd
"The modeling of human crowd behavior: Where physics meets cognitive science"
   
14:30 Parallel sessions A.16
C. Appert-Rolland
"Experimental study of pedestrian dynamics"

A.17
X. Zou
"Modeling Spatial Structure and Behaviours of Small Pedestrian Groups"

A.18
T. Osaragi
"Simulation Model of Evacuation Behavior Following a Large-scale Earthquake that Takes into Account Various Attributes of Residents and Transient Occupants"
B.16
G. Lämmel
"Getting out of the way: collision avoiding pedestrian models compared to the real world"

B.17
I. Martínez
"Methodology for Pedestrian Simulation with Complex/Random Routes in Public Spaces"

B.18
T. Meyer-König
"PedGo Guardian: an Assistant for Evacuation Decision Making"
C.16
L. Adiaviakoye
"Collection of data stemming from the fine trajectory of the pedestrians"

C.17
Q. Li
"Ant colony based evacuation optimization algorithm for mixed vehicle-pedestrian flows"

C.18
K. L. Marsh
"Crowd Guidance in Building Emergencies: Using Virtual Reality Experiments to Confirm Macroscopic Mathematical Modeling of Psychological Variables"
15:40 Coffee break      
16:10 Keynote Chris Kemp
"New developments in crowd management, safety and dynamics - Managing risk for safer crowded places"
   
16:40 Special session "Computer vision, graphics and robotics"

Dinesh Manocha and Mubarak Shah
   
17:50 Break      
19:30 Social event / conference dinner
Summer night boat cruise on Lake Zug (shuttle bus departs at 18:15 h from the conference venue; return to Zurich ca. 23:30 h)    
Friday, 8 June 2012
08:00 Reception / registration      
09:00 Keynote Andrew Hutton
"London Bridge – the significant role ped modelling plays in designing the new station and how to deliver it"
   
09:30 Parallel sessions A.19
S. Hoogendoorn
"Principles of Crowd Management"

A.20
S. Bonneaud
"An empirically-grounded emergent approach to modeling pedestrian behavior"

A.21
F. Cabrera
"Using the social force model to represent the behavior of pedestrians at chaotic intersections of developing countries: the case of Peru"
B.19
A. Johansson
"Microscopic Modeling of Disease Spreading in Crowds"

B.20
S. Curtis
"Pedestrian Simulation using Geometric Reasoning in Velocity Space"

B.21
D. Yanagisawa
"Influence of Rhythm and Velocity Variance on Pedestrian Flow"
C.19
T. Chen
"Study of human behaviour before evacuation"

C.20
E. Miller-Hooks
"Modeling Pedestrian Route Choice during Large Public Gatherings"

C.21
A. Mordvintsev
"Simulation of City Evacuation Coupled to Flood Dynamics"
10:40 Coffee break      
11:10 Panel discussion Anders Johansson
Paul Townsend

...
   
12:00 Final remarks Ulrich Weidmann    
12:30 End of conference      
 

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