- Social Distance Mechanism
- Project Year:
2020
- REU Student (s):
Kaitlin Pollet | Muhlenberg College PA
- Student 1 Institution:
Muhlenberg College
- Project Mentor:
David Pennock
- Project Mentor Area:
DIMACS
- Project Abstract:
Virus spread can be simulated through computer programming which can help us to better understand how to minimize the rate at which it spreads. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted how everyone lives their day-to-day lives. The goal of this research was to develop a computer simulation to better understand how the virus spreads and to investigate different graphs such as the connected caveman graph that we can implement to reduce the spread. The idea behind the connected caveman graph was to partition the population into groups to limit the spread of the virus and quarantine specific groups if an outbreak would occur.
