Documents and dissemination materials produced within the project will be published in the corresponding section of this website as soon as available.
Publications and papers
- Cichomska, K. I., Robinson, M. A., & Davis, M. C. (2016). Understanding crowd disasters: A socio-technical and cross-cultural analysis. Abstract presented at the 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), Orlando, FL, USA, 27–31 July.
- Formolo, D., Wal, C.N. van der. (2017a). Simulating Collective Evacuations with Social Elements. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence, pp.766-777. Springer Verlag.
- Formolo, D., Wal, C.N. van der. (2017b). An Adaptive Simulation Tool for Evacuation Scenarios. In Proceedings of the EPIA Conference of Artificial Intelligence, pp.28-40. Springer Verlag.
- Jutte, B., Wal, C.N. van der. (2017). Modelling of Emotional Contagion in Soccer Fans. Transactions on Computational Collective Intelligence, in press.
- Jutte, B. & Wal, C.N. van der. (2016). Cognitive Modelling of Emotion Contagion in a Crowd of Soccer Supporter Agents. In International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (pp. 40-52). Springer International Publishing.
- Medeiros, L., Wal, C.N. van der. (2017). An Agent-based Model Predicting Group Emotion and Misbehaviours in Stranded Passengers. In Proceedings of the 18th EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp.620-627. Springer Verlag.
- Wal, C.N. van der, Formolo, D., Robinson, M.A., Minkov, M., Bosse, T. (2017a). Simulating Crowd Evacuation with Socio-Cultural, Cognitive, and Emotional Elements. Transactions on Computational Collective Intelligence, in press.
- Wal, C.N. van der, Formolo, D., Bosse, T. (2017b). An agent-based evacuation model with social contagion mechanisms. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA_AIE’17. Springer Verlag.
- Wal, C.N. van der, Couwenberg, M., Bosse, T. (2017c). Getting Frustrated: Modelling Emotion Contagion in Stranded Passengers. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA_AIE’17, pp. 611-619. Springer Verlag.
- Wal, C.N. van der, Hermans, A., Bosse, T. (2017d). Inducing Fear: Difference Between Virtual Reality and 2D Video. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 711-720. Springer Verlag.
- Wal, C.N. van der, Cichomska, K.I., Formolo, D., Medeiros, L., Robinson, M.A., Davis, M.C., Tedeschi, A. Requirements for Emergency Communication to Multicultural Crowds and Testing Solutions with Agent-based Models. Manuscript in preparation.
- S. Rozzi, A. Golfetti, M. Minkov, M. Robinson, F. Şengür & C. Dambra. A taxonomical framework of socio-cultural hazards in transport hubs. Int. J. of Safety and Security Eng., Vol. 7, No. 3 (2017)
- Tomasello P; Hueting R.; Tedeschi A.; Golfetti A.; Dambra C.; & van der Wal N. (2017). Multi-cultural communication guidelines: before, during and after an emergency. 3rd International Conference on “Social and Economic Impacts of Globalization.” Antalya, Turkey, 5-7 October 2017.
Agent-based models
- An agent-based evacuation model to study socio-cultural factors influencing the evacuation process.
- A model for stranded passengers in a departure lounge at Fiumicino airport.
Training modules
- MODULE 1 – UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF CULTURE
Lesson 1 – What is culture?
Lesson 2 – Discovering Cultural Differences - MODULE 2 – UNDERSTANDING MULTICULTURAL CROWD BEHAVIOURS AND SOCIO CULTURAL HAZARDS
Lesson 1 – Introduction to crowd behaviour
Lesson 2 – Socio – cultural hazards in transport hubs, an overview - MODULE 3 – COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER CULTURES
Lesson 1 – Cross-cultural Interpersonal Communication
Lesson 2 – Management of multicultural crowds in transport hubs - MODULE 4 – CULTURAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Lesson 1 – Risk assessment methods and cultural factors – part 1
Lesson 1 – Risk assessment methods and cultural factors – part 2
Lesson 2 –The complexity of transport hubs and cultural factors affecting risk assessment
Lesson 3 – Cultural Hazards
Lesson 4 – Control measures to reduce the risk
Media coverage
- (EN) IMPACT: Safety and Security in Multicultural Contexts (pdf)
- (IT) IMPACT: sicurezza in contesti multiculturali (pdf)
- (EN-BG) Video interview with Dr. Natalie Van Der Wal in “Investbook” at Bloomberg TV – November 2017
- (TR) Havacilik ve kültürel farkliliklar – Article on “Aviation and Cultural Differences” by Dr. Ferhan Kuyucak Şengür, appeared on UTED Magazine: Association of Aircraft Technicians Magazine (pdf, p. 29) – September 2016
- (TR) Anadolu Üniversitesi’nin HORIZON 2020 Proje Ekipleri ARİNKOM TTO’da Buluştu! – News on a presentation of IMPACT given by Anadolu University at the Anadolu University Technology Transfer Office – February 2016
- (TR) Horizon 2020 projesi kabul edildi – Article on the launch of the project, appeared on Anadolu University’s e-Magazine – August 2015
Dissemination materials
- (EN) IMPACT Multi-Cultural Communication Guidelines (pdf)
- (EN) IMPACT Socio-Cultural Hazardous Behaviour (pdf)
- (EN) IMPACT brochure (pdf)
- (EN) IMPACT presentation (pdf)
- (EN) IMPACT final results (pdf)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 653383.