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Violence Research: Crowds and Violence - Integrated Modular Response System (IMRS)

This project exploits CCTV analysis, police personnel GPS tracking, gestures and voice commands interpretation and computer simulation to assess how crowd behaviour is related to the control methods used.

Project aims

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The aims of this project are to:

  • develop new techniques of deploying personnel responsible for the safety and security of crowds
  • improve the efficiency of asset deployment for crowd management operations
  • reduce assault-related injury associated with some crowded areas
  • provide opportunities to simulate crowd movement in response to rare and unexpected events and to inform tactical decision making.

Funding

The project is funded by EADS Foundation Wales.

The project started on 1 October 2014 and will run for three and a half years with £1.1M funding.

Investigators

Professor Simon C Moore

Professor Simon C Moore

Professor of Public Health Research
Co-Director of the Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute
Director of Violence Research Group

Email
mooresc2@cardiff.ac.uk
Dr Kirill Sidorov

Dr Kirill Sidorov

Lecturer

Email
sidorovk@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6925
Dr Padraig Corcoran

Dr Padraig Corcoran

Director of Research
Senior Lecturer

Email
corcoranp@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6996

One further postgraduate student is to be appointed.

Further information

For more information on this project please contact:

Professor Simon C Moore

Professor Simon C Moore

Professor of Public Health Research
Co-Director of the Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute
Director of Violence Research Group

Email
mooresc2@cardiff.ac.uk