Date of Graduation
5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Thompson, Dale
Committee Member/Reader
Ricke, Steven
Committee Member/Second Reader
Li, Wing
Abstract
There is a lack of data in recent history of food terrorism attacks, and as such, it is difficult to predict its impact. The food supply industry is one of the most vulnerable industries for terrorist threats while the poultry industry is one of the largest food industries in the United States. A small food terrorism attack against just a single poultry processing center has the potential to affect a much larger population than its immediate consumers. In this work, the spread of foodborne pathogens is simulated in a poultry production and processing system to defend against intentional contamination. An agent-based simulated environment that represents the farm, processing plant, homes, and restaurants is developed, which contains both poultry agents and human agents that move through the system and possibly infect each other. The simulation is run varying several parameters that include probability of infection if exposed for both poultry and humans. The simulation predicts the number of infected poultry and humans over time.
Citation
Lankford, S. B. (2017). Simulating Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry Production and Processing to Defend Against Intentional Contamination. Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/csceuht/43
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Computational Engineering Commons, Food Processing Commons, Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces Commons, Other Computer Sciences Commons