ODU Virginia Modeling, Analysis, & Simulation Center (VMASC)
Virginia Zamponi is a Simulation Developer and Graduate Research Assistant at the ODU Virginia Modeling, Analysis, & Simulation Center (VMASC) since January 2022. In this role, Virginia designed and coded an agent-based model for the city of Norfolk, VA, focusing on health inequalities, and was part of a team that became a finalist in the 2022 Datathon. Virginia has prior experience as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Old Dominion University, where an independently developed MATLAB GUI enhanced lab activities, and as a Summer Intern at NATO M&S COE, contributing to software development for military simulations using Python and C++. Virginia holds a Master of Science degree in Modeling and Simulation Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Old Dominion University, along with two Associate of Science degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Tidewater Community College.
ODU Virginia Modeling, Analysis, & Simulation Center (VMASC)
The Virginia Modeling, Analysis, & Simulation Center is a multidisciplinary applied research and enterprise research facility of Old Dominion University, located in the Tri-Cities Center in Suffolk, Virginia. We provide modeling and simulation, analytic research, and technological support for partners across various industry, government, and community sectors; including, healthcare, cybersecurity, strategic defense, transportation and infrastructure, usability, and instructional design.