The Center for Global Public Safety is an inter-disciplinary research and innovation initiative that brings together industry leaders and universities from around the world to lead an integrated effort to improve global public safety. Academic and industry partnerships are developing solutions to local/global problems while advancing essential technology for the development of smart and safe communities worldwide.
Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, is lauded as an elite global institution for engineering and research. This makes it an ideal partner for WPI in launching the Center for Global Public Safety. In addition, they share a common history through Yi Chi Mei, the 1931 President of Tsinghua University and founder of the College of Engineering at Tsinghua, who graduated from WPI in 1914.
Launched in 2016, the Center for Global Public Safety is a joint research effort using technology and innovation to address natural and man-made public safety threats worldwide. The center will focus on solving local and global problems that deliver impact in six main areas:
FIRE | EMERGENCY RESPONSE | WATER SECURITY | SMART TRANSPORTATION | ENERGY INNOVATIONS
Earther-Gizmodo published an article about Albert Simeoni, professor and interim fire protection engineering department head, and the work being done at WPI to better understand wildfires and their impact on communities.
WCVB-TV Boston featured Albert Simeoni, professor, fire protection engineering, discussing WPI’s latest wildfire/wind tunnel technology, designed to help fire scientists to learn more about how wildfires burn in different environments, a blaze’s intensity, and what firefighters and urban housing developments face.
