Sophia Wagner

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Sophia Wagner is a PhD student at the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Hochschule München – University of Applied Sciences. She focuses her research on modelling and simulating pedestrian crowds, particularly on the transmission of pathogens in moving crowds. In the summer of 2024, Sophia will participate in the first responder project as a visiting research student, where she intends to find synergies between the first responder project's objectives and her own research. If one has a way to mitigate infection risks, one still needs to communicate the necessary behaviours to the public in a way that encourages them to follow the guidance. She aims to bring in her expertise in the software Vadere, for computer-based modelling of group processes.