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Engineering and Public Policy
Computer-Based Tools for Quantitative Policy Analysis
[Research
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In addition to its problem-focused research, the Department
has long been involved in the development of advanced
software tools to support quantitative policy analysis.
Particularly important has been the development of the
Demos system (now commercially distributed as AnalyticaTM),
which is designed to support the easy incorporation
and analysis of uncertainty in policy analysis. In the
context of integrated environmental control processes
and large-scale chemical plants, EPP researchers have
developed generalized system analysis tools around the
ASPEN simulator, which is used in chemical facilities
all over the world. These advanced software tools involve
stochastic modeling, stochastic optimization, and process
synthesis. Special efforts have been devoted to developing
and testing powerful graphical front ends for several
systems. There has also been considerable recent work
on developing advanced hypertext interfaces for complex
policy models.
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