Although humorous, the project provides a serious perspective on global challenges such as fighting a pandemic or disinformation.
The study extends traditional epidemiological models by adding simulations of the movements of people and zombies across Finland, within and between cities.
This allows the research team to simulate scenarios such as the difference between a quarantine in an infected area or the onset of a zombie apocalypse in a densely populated metropolitan area versus smaller cities.
One of the main findings of the research was that the pathogen would spread very quickly and interventions to prevent it would need to happen quickly.
Starting with a zombie in Helsinki, it will only take seven hours for the capital to be completely quarantined. Otherwise, zombies will inevitably take over the country.
Source: Ferra
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