Pandemics in film: unraveling mathematical modeling

Speaker: Dr Jacques Belair (Universite de Montreal) Abstract: Since the origin of cinema, infectious disease outbreak films have been numerous and have displayed a wide range of pathologies, including, in addition to real or "any-resemblance-to-actual-is-pure-coincidence" viruses, vampires, zombies and aliens. A non-comprehensive overview of recent and historical instances will be presented, and a mathematical representation […]

Early warning and long-term prediction of COVID-19 infection in China: model/data-based analyses

Speaker: Dr. Sanyi Tang, Shaanxi Normal University

On the prediction, evaluation, and simulation of epidemic dynamics of COVID-19

Speaker: Dr Wei Lin, Fudan University, China Abstract: This talk will introduce the progresses that we have achieved recently in the investigation of the spreading dynamics of Covid-19.  Using a machine learning framework, including time-series analytic methods, conventional epidemic models, and agent-based models, we have, respectively, studied the impacts of several factors and interventions on […]

Spatial modelling and analysis of the spread of COVID-19 in China: Spatial effect and indirect transmission

https://youtu.be/1pKmMMlvek4 Speaker: Dr Wendi Wang, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, China) Abstract: In this lecture, I will first introduce how the geographic differences in population density and population dispersal affect the basic reproduction numbers of COVID-19 transmission in China. Then I will present a spatial model to simulate the epidemic spread of COVID-19 […]

Lifting mobility restrictions, super-spreading events and control of the short-term dynamics of COVID-19 in Mexico

Speaker: Dr Jorge Velasco Hernandez (Instituto de Matematicas Unidad Juriquilla Queretaro, Mexico) Abstract:  A series of models will be presented that attempt an explanation to the plateau-like behavior that the epidemic curves show in several places, exemplifying our results with the case of Mexico City. Also, we will comment on the related aspect of controlling in […]