About the lecture series
To promote the application of mathematics and mathematical modelling in combating COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, the Centre for Disease Modeling (CDM) is continuously running our CDM distinguished lecture series on “Modeling and Control of Infectious Diseases". Top and active natioal and international speakers will be invited to give lectures that will cover and examine how mathematics can contribute to the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 to inform public health policy decision making.
You are invited!
Webinar: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99459742714?pwd=cTA2Unp3VXR5SnozWTk4Vktxa24rdz09
Organizing Committee
Julien Arino - University of Manitoba
Elena Aruffo - York University
Jacques Bélair - Université de Montréal
Jane Heffernan - York University
Jude Dzevela Kong - York University
Michael Li - University of Alberta
James Watmough - University of New Brunswick
Huaiping Zhu - York University (Lead organizer)
Contact: Elena Aruffo and Jude Dzevela Kong， cdmdesk@yorku.ca
Lectures
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Tyson (University of British Columbia Okanagan)
Date, Time: Thursday October 1, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Daihai He, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Date, Time: Thursday October 15, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Niayesh Afshordi, University of Waterloo Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Date, Time: Thursday October 29, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Glenn Webb, Vanderbilt University
Date, Time: Thursday November 12, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Ali Asgary, York University
Date, Time: Thursday November 26, 2020 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
Speaker: Dr. Pej Rohani University of Georgia
Date, Time: Thursday December 10, 2020 - 10:30 to 11:30 (EST)