The Hard Problem of Epidemiology

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Nicola Perra
Reader in Applied Mathematics, Queen Mary University of London and Turing Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute

ABSTRACT
Modeling the feedback loop that intertwines human behavior and infectious diseases can be considered as the hard problem of Epidemiology. In this context, I will introduce, discuss, compare, and contrast different approaches found in the literature to tackle the challenge. I will draw from both pre and post COVID-19 Pandemic examples discussing some of the mathematical and computational details.