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Scientific Program
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Sponsored by
- PIMS
- MPrime
- CDM
- University of Alberta
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Scientific Program
The scientific program of the summer school consists of a variety of formats.
Short Courses
These are two-lecture (1.5 hour each lecture) tutorials on three main ingredients for mathematical modeling:
basic mathematical knowledge on differential equations, basic statistical methods
for data analysis, and basic knowledge of epidemiology of infectious
diseases. The tutorials also cover three basic type of mathematical models:
deterministic models using simple differential equations, stochastic models
using Markov processes and stochastic differential equations, and network models
using random graphs.
- Mathematical basics
Instructor: Professor Michael Li, University of Alberta
- Basic epidemiology for infectious diseases
Instructor: Drs. Stan Houston and Leah Martin, University of Alberta
- Introduction to Deterministic models
Instructor: Professor Fred Brauer, University of British Columbia>
Advanced Topics
These are 1.5-hour lectures on more advanced models that address
important issues related to the disease transmission dynamics such as
spatial heterogeneity of the host population, impact of air-travels
on the global spread of infectious diseases, effects of time delays
in the transmission process, and
computation of the basic reproduction number in a variety of
mathematical models.
- Stochastic models
Instructor:
Professor Julien Arino, University of Manitoba
- Network models
Instructor:
Professor Junling Ma, University of Victoria
- Compartment models for heterogeneous populations
Lecturer:
Professor James Watmough, University of New Brunswick
- Computation of the basic reproduction number
Lecturer:
Professor James Watmough, University of New Brunswick
- Meta-population models
Lecturer:
Professor Julien Arino, University of Manitoba
- Modeling time delays in disease transmission processes
Lecturer:
Professor P. van den Driessche, University of Victoria
- Models for disease transmission in
structured host populations.
Lecturer:
Professor Hao Wang, University of Alberta
- Parameter estimation and model validation using data.
Instructor:
Professor Junling Ma, University of Victoria
Case Studies
These are 1.5-hour lectures that demonstrate how general mathematical and
statistical modeling methodologies are applied to the study of several infectious
diseases:
- HIV and Resistance to ART
Lecturer:
Professor Michael Li, University of Alberta
- Tuberculosis
Lecturer:
Betsy Varughese, University of Alberta
- Disease spread through air-travel
Lecturer:
Professor Julien Arino, University of Manitoba
- Cholera
Lecturer:
Professor P. van den Driessche, University of Victoria
- West-Nile virus
Lecturer:
Professor Huaiping Zhu, York University
Public Lectures
These are lectures given by distinguished scientists and public servants on broader issues related to mathematical modeling and public health.
- Contributions of mathematical modeling to controlling infectious diseases
Speaker:
Professor Fred Brauer, University of British Columbia
- Global control of Tuberculosis
Speaker:
Professor Anne Fanning, University of Alberta
- A new method for calculating the basic reproduction number from graph reduction
Speaker:
Professor Mark Lewis, Univeristy of Alberta
- Role of mathematical modeling in public health services
Speaker:
Mr. Larry Svenson, Alberta Health
Group Projects
Students and researchers participating in the summer school will be working in groups on
assigned research projects. Groups will be formed and assigned a research project at the start
of the summer school. Each group will consist of 4-5 participants with a diverse
background in training (mathematics, statistics, computer science, epidemiology,
and public health). At the end of the summer school, each group will give a presentation
of their research project.
Group projects are designed to provide participants with hands-on research experience,
and an opportunity for research collaboration in an interdisciplinary environment.
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