Research Day 2022: Friday, November 4

Dr. Saucedo will give a departmental colloquium at 4 pm, with a reception beginning at 3:30.

Title: The Role of Human Movement on Vector-Borne Diseases

Abstract: In the past decade, human mobility data has become increasingly available with the introduction of smartphone devices.  Not only did communication between acquaintances and access to information become easier; smartphones can provide helpful clues on the movement patterns of individuals throughout their day.  Additionally, incorporating mobility data into an epidemiological model offers valuable insight for implementing mitigation strategies.  In this talk, we will present analytical tools for approximating the critical epidemiological threshold, the basic reproduction number, for a SIS-SI vector-borne disease multipatch model.   We will use cell phone data to estimate the movement patterns of individuals between different geographical regions with the objective of understanding how the mobility network structure influences vector-borne disease dynamics.