Using Technology to Detect and Track Disease Outbreaks

Friday, October 12, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
608 (WSCC)
Chair:
Marcelo Sztainberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Northeastern Illinois University

Description: Massive adoption of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops has augmented the data that people share, or inquire about. What can we learn from this data to detect and track disease outbreaks? (Flu or others). Our panelists will present examples of current and future work in this growing multidisciplinary field.

Sponsored by: CAHSI (Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions)



8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
Human behavioral patterns and social networks during major disasters using social media
Sara Del Valle, PhD , Scientist , Los Alamos National Lab
8:55 AM
Individual-based Models: Tracking and Visualizing Infectious Diseases
Yuxia (Lucy) Huang, PhD , Assistant Professor , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
9:15 AM
Using Smart Searches and Social Media to Understand Current Events
Francisco Iacobelli, PhD , Assistant Professor , Northeastern Illinois University
9:35 AM
Adaptive Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models
Leticia Velazquez, PhD , Associate Professor , UTEP