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:
Organizing Committee
Julien Arino - University of Manitoba
Elena Aruffo - 91ÑÇÉ«
Jacques Bélair - Université de Montréal
Jane Heffernan - 91ÑÇÉ«
Jude Dzevela Kong - 91ÑÇÉ«
Michael Li - University of Alberta
James Watmough - University of New Brunswick
Huaiping Zhu - 91ÑÇÉ« (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, 91ÑÇÉ«
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)