Mathematical Models in Understanding COVID-19

August 10 - 12, 2020

Workshop Schedule

Monday, August 10, 2020

DAY 1: MATH MODELING  (PDT/GMT -7)

Morning Session

9:00 – 9:05

Welcome & Opening Remarks (Dima Shlyakhtenko)

PLENARY TALK

9:05 – 9:40

Vittoria Colizza (Inserm)

“Chasing the COVID-19 Pandemic through Modeling”  PDF Slides  /  Video

PANEL DISCUSSION: MATH MODELING

10:00 – 11:45

Panelists: Roz Eggo (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine); Michelle Girvan (University of Maryland); Ayesha Mahmud (UC Berkeley); and Fabio Sanchez (University of Costa Rica). Moderators: Mason A. Porter and Joel Miller (UCLA)

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

DAY 2: POLICY ISSUES

Morning Session

9:00 – 9:05

Summary of Day 1

PLENARY TALK

9:05 – 9:40

Claire Jarashow and Roger Lewis (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)

“Use of COVID-19 Models in the Public Health Response”  PDF Slides

PANEL DISCUSSION: POLICY

10:00 – 11:45

Panelists: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo (UCSF); Jennifer Gardy (The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation); Leroy Sims (National Basketball Association); and Daniel Sledge (Univ. of Texas at Arlington). Moderators: David Schriger and Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA)

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

DAY 3: COMMUNICATION ISSUES

Morning Session

9:00 – 9:05

Summary of Day 2

PLENARY TALK

9:05 – 9:40

Carl Bergstrom (University of Washington)

Proactive COVID-19 testing to mitigate spread”  PDF Slides  /   Video

PANEL DISCUSSION: COMMUNICATION

10:00 – 11:45

Panelists: Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA); Mel Herbert (EM:RAP; UCLA); Adam Kucharski (LSHTM); Roger Lewis (LA County Dept. of Health Services); Dina Mistry (Gates Foundation); and Samuel Scarpino (Northeastern). Moderators: Joel Miller and Mason Porter (UCLA)

 11:45 – 12:00

Closing Discussion