Seminar: Mauricio Santillana on Using Machine Learning to Track Epidemic Outbreaks

The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Mauricio Santillana, Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Director, MIGHTE Lab, for a seminar on machine learning and epidemiology. 

Dr. Santillana will present his most recent work on the use of machine learning methods to track and forecast (endemic and emerging) epidemic outbreaks using data sources that were not conceived originally to track population health trends –such as Google (and Baidu) searches, Twitter microblogs, weather, and anonymized data from mobile phones. He will go into detail on how our research helped us engage with decision makers and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please contact Learning and Events Coordinator Claire Sadar if you are interested in attending.