Modeling social dynamics: consensus/fragmentation via repeated exchange of opinions When does an opinion formation process within an interacting group lead to consensus, polarization or fragmentation? In this talk, I will …
Analysis of a model of a Zika/Dengue co-circulation We analyze a system with two vector-borne diseases (Zika and Dengue) being present. We introduce both a deterministic and a stochastic model …
Modeling the interplay between mosquito behavioral adaptation, human behavior, social economic factors and Malaria control We present a study of the interplay between mosquito behavioral adaptation, bed-nets efficacy decay and …
The University of Florida will be hosting the 2019 AMS Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting. There will be two special sessions on mathematical biology topics: Special Session on New Developments in …
Land use change, disease, and population growth in subsistence agriculture: escaping the curse of poverty trap The extremely poor generally rely on their immediate natural environment for subsistence and suffer …
Modeling the Seasonal Transmission Dynamics of Measles Measles, a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus, is a major public-health problem worldwide. Since the monthly data of measles cases exhibit a …
Variance functions and Taylor's law of fluctuation scaling The variance function of a family of nonnegative random variables (rvs) gives the variance of each rv as a function of its …
Coinfection dynamics of heroin transmission and HIV infection in a single population We propose a coinfection model of heroin abuse and HIV infection, to describe the joint spread through a …
The SCMB Annual Symposium is a forum to exchange ideas between the broader mathematics and biosystems communities. There will be plenary talks from mathematicians and biologists, organized in complementary pairs, as well as a a public lecture. …
Modelling interactions between disease dynamics and human social dynamics The interplay between disease dynamics and vaccinating behaviour driven by social processes has been receiving increasing attention from mathematical modellers, due …
