Research

We research and develop quantitative tools such as network theory to predict the spread and distribution of infectious diseases in human and livestock populations. We are particulary interested in:

  • the impact of specific population structures on the consequences of disease spread
  • the design of effective and practical intervention strategies
  • the evolution that results from the interaction between host populations and pathogens, and the effect of this interaction on the epidemiology of the disease

Some of the systems we study are influenza in humans, and foot-and-mouth disease in livestock.

Collaborators

We are actively collaborating with the following amazing researchers and their groups: