Seminar Series on Infectious Disease Modeling

The Seminar Series on Infectious Disease Modeling is hosted by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. This school-wide seminar series features experts presenting the latest research in infectious disease modeling and epidemiology from various disciplines.

The seminars will take place from October 2026 to May 2027, typically held once a month from 12:00–1:00 PM. We offer a hybrid format, with both in-person and Zoom options. Attending over Zoom requires registration with the Zoom link listed for each seminar. Affiliates outside of Columbia are welcome to attend via Zoom. For registration and talk abstract, please click the title of the presentation.

Please check the information below about upcoming events.

Seminars

 

How can Machine Learning, Internet Digital Traces, and Computational Epidemiology help Public Health

October 7 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM

Mauricio Santillana
Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Network Science Institute at Northeastern University and the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health


TBD

Cecile Viboud
Director, 
Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) in NIH


TBD

Justin Lessler

Professor in the Department of Epidemiology

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health


TBD

David Larsen
Professor and Chair, Public Health Department
Syracuse University


 

 

For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Sen Pei at sp3449@cumc.columbia.edu.

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