RESEARCH ROUND
Statistical modelling of infectious disease outbreaks: An introduction and two snapshots
This talk is open to all students and staff. No registration is required, but we encourage you to arrive early to secure a seat.
Date:
13 February 2026, Friday
Time:
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Location:
MD1-10-01A, Conference Room 2, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Abstract:
The session will begin with an introduction to basic stochastic epidemic models and their properties. Professor Britton will then present two recent research snapshots: optimizing lockdown in time and magnitude, and, estimating how many lives the Covid-19 vaccine saved (in Sweden during 2021).
Speaker:
Tom Britton
Professor in Mathematical Statistics
Department of Mathematics
Stockholm University
