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Simulating Infectious Disease Spread with an SIR Model

July 14, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

LionSide Chat Webinar

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We will make a simple Susceptible-Infected-Removed (SIR) disease model in Matlab and simulate how a disease spreads in society. We will then make changes in the model to understand how changes to hygiene and distancing impact the results.

This LionSide Chat will be presented by:

Joe Mahoney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Kinesiology