Research has developed a novel methodology for predicting epidemic spread dynamics using big mobility data

Al Ain: A research team consisting of the Emirates Center for Mobility Research at UAE University, the Department of Health and the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre devised a new mathematical methodology to model the impact of non-pharmaceutical intervention measures (such as remote work decisions, curfews, closure of schools and public venues, etc.) using big social media data as the input.

Dr. Umair Hasan, Dr. Abdessamad Tridane and Dr. Hamad…