{"id":245,"date":"2025-11-07T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/ai-publichealthdev\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:13:01","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/ai-publichealth\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hover-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Integrating AI with disease transmission dynamics models for informed prevention and control of outbreaks in indoor and mass gathering settings<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Project overview<\/strong>:&nbsp;Developing novel computational platforms that integrate machine learning, computational fluid dynamics within agent-based simulations, and disease transmission modelling, with epidemiology to support public health practice and decision making to control and prevent viral infections in the indoor environments and special settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion aligncenter\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id245_43a104-4b kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane245_725911-fb\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Project details<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Funding Agency<\/td><td>Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Province of Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Partner<\/td><td>The Fields Institute, Sanofi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>April 1, 2025-January 31, 2031<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Principal Investigator<\/td><td><strong>Jianhong Wu<\/strong>, 快播视频<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-principal investigator<\/td><td><strong>Ali Asgary<\/strong>, 快播视频<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-investigator<\/td><td><strong>Abbas Ghasemi<\/strong>,<br><strong>Mojgan Jadidi<\/strong>, <br><strong>Seyed Moghadas<\/strong>, <br><strong>Gunho Sohn<\/strong>,<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industrial co-investigator<\/td><td>Jason Lee, Thomas Shin, Edward Thomes, Sanofi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hover-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><em>Advanced mathematical technologies for respiratory infection risk assessment and pharmaceutical intervention scenario analysis<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project overview:&nbsp;<\/strong>Providing evidence-based and data-driven strategic direction and enhanced research<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>capacity around respiratory infectious diseases relevant to vaccine product pipeline<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and optimal use of vaccinations in Canada and globally. The project utilizes mathematical modelling, neural network-based data analytics, and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>health economics for rapid outbreak response, and for prospective and retrospective evaluation of control and prevention programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion aligncenter\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id245_7d1fab-a2 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane245_d71e67-4c\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Project details<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Funding Agency<\/td><td>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>NSEERC Alliance (Mitacs Partnered)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Partner<\/td><td>Sanofi, 快播视频, Mitacs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>December 1, 2024-November 30, 2028<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Principal Investigator<\/td><td><strong>Jianhong Wu<\/strong>, 快播视频<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-investigator&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Julien Arino<\/strong>,<br><strong>Ali Asgary<\/strong>,<br><strong>Michael Chen<\/strong>,<br><strong>Jane&nbsp;Heffernan<\/strong>,&nbsp;<br><strong>Jude Kong<\/strong>, <br><strong>Neal Madras<\/strong>,&nbsp;<br><strong>Seyed Moghadas<\/strong>, <br><strong>Nathaniel Osgood<\/strong>, <br><strong>Steven Wang<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integrating AI with disease transmission dynamics models for informed prevention and control of outbreaks in indoor and mass gathering settings Project overview:&nbsp;Developing novel computational platforms that integrate machine learning, computational fluid dynamics within agent-based simulations, and disease transmission modelling, with epidemiology to support public health practice and decision making to control and prevent viral infections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2474,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Research Initiatives - Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Advancement (AIPHA) | Faculty of science | York university<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our research initiatives uniting advanced modelling, precision analytics, and multi-source databases. 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