How can mathematics help to eliminate measles?
Prof. dr. Niel Hens gave a lecture for the "Universiteit van Vlaanderen" on mathematical modelling and measles. (more…)
Epidemics6 Conference
Nine SIMID members joined the Sixth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics to share three days of intense dialogue on our ideas, data, insight, models and methods. It was great to promote our work and to meet other researchers to discuss future research opportunities. (more…)
What is the monetary value of quality adjusted life years?
Prof. Philippe Beutels explained the value of quality adjusted life years in "De Standaard" on Tuesday 21 November. (more…)
Henri Schoutedenprijs for Benny Borremans
Benny Borremans has been awarded the KVAB Henri Schoutedenprijs for his research in ecology. Congratulations Benny!
TransMID Hackaton 6-7 November
On 6-7 November the TransMID Hackaton took place. For more information visit: www.socialcontactdata.org.
Five-day course: Individual-based Modeling in Epidemiology
We are pleased to announce the second version of the course "Individual-based Modeling in Epidemiology: a Practical Introduction". Individual-based model, also frequently referred to as agent-based models, are a relatively new class of models suited to gain insight into the population dynamics of complex systems that emerge from the characteristics and interactions of individuals in the population. Summary:- Create your own individual-based model - Improve your skills to design and analyze individual-based models - Explore practical applications in epidemiology (more…)
Cancelled: 7th SIMID course September 2017
Due to unforeseen circumstances and a low number of registered participants we regret to inform you that we had to decide to cancel this year's course. We know this is disappointing news but we would like to thank you for your interest in our course which we plan to run again in 2018.
The excitement and challenges of introducing an introductory course
Wim Delva published a short item in the SACEMA Quarterly June 2015 on the IBM course in South Africa. (more…)
Workshop 2017: THANK YOU!
We would like to thank all the participants and speakers of the 7th SIMID-RESCEU-TransMID workshop. The presence and enthusiasm of such a variety of researchers make these meetings so worthwhile. We saw great and inspiring talks and had plenty of intensive and fruitful discussions. You can find some photos below. See you next year!
7th SIMID course September 2017
Course In Modelling Infectious Diseases And Health Economic Evaluation Of Vaccines: 11-15 September 2017, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium For more information please visit the site here.