Approximating quasi-stationary behaviour in network-based SIS dynamics

no code implementations • 11 Aug 2022 • Christopher E. Overton, Robert R. Wilkinson, Adedapo Loyinmi, Joel C. Miller, Kieran J. Sharkey

Here we relate the approximate models to the stochastic dynamics via the definition of the quasi-stationary distribution (QSD), which captures this approximately stable behaviour.

Questioning the use of global estimates of reproduction numbers, with implications for policy

no code implementations • 10 Dec 2021 • Pratyush K. Kollepara, Joel C. Miller

The basic reproduction number, $R_0$ is an important and widely used concept in the study of infectious diseases.

Concurrency measures in the era of temporal network epidemiology: A review

no code implementations • 24 Dec 2020 • Naoki Masuda, Joel C. Miller, Petter Holme

Diseases spread over temporal networks of interaction events between individuals.

Epidemiology Physics and Society Social and Information Networks

Stochasticity and heterogeneity in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

1 code implementation • 27 May 2020 • Benjamin M. Althouse, Edward A. Wenger, Joel C. Miller, Samuel V. Scarpino, Antoine Allard, Laurent Hébert-Dufresne, Hao Hu

SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 disease has moved rapidly around the globe, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands.