[Population Modeling] Introduction

[Jacob Barhak]

Welcome Ayaz,

There are several interesting discussions taking place regarding estimation
and assumptions. You can find these in our archives:
https://simtk.org/pipermail/popmodwkgrpimag-news/

What is your approach regarding parameter estimation? Do you rely on human
decision making when selecting parameters, or do you strictly use numerical
techniques after models structure is determined?

Also what kind of modeling assumptions do you usually take?

Your infectious disease modeling papers deal with validation. It would be
interesting to learn about your modeling assumption process.

        Jacob
On Oct 8, 2015 8:43 PM, "Hyder, Ayaz" <hyder.22 at osu.edu> wrote:

> Hello Everyone
> I am a new faculty member at the College of Public Health, Ohio State
> University. I stumbled across this group by accident and I’m very glad that
> I did. I’ve mentioned a little more about my research below and look
> forward to fruitful discussions with fellow modelers.
>
> My research focuses on understanding the role of multiple determinants of
> human health (environment, social, biology) operating at multiple levels
> (individual, neighborhood, regional). I use mathematical and computational
> approaches (e.g. systems science methods) to bring together theory, data
> and methods from multiple disciplines. In the past I’ve worked on a
> microsimulation model for esophageal cancer and cost-effectiveness analysis
> (manuscript under review), satellite-based air pollution exposure
> assessment and birth outcomes (paper
> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24240652>), and predictive validation
> of agent-based models for influenza (paper 1
> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23755236>, paper 2
> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25979284>).
>
> Current areas of research include complex systems models to predict
> childhood asthma, the integration of agent-based models of residential
> segregation and coupled economic-disease models of poverty traps,
> predictive models of infant mortality, and agent-based models of the food
> environment in Columbus, Ohio. I am also interested in philosophical
> discussions surrounding “Big Data” and what we mean by “model”.
>
> I am currently looking for funding opportunities to fund my research ideas
> and I am open to collaborations. I would be happy to receive resumes of
> potential graduate students and postdocs interested in working in my
> research group.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ayaz Hyder, PhD
> *Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences*
>
> *Affiliated Faculty, Translational Data Analytics *College of Public
> Health, The Ohio State University
> 614-247-4936 | http://cph.osu.edu/people/ahyder
>
>
>
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