Past Event: Oden Institute Seminar

Control of disease dynamics

Dr. Maria Soledad Aronna, Escola de Matemática Aplicada, FGV EMAp, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

In this talk, we will discuss some models related to disease control. These models include the optimization of vaccination and testing strategies, as well as systems for biological control of insects and pests. We will demonstrate how optimal control theory and other associated tools aid in analyzing the systems and provide answers to practical questions.

 

Biography

Associate Professor at the School of Applied Mathematics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro. In 2007 he obtained a degree in Mathematics from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina), and in 2011 a Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the Ecole Polytechnique (France). In 2012 and 2013, she was Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Università di Padova (Italy) and Imperial College of London (England). In 2014, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of Excellence at IMPA. In 2018 he received a Capes/Humboldt grant for experienced researcher. He has experience in Optimal Control (classical ordinary and generalized impulsive differences, and partial differentiated differences), and in Mathematical Epidemiology, more precisely, in the modeling and analysis of problems related to vector diseases present in Brazil. As of 2019, she coordinates the Graduation in Applied Mathematics at FGV and the Latin American Committee for Applied, Computational and Industrial Mathematics at SBMAC.