Multiscale Modeling and Forecasting of COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Dynamics
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mathematical and statistical modeling of infectious diseases, with emphasis on real-time forecasting, excess mortality estimation, and the role of socio-demographic factors in epidemic dynamics
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Interests: mathematical and computational modeling combined with optimization techniques to study the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of infectious diseases and evaluate the effectiveness of various intervention strategies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
This Special Issue invites timely research on mathematical and computational approaches to characterizing and forecasting the evolving dynamics of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses across individual and population scales. We encourage contributions which use compartmental models (e.g., SEIR-type), agent-based simulations, and hybrid frameworks that incorporate multiple data sources. We place special emphasis on real-time forecasting, excess mortality modeling, Bayesian inference, and parameter identifiability. Papers exploring comparative model performance (e.g., using AIC/BIC), uncertainty quantification, and the integration of behavioral, genomic, and surveillance data are also welcome. This Special Issue aims to foster multidisciplinary collaboration and showcase modeling innovations that can inform public health strategies in a post-pandemic world.
Prof. Dr. Gerardo Chowell
Prof. Dr. Sunmi Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- COVID-19 modeling
- respiratory virus dynamics modeling
- epidemic forecasting
- parameter identifiability
- multiscale transmission dynamics
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