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💻 Computer Scientist, 📈 Computational/Mathematical Modeller, 🦠 Infectious Disease Modeller,🔬Research Fellow / Core Scientist, 🐑 Roslin Institute, 🏰 University of Edinburgh, 🌄 Mountaineer, 🚲 Cyclist, 🤓 Geek. 🔗 https://banks.ac/
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Inferring contact network characteristics from epidemic data via compact mean-field models arxiv.org/abs/2502.12040

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Optimal control prevents itself from eradicating stochastic disease epidemics journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Quantifying infectious disease epidemic risks: A practical approach for seasonal pathogens journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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#A702 #EasterBush Oct 2024: we objected to zero 🚲 consideration in new planned 3-arm roundabout near @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social campus 👍They are listening! (so far) @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social @alow.bsky.social @debbimccall.bsky.social @banks.ac @kirstymcneill.bsky.social

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Estimates of the reproduction ratio from epidemic surveillance may be biased in spatially structured populations arxiv.org/abs/2307.13798

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

DeepTrace: Learning to Optimize Contact Tracing in Epidemic Networks with Graph Neural Networks arxiv.org/abs/2211.00880

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Merry Christmas! The tradition of spending Christmas Eve at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo continues. Enjoy a few pics...

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Academic institutions: “We’ve got to maintain a presence on X because that’s where the journ…. oh.”

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Novel travel time aware metapopulation models and multi-layer waning immunity for late-phase epidemic and endemic scenarios journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

"The model leads to insights that may be relevant to other, less fictitious, emergency situations." 🧟‍♀️

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📣 #fundedPhD in "Modelling salivo-surveillance for detecting population immunity, transmission dynamics & changes in vaccine effectiveness" #IDsky #EpiSky #PhDSky 🧪 👥 Supervised by @3113n.bsky.social + colleagues at Uni. of Bristol & UKHSA 🗓️ Closes 27 Jan 2025. Interviews Mar 2025. Start Sep 2025.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Finishing 2024 on a high note: delighted to be appointed Professor at LSHTM. Thanks to many many people for support & advice along the way. 🙏 Looking forward to more exciting research, collaborations with amazing scientists, work with my fantastic team & PPIE colleagues. Exciting times ahead! 🎉

submitted 90 days ago • 29 comments

Latest out: Real-time estimates of the emergence and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: A modeling approach. Great collaboration with Nicolo Gozzi @mattk7.bsky.social @jessica-davis.bsky.social Kunpeng Mu Ana Pastore Marco Ajelli @alexvespi.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Good news everyone! A new version of graph-tool is just out! @graph-tool.skewed.de graph-tool.skewed.de Graph-tool is a comprehensive and efficient Python library to work with networks, including structural, dynamical, and statistical algorithms, as well as visualization. 1/N #networkscience

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Modelling plausible scenarios for the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant from early-stage surveillance arxiv.org/abs/2211.13704

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There's only one week left to submit your abstracts to #NetSci2025

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⭐MONTHLY RESEARCH FOCUS⭐ Every month we highlight new publications from across the network. This month we are delving into cleaning practices of livestock vehicles, behaviours of fruit flies and lots of new COVID-19 discoveries Full article⤵️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Delighted to see EID executive committee member #KatieAtkins recognised with the Chancellor's Rising Star Award for her exceptional contributions to infectious disease modelling - many congratulations!! usher.ed.ac.uk/news-events/... #usherinstitute #edinburghuni

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Over a year since its illegal felling, we're making sure the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree lives on 🌳 When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.

submitted 100 days ago • 4 comments

⭐NEW PUBLICATION⭐ Modelling plausible scenarios for the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant from early-stage surveillance @banks.ac @rowlandkao.bsky.social Read the full publication below ⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39571488/

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

New post on some preliminary – but troubling – signals about the direction H5N1 might be taking: kucharski.substack.com/p/h5n1-influ...

submitted 102 days ago • 7 comments

Starter pack of researchers linked to JUNIPER (Joint UNIversities Pandemic & Epidemiological Research). JUNIPER (maths.org/juniper/) is a collaborative network of researchers who work at interface between modelling, infectious disease control & health policy. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪 go.bsky.app/Mxh96pG

submitted 103 days ago • 3 comments

✅ Perfection from Perrett ✅ Richo is rapid ✅ Katie at the double ✅ Emma wins in rainbows Some start for the Brits at the UCI Track Champions League! #CyclingBlueSky

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

We've just made it much easier to reuse the data on Our World in Data! Check out our two new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API — both accessible for every one of our charts via the data download button in the lower right corner.

submitted 108 days ago • 3 comments

Infectious Disease Modelling starter pack update! First pack is full so I created a second one. Pls keep on sending suggestions! (bio should contain experience relevant for this pack) IDModelling pack 1: go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5 IDModelling pack 2 : go.bsky.app/2oBB7KX

submitted 107 days ago • 13 comments

Welcome to our brand new Blue Sky page! We are really excited to be here to engage with our network in friendly, informative and productive ways! Join us 😊

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My first introduction to programming was BASIC on the Commodore VIC-20. Sad to hear Thomas Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC has died. "BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz hits END at 96" theregister.com/2024/11/20/r... via @theregister.com

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

For me the best key insight of this paper was that we could take an existing large and complex model and fit it, using relatively simple means, to a new and emerging situation. It worked well and gave rapid insight into the emerging variant outbreak. #IDModelling

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Efficient modelling of infectious diseases in wildlife: A case study of bovine tuberculosis in wild badgers journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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Finally! 🎉 Our last paper on the early dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron outbreak in Scotland is now published in Epidemics! Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ep... #SARSCoV2 #Omicron #PublicHealth #IDSky #EpiSky

submitted 108 days ago • 3 comments

Looking to follow scientists modeling contagion dynamics? I’ve created the grotesquely incomplete starter pack for you! Follow and point out the gaps (especially if they involve you : ) go.bsky.app/HwpNqZQ

submitted 116 days ago • 9 comments

Day 18 #30DayMapChallenge I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.

submitted 111 days ago • 28 comments

Infectious Disease Modelling starter pack update! Many more colleagues have joined since last post so have a look at update to welcome them. Suggestions welcome! (bio should contain experience relevant for this pack) go.bsky.app/86Ao1a5

submitted 110 days ago • 10 comments

Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge

submitted 110 days ago • 11 comments

Now accepting submissions. Send us your abstracts and proposals for satellites. netsci2025.github.io/calls/

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First post on Bluesky...be gentle. 😀 I'm a photographer, showcasing Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city for more than ten years now via Facebook and other social media platforms. I thought I'd pop over here and say hi and do the same thing - here's an epic sunset over Edinburgh to get us started!

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1/ ❓Government-led and academia-led infectious disease modelling groups: Who should perform which tasks and when? #IDsky #EpiSky 📄 For discussion on this question, see this recently published article in Epidemics. ✍️ By Rachael Pung & @adamjkucharski.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...

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Welcome to all the newcomers! I will maintain the list of folks in animal health/animal welfare/veterinary medicine. If you want to be included, please message me or reply to this post and i'll add you. Also, please share with your network! go.bsky.app/6wvTJFK

submitted 117 days ago • 28 comments