Epidemiology

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, LIFEWATCH ERIC has planned an initiative where a group of international scientists with long-track experience in machine learning and modeling, which will join efforts to:

• Implement a large set of scenario and model simulations to establish alternative trajectories of spread for SARS-CoV-2
• Perform an extensive sensitivity analysis to understand the major sources of uncertainty associated with model projections
• Develop an on-line decision support system platform enabling individuals and stakeholders in the public and private sectors to query about risks in specific locations and time periods
• Support the federation, provenance and accountability mechanisms associated to distributed (e-)Resources (databases, publications, media, software, etc.) through Blockchain-based technologies.