Combining infectious disease modelling and AI: Methods and communication
14 September 2026
(8h)
VUB campus Etterbeek
Content
Data Science Institute (UHasselt). On behalf of the team of Data Science Institure (DSI, UHasselt), we are happy to invite you and your research group to the workshop "Combining infectious disease modelling and AI: Methods and communication", that will be hosted at the VUB campus in Etterbeek, Brussels!
This workshop is jointly organized by colleagues from UHasselt, VUB, and UAntwerpen, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Niel Hens, Prof. Dr. Steven Abrams, Prof. Dr. Pieter Libin, and Prof. Dr. Andrea Torneri.
The workshop will firstly focus on explaining the interplay between mathematical and statistical modeling and AI for disease spread modeling and mitigation and secondly on the challenges and methods for communicating the results to the general public.
While more details about the program will follow, we are happy to announce we will host a poster session to share participants' work on topics related to infectious disease modeling, AI and public health. Pre-registration and abstract submission is open at this link.
Learning outcomes
Competences
An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:
- academic research competences
- research methods
- intellectual competences
- learning ability
- personal effectiveness
- responsiveness to change
- Task-orientedness
- quality assurance
- interpersonal competences
- interdisciplinary collaboration
- oral communication
Practicalities
For whom?
- Primarily, this workshop is open to PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior researchers working in infectious disease modelling, epidemiology, artificial intelligence, or at the intersection of these fields. We also welcome researchers and participants with a general interest in these topics, including those working in related disciplines. Researchers beyond or outside the PhD student and postdoctoral level are also welcome to participate, subject to availability.
When and where?
- The workshop will take place on September 14, 2026 (exact hours TBA).
- Campus Etterbeek (VUB), Brussels
Registration?
- Registration is possible here