April 2021 COVID Research Webinar: Lightning Talks + Q&A
Channel: Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Date: 15/04/2021

Meet the scientists seeking new insights on COVID-19. Every month, we bring together a group of researchers studying wide-ranging aspects of the current pandemic, to share their research and answer questions from our community. Learn more about their ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19, including opportunities for collaboration.

This webinar features the following speakers: 

Brian Chang, Clark University: Predicting Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Impact with Multiscale Contact and Transmission Mitigation. Funded by NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences / Division of Materials Research.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3HAI9IW

Lalitha Sankar, Arizona State University: Federated Analytics based Contact Tracing for COVID-19. Funded by NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering / Computer and Network Systems.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3IJMgUs

Song Gao, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Geospatial Modeling of COVID-19 Spread and Risk Communication by Integrating Human Mobility and Social Media Big Data. Funded by NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences / Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3HBsCZj

Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University: Infection Transmission of COVID19 in Urban Neighborhoods. Funded by NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences / Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/35jnPPd

Kollbe Ahn, ACatechol, Inc.: Virucidal surface coatings for prevention of COVID-19 transmission. Funded by NSF Engineering / Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3tvt6eC

Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University-Newark: Privacy-Preserving Crowdsensing of COVID-19 and its Sociological and Epidemiological Implications. Funded by NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering / Division of Computer and Network Systems.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3HOLjZL

Olga Wilhelmi, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research: Responding to extreme heat in the time of COVID-19. Funded by NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences / Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences.
📜 Read an English Transcription of this presentation: https://bit.ly/3MloGzA

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Timestamps:
04:24 Brian Chang, Clark University
11:24 Lalitha Sankar, Arizona State University
17:51 Song Gao, University of Wisconsin-Madison
24:35 Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University
36:17 Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University - Newark
44:26 Olga Wilhelmi, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
52:00 Kollbe Ahn, ACatechol, Inc.
01:01:36 Q&A

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