Hackathon: Developing an SIR Model Using Python, Colab, and ChatGPT

Dr. Tran Dang Nguyen is the founder of the Center for Computational Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases (CEID) in Vietnam, established following his tenure as a Research Assistant Professor at Temple University and PennState University. He earned his Ph.D. from The Open University, UK, in 2016, with a focus on individual-based simulations to combat the spread of antimalarial drug resistance. During his doctoral and postdoctoral work, Dr. Nguyen developed and validated a microsimulation model for malaria, which has been used to evaluate strategies such as multiple first-line therapies, triple artemisinin-based combination therapies (TACTs), and mass drug administration (MDA). His research has informed policy decisions in countries including Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania.