DAIDD 2015

December 13-19, 2015

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Schedule

Note that the schedule below is preliminary and subject to change. Some links may not work at this time.

12:00-13:30 Required for international participants only: Check-in for J-1 visa holders (Borchering, Brook)
15:00 Hotel check-in available for all participants
16:00-16:30 Welcome and introductions
16:30-16:45 What are we doing here? (Juliet Pulliam) - Download roadmap, Slides
16:45-17:30 What is Science: models and data (Steve Bellan) - Slides
17:30-18:00 Working with the DAIDD 2015 GitHub repository (Juliet Pulliam)
- Make sure your slides are uploaded for tomorrow’s morning session!
18:00-18:30 Ice breakers (Gavin Hitchcock)
18:30 Dinner as a group

7:00 Transfer to White Oak
9:00-10:30 Research pitches (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
10:30-11:00 Morning break
11:00 - 12:30 Simplification for generalization 1: Intuitive aspects of dynamics and introduction to model worlds (Juliet Pulliam) - Slides, Reference: Tran et al 2014
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:15 Introduction to White Oak
2:15-3:15 Dynamical Fever - computer exercise (All faculty) - Download
3:15-4:00 Dynamical Fever - discussion (Cara Brook)
4:00-4:15 Afternoon break
4:15-4:30 Dynamical Fever - model description, modeling terminology and taxonomy (Jonathan Dushoff) - Download
4:30-4:45 Overview of research plan development and structure (Juliet Pulliam)
4:45-6:00 Writing exercise: formulating research questions for modeling projects (Steve Bellan) - Step-by-step guide
8:00-9:00 Faculty research presentations (Becky Borchering, Travis Porco)

9:00-10:30 The SIR model family - conceptual framework and introduction to difference and differential equations (Jonathan Dushoff) - Slides, Source for slides, Exercise
10:30-11:00 Morning break
11:00-11:45 Small group session: research questions for modeling projects (All faculty)
11:45-12:30 Reed-Frost models (Travis Porco)
12:30-2:00 Lunch break
2:00-3:00 Reed-Frost models continued (Travis Porco) - Exercise
3:00-4:15 Modeling in practice: The life cycle of a modeling project, from conception to publication (Steve Bellan) Slides and Bellan et al. (2015) PLOS Medicine
4:15-4:45 Afternoon break - Make sure your research question is on the repository before the next session!
4:45-6:00 Exercise: Creating a model world to address a research question (Juliet Pulliam) - Step-by-step guide - Ebola Papers by ICI3D Faculty
8:00-9:00 Faculty research presentations (Jonathan Dushoff, Cara Brook)

9:00-11:00 Stochastic simulation models (Becky Borchering) - Slides, R exercise (Gillespie), Excel tutorial, R exercise based on Excel tutorial
11:00-11:30 Morning break
11:30-12:30 Use of models in study design for dynamic systems: Ebola vaccine trial design (Juliet Pulliam) - Slides
12:30-2:00 Lunch break
2:00-3:45 Impact of contact patterns, consequences of heterogeneity, and modeling options (Jonathan Dushoff) - Slides, Source for slides, Exercise, Exercise summary
3:45-4:15 Afternoon break
4:15-5:15 Small-group session: matching models to questions (All faculty)
5:15-6:00 Work session
8:00-9:00 Mid-session feedback (Gavin Hitchcock)

9:00-10:45 Writing exercise - description of proposed model and assumptions (Cara Brook) - Groups
10:45-10:55 Regroup after feedback (Juliet Pulliam)
10:55-11:00 Group Photo
11:00-1:00 Game Drive
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:15 Models and data: introduction to model fitting (Steve Bellan) - Slides
3:15-3:45 Afternoon break
3:45-4:30 Model fitting tutorial (All faculty)
4:30-6:00 Writing exercise & mentored working session (All faculty)
8:00-9:00 Social activity (Cara Brook, Steve Bellan)

9:00-10:30 Use of models in study design for dynamic systems (Travis Porco) - Slides, Exercise
10:30-11:00 Morning break
11:00-12:00 Model evaluation and comparison (Jonathan Dushoff) - Slides
12:00-12:30 Simplification for generalization 2: Models and the bigger picture (Juliet Pulliam) - Slides
12:30-2:00 Lunch break
2:00-3:30 Mentored working session (All faculty)
- Be sure to submit your written model description and final model (digital) diagram before your one-on-one meeting
4:00 Depart White Oak
4:30-6:00 Writing exercise (All faculty) - revise based on peer feedback and plan for moving forward (including identified resources and potential collaborators)
7:00-8:30 Dinner on your own or in groups
- Meet in the DoubleTree Lobby at 7 if you want to go out for dinner but have not made a specific plan.

8:15-9:00 Breakfast (in the meeting room)
- Be sure to submit your final research plan by 9:00
- We will meet in the Gravity room on the 6th floor.
9:00-10:00 Ebola virus clinical trials: Ethical considerations (Steve Bellan) - Ebola Papers by ICI3D Faculty
10:00-10:10 Short break
10:10-11:00 Discussion of research plans/proposals (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
11:00-11:10 Short break
11:10-12:00 Discussion of research plans/proposals (Moderator: Jonathan Dushoff)
12:00-12:30 Lunch break
12:30-1:45 Final feedback session (Gavin Hitchcock)
1:45-2:00 Closing session (Juliet Pulliam)