Talk Abstract
We construct and analyze three models for the spread of ebola within a single city. One model
was a standard Susceptible, Infected, Recovered (SIR) model with natural births and deaths
(deaths not due to ebola) and deaths due to ebola. We then extended this model two other
models that incorporated production and distribution of medicine. In order to compare the
effectiveness of various courses of action described in each model we formulated a cost
function to measure the total damage caused by the ebola outbreak. The cost function
summed the costs due to loss of human life as well as the cost of producing and transporting
medicine used to combat ebola.
was a standard Susceptible, Infected, Recovered (SIR) model with natural births and deaths
(deaths not due to ebola) and deaths due to ebola. We then extended this model two other
models that incorporated production and distribution of medicine. In order to compare the
effectiveness of various courses of action described in each model we formulated a cost
function to measure the total damage caused by the ebola outbreak. The cost function
summed the costs due to loss of human life as well as the cost of producing and transporting
medicine used to combat ebola.
Talk Subject
COMAP MCM
Time Slot
2015-03-21T12:00:00