The Departmental Seminar Series is open to all. U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
Modeling to Promote an Efficient, Effective and Equitable Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract:
Planning and response to the Covid-19 pandemic is complex but can be informed by analytics and mathematical modeling along with knowledge of public health and supply chain contexts. This talk will summarize disease modeling embedded in a Covid-19 network simulation, highlighting recent results analyzing pharmaceutical and other interventions as well as potential future scenarios. The talk will provide an overview of how the public health system in the US allocates and distributes Covid-19 vaccine along with potential pitfalls and areas for improvement. The talk will discuss several areas where analytics and modeling are impacting efficiency, effectiveness, and equity.

Bio:
Julie Swann is the department head and A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is an affiliate faculty in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at both NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining NC State, Swann was the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There she co-founded and co-directed the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS), one of the first interdisciplinary research centers on the Georgia Tech campus. Starting with her work with CHHS, Swann has conducted research, outreach and education to improve how health and humanitarian systems operate worldwide.