Abstracts

Keynote/Invited Presentations

How to Estimate Covid19 Vaccine Efficacy
Ding-Geng Chen

Statistical Inference of Distributed Time Delay in Stochastic Chemical Reaction Networks: Application in Gene Regulation Process and Infectious Disease TransmissionBoseung Choi

Data Science and Math in Global Health: Two Examples
Samuel Clark

Estimated impact of adding long-acting injectable PrEP to the HIV prevention portfolio in South Africa: A model comparison analysis, Dobromir Dimitrov, Sarah Stansfield, Mia Moore

Inference of Dynamic Networks in Biological Systems  
Jae Kyoung Kim

Evolutionary modeling of cancer 
Natalia Komarova

Network analysis tools in ecologyUrsula Scharler

Quantitative Approaches in Clinical Medicine: From Neurosurgery to OncologySiv Sivaloganathan

Conference Contributions

On solving optimization problems for monotone nonlinear equations with applications on colon cancer
Habibu Abdullahi, Abubakar Sani Halilu, M.Y. Waziri

Identifying model parameters from small data sets: Cell-viability model of melanoma under inhibition by MAZ-51
Roumen  Anguelov, Charlise Basson,  Priyesh Bipath, Yvette N Hlophe, G Manjunath,  Avulundiah E Phiri, June C Serem

Mathematical modelling of Actin-Cdc42 cortical dynamics in Budding Yeast
Heather Banda, Michael Chapwanya, Anotida Madzwamuse

Travelling waves for the model of low-grade glioma growth in a porous medium
Agnieszka Bartomiejczyk, Marek Bodnar, Monika J. Piotrowska

Understanding and Controlling Mosquito Populations with the Theory of Cooperative Systems
Jacek Banasiak, Markdonal Bime

An overview of hyperbolic PDEs models on networks
Adam Bloch

On the optimal use of bevacizumab in unresected glioblastoma: An evidence-based mathematical approach
Marek Bodnar, Monika Piotrowska, Vıctor M. P ́erez-Garcıa

Mathematical model of neuroblastoma dynamics and optimization of its treatment
José García Otero, Mariusz Bodzioch, Juan Belmonte Beitia

Assessing Syphilis transmission among MSM population incorporating  low and high-risk infection: a modeling study
Chidozie Williams Chukwu, Zviiteyi Chazuka, Salman Safdar, Iffatricia Haura Febriana, Dipo  Aldila

Modeling the deterioration of hearing ability due to semi-toxic sound levels
Tichaona Chikore, Farai Nyabadza

Balancing sensitivity and specificity: Investigating the effect of age delay and critical illness events on threshold alarms
Christina Chiziwa, Mphatso Kamndaya

Mathematical model of psychotherapy
Katarzyna Szymanska-Debowska

The Sterile Insect Technique against fruit flies. Some new mathematical results
Yves Dumont

A multi-seasonal model of crop mixtures for plant disease control
Yves Fotso Fotso,  Frédéric Hamelin

The cancer of social media: A predictive mathematical model
S. Gatyeni, F. Nyabadza

A COVID-19 model through derivative-free approach for solving system of nonlinear equations
Abubakar Sani Halilu, Habibu Abdullahi, Yau Balarabe Musa

Conversations on space debris
Peter Hinow, John Jurkiewicz, Victor Florez

Machine learning-based modeling of cumulative COVID-19 confirmed cases across African regions
Zurki Ibrahim

The Role of Inter-Provincial Mobility in the Dynamics of COVID-19 Epidemic in Mozambique: Insights from a data-driven metapopulation model
Paulo Joaquim, Daisuke Takahashi, Sansao A. Pedro

Developing in silico model for understanding the in vitro differentiation pattern of T Follicular helper cells
Thiruvickraman Jothiprakasam, Siddharth Jhunjhunwala

Modeling and asymptotic analysis of Alzheimer's disease in a  porous domain
Achille Landri Pokam Kakeu, Mapundi Banda

Using Models to Advance Medicine: Mathematical Modeling of Stem Cell Therapy for Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction
Mehtap Lafcı Büyükkahraman, Benito M. Chen-Charpentier, Jun Liao, Hristo V. Kojouharov

Sensitivity analysis of contact-related interventions for modeling epidemics
Evans Kiptoo Korir, Péter Boldong

Nonlocal models of movement of cells
Miroslaw LACHOWICZ

Numerical and Sensitivity Analysis of Modeling the Newcastle Disease Dynamics
Nurudeen O. Lasisi

The effectiveness of quarantine as measure to control the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa through mathematical modelling
Zakhele Z Magagula

The Impact of Demographic Stochasticity on Zika Virus Transmission Dynamics: Disease Extinction Probability, Sensitivity Analysis, and Mean First Passage Time
Sunil Maity

A convolutional neural network for species identification of mosquitoes
Thabang Malapane

First Passage Time and Peak Size Probability Distributions for a Complex Epidemic Model
Partha Sarathi Mandal

Multistationarity in $n$-site mixed phosphorylation network model
Maya Mincheva, Suha Dajani

The effects of restraint and amnesty on the adaptive rock-paper-scissors games
Mmatlou Kubyana, Pietro Landi, Cang Hui

Maximizing Malaria Elimination: A Mathematical Model for Optimizing IRS, LLINs, and ATSB Interventions
Siyamthanda Gift Mnisi, Vusi Mpendulo Magagula, Hloniphile Sithole Mthethwa

A Viral Challenge to Health: COVID-19's Influence on Obesity Trends
Nyabadza F., Modise K., Visaya, V.

The ecology of crime dynamics in the presence of criminal refuge
Nyabadza, F., Molefe, O., Jacobs, B.

Mathematical Models of Dengue Transmission Dynamics with Intervention Strategies
Thato Setjhaba Motaung

An Efficient Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm on Perfomance Evaluation of Error Reduction for Diabetes Condition Classification
Yau Balarabe Musa, Muhammad Yusuf Waziri, Abubakar Sani Waziri

Modelling the lockdown scenarios on COVID-19 dynamics in Zimbabwe
Abdulaziz Y.A. Mukhtar1, Esther Ncube, Kailash C. Patidar

Mathematical Modeling of the role of platelets and immune system in Cancer Metastasis
R. Ouifki, K.J. Mahasa,  L. de Pillis, A. Eladdadi

A stochastic metapopulation mobility model for the Mozambican COVID-19 epidemic: Assessing the impact of centralized and decentralized lockdown and exit  policies
Paulo Joaquim, Daisuke Takahashi, Sansao A. Pedro

Determining the antiproliferative effects of quinolinic acid and kynurenic acid on melanoma, macrophage, and keratinocyte cells using the parametric cell viability function
Avulundiah Edwin Phiri, Charlise Basson, Roumen  Anguelov, Gandhi Manjunath, Yvette N Hlophe, Priyesh Bipath, June C Serem

On the effectiveness of various strategies to reduce the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the healthcare network:  patient stratification approach
Monika J. Piotrowska, Konrad Sakowski, Agata Lonc, Mirjam E. Kretzschmar, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Johannes Horn, Andre Karch

Mutualistic populations in a shifting habitat
Andriamihaja Ramanantoanina

Thin layer approximation for a coupled bulk-surface PDE 
Adam Bobrowski, Anotida Madzvamuse, Elzbieta Ratajczyk

Mathematical analysis for transmission dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic with vaccination and other nonpharmaceutical control strategies: A case study of South Africa
Adamu Shitu Hassan, Justin M. W. Munganga


A mathematical model to study herbal and modern treatments against  COVID-19
Arsne Jaures Ouemba Tasse,  Berge Tsanou, Cletus Kwa Kum, Jean Lubuma

Impact of imported cases in the dynamics of malaria transmission in KwaZulu-Natal: A meta-population modelling
S. Y. Tchoumi, J. Banasiak, R. Ouifki

Age-Structured SEIR Model with vaccination for modeling the Spread of measles in Africa
TA Tegegn

Sex-structured Disease Transmission Model and Control Mechanisms for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL)
Temesgen Debas Awoke, Semu Mitiku Kassa, Kgomotso Suzan Morupisi, Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu

A mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of trichomoniasis
Yibeltal A. Terefe


Posters

Impact of Human Mobility Patterns on the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spatiotemporal Analysis
Sunhwa Choi, Soyoung Kim, Youngjin Kim

Using mathematical models to project future COVID-19 outbreaks in Washington State
Gantcho Dimitrov, Mia Moore, Joshua Schiffer, Dobromir Dimitrov

Diverse Methodological Analysis of Movement Patterns by Purpose and Age in South Korea During COVID-19
Daeil Jang, Soyoung Kim, Sunhwa Choi, Boseung Choi

Strategizing Pandemic Response: Advancing Influenza Control through Predictive Mathematical Modeling
Soyoung Kim, Eunok Jung

Mathematical Modeling of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incorporating Immunotherapy
Edna Manda, Farai Chirove

Transmission dynamics and control of Gnathostomiasis: Insights from dynamics modelling and Optimal control
Refilwe Matlou, John Njagarah, Farai Nyabadza

Long term behaviour of Transport on Networks
Esther Mungai

Biotic interactions and species abundances in ecological communities
Richard Pretorius

Important Dates
Conference Duration
16 June 2024 - 21 June 2024
Registration
1 January 2024 - 1 May 2024 [CLOSED]
Organiser
Name
Venues for Conferences in Africa
Contact Email
[email protected]
Contact Number
+27 (0)65 653 1889