Tag: vector-borne disease
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Advancing Vector Control Through GeoAI: Insights from Steffen Knoblauch’s talk at The Program of Scientific Computing (PROCC) at FIOCRUZ
On May 15th, the Program of Scientific Computing (PROCC) at Fiocruz hosted Steffen Knoblauch, a GIScience Ph.D. candidate, for his presentation titled “GeoAI 4 Dengue: Harnessing Geospatial Big Data to Guide Vector Control.” This event, organized in partnership with The Global Health Network Latin America and the Caribbean (TGHN LAC), provided a platform for academic…
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Research Visit at Universidade Federal Fluminese (UFF) in Rio de Janeiro
In context of his research on mosquito monitoring and inner-urban dengue occurence, PhD student and GIScience team member Steffen Knoblauch visited the “Universidade Federal Fluminese” (UFF) in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was invited to meet collaborators and professors of UFF and to present his work in “Dengue Risk Modelling at an Urban…
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Advancing Geospatial Techniques for Vector-Borne Disease Research: Insights from GIScience-CSIAD Collaboration – a conference recap
Recently, Hanse-Wirtschaftskolleg hosted its meeting which brought together experts from GIScience and CSIAD lab, along with renowned researchers from universities in Germany, Thailand, and Ghana, serving as a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration on vector-borne diseases. This event brought together esteemed researchers to share their expertise and insights into combating mosquito-borne illnesses. As an invited speaker,…