Digital disease surveillance for emerging infectious diseases: an early warning system using the internet and social media data for COVID-19 forecasting in Canada Passed
Wednesday May 24, 2023 10:45 - 11:00 G4
Lecturer: Yang Yang
Track: MIE: Public Health and Epidemiology Informatics
Language
English
Seminar type
On site only
Level of knowledge
Advanced
Conference
MIE
Authors
Yang (Rena) Yang, Shu-Feng Tsao, Mohammad Basri, Helen Chen, Zahid Butt
Lecturers
Yang Yang Lecturer
Postdoc
University of Waterloo
Dr. Yang (Rena) Yang is an internationally experienced researcher with a multidisciplinary background in academia and industry in the fields of public health, health informatics, business management, information technology (IT), and computer engineering. She is currently a postdoc fellow in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. As an academic researcher, Rena has expertise in applying statistical modeling and machine learning techniques and leveraging algorithms to solve real-world problems in public health and healthcare. She has led various multidisciplinary projects in digital health, data science, natural language processing, and health information management. Apart from her academic engagement, Rena possesses proficiency in managing business operations across various business units in industries such as medical device, IT, eCommerce, power transmission, and service outsourcing.