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most citedMobility and the spatial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium

8 citations · 19 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.SI2025

Social Contagion in COVID-19 Discussions within the Belgian Reddit Community: A Statistical and Modeling Study

Tim Van Wesemael, Luis E. C. Rocha, Tijs W. Alleman +1

Understanding how sentiment toward COVID-19 mitigation measures evolves on social media can inform both epidemiological models and public health policy. We analyzed 655,642 posts b…

econ.EM2024★ 1 cited

Assessing the impact of forced and voluntary behavioral changes on economic-epidemiological co-dynamics: A comparative case study between Belgium and Sweden during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

Tijs W. Alleman, Jan M. Baetens

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments faced the challenge of managing population behavior to prevent their healthcare systems from collapsing. Sweden adopted a strategy centere…

econ.GN2023★ 2 cited

Validating a dynamic input-output model for the propagation of supply and demand shocks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium

Tijs W. Alleman, Koen Schoors, Jan M. Baetens

This work validates a dynamic production network model, used to quantify the impact of economic shocks caused by COVID-19 in the UK, using data for Belgium. Because the model was p…

physics.data-an2023

pySODM: Simulating and Optimizing Dynamical Models in Python 3

Tijs W. Alleman, Christian Stevens, Jan M. Baetens

In this work, we present our generic framework to construct, simulate, and calibrate dynamical systems in Python 3. Its goal is to reduce the time it takes to implement a dynamical…

physics.soc-ph2022★ 8 cited

A Stochastic Mobility-Driven Spatially Explicit SEIQRD COVID-19 Model with VOCs, Seasonality, and Vaccines

Tijs W. Alleman, Michiel Rollier, Jenna Vergeynst +1

In this work, we extend our previously developed compartmental SEIQRD model for SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium. We introduce SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, vaccines, and seasonality in our…

physics.soc-ph2022★ 8 cited

Mobility and the spatial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium

Michiel Rollier, Gisele H. B. Miranda, Jenna Vergeynst +4

We analyse and mutually compare time series of COVID-19-related data and mobility data across Belgium's 43 arrondissements (NUTS 3). In this way, we reach three conclusions. First,…