3 papers
stat.ME2026
Bayesian Modeling and Prediction of Generalized Contact Matrices
Shozen Dan, David A. van Dyk, Zhi Ling +2
Social contact matrices are essential tools in infectious disease epidemiology as they quantify close-range human contact patterns which directly drive the transmission of airborne…
stat.ME2025
Bayesian shrinkage priors subject to linear constraints
Zhi Ling, Shozen Dan
In Bayesian regression models with categorical predictors, constraints are needed to ensure identifiability when using all levels of a factor. The sum-to-zero constraint is par…
stat.AP2024
Towards pandemic preparedness: ability to estimate high-resolution social contact patterns from longitudinal surveys
Shozen Dan, Joshua Tegegne, Yu Chen +5
Social contact surveys are an important tool to assess infection risks within populations, and the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on social behaviour during disease out…