3 papers
math.DS2026
The behavioral spillover effect: Modeling behavioral interdependencies in multi-pathogen dynamics
Leah LeJeune, Omar Saucedo, Lauren M. Childs +1
During the recent pandemic, a rise in COVID-19 cases was followed by a decline in influenza. In the absence of cross-immunity, a potential explanation for the observed pattern is b…
cs.MA2026
AI Agents as Policymakers in Simulated Epidemics
Goshi Aoki, Navid Ghaffarzadegan
AI agents are increasingly deployed as quasi-autonomous systems for specialized tasks, yet their potential as computational models of decision-making remains underexplored. We deve…
math.DS2025
Formulating human risk response in epidemic models: exogenous vs endogenous approaches
Leah LeJeune, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Lauren Childs +1
The recent pandemic emphasized the need to consider the role of human behavior in shaping epidemic dynamics. In particular, it is necessary to extend beyond the classical epidemiol…