Episode Notes

AI technology is everywhere in the news nowadays. This week, we hear from Tristan Naidoo, one of the Jameel Institute's PhD students, on how he is leveraging the boom in natural language processing for his own research: using social media data from Twitter, to try and understand how the public reacts to adherence measures like lockdown.

Try sentiment analysis for yourself at https://tweetnlp.org/demo/

Read more about the "Perceptron" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron

You can follow all things Jameel Institue at @Imperial_Jameel.

Artwork: Georgia Melodie Hole

Music: Musictown - Inquisitive Curiousity Ashot Danielyan - Relaxed Vlog (Night Street)

Recorded and produced by Dr. Thom Rawson ([email protected])

Episode Notes

During a disease outbreak, it's crucial to know how fast a disease is spreading through a population. This week, Dr. Anne Cori talks us through her research - making these rapid assessments of transmissibility easier and more accessible than ever before.

You can explore the software package Anne discusses for yourself at: https://github.com/jstockwin/EpiEstimApp/wiki.

For more information on Anne's research, you can follow her on Twitter at @dr_anne_cori.

You can follow all things Jameel Institue at @Imperial_Jameel.

Artwork: Georgia Melodie Hole

Music: Musictown - Inquisitive Curiousity Ashot Danielyan - Relaxed Vlog (Night Street)

Recorded and produced by Dr. Thom Rawson ([email protected])

Episode Notes

For this first episode, take a look back at the last 30 years of disease outbreak response. See how the field has grown and developed, and how lessons have been learned, as told by a scientist with 30 years of experience working on the front line - Prof. Neil Ferguson.

See the 2023 UK's National Risk Register here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-2023

You can follow all things Jameel Institue at @Imperial_Jameel.

Artwork: Georgia Melodie Hole

Music: Musictown - Inquisitive Curiousity Ashot Danielyan - Relaxed Vlog (Night Street)

Recorded and produced by Dr. Thom Rawson ([email protected])

Episode Notes

Introducing JameelCast, the podcast showcasing the latest public health research, from the scientists themselves. This limited series will explore Disease Forecasting, AI Technologies, Health Economics, Pandemic Preparedness and more.

Subscribe now to catch every episode.

You can find out more about the Jameel Institute at our website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jameel-institute

And follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Imperial_Jameel

Artwork: Georgia Melodie Hole

Music: Musictown - Inquisitive Curiousity

Recorded and produced by Thom Rawson ([email protected])