A recent feature on real-time tracking of influenza in Nature Outlook discusses how scientists are using social media and online search data to monitor potential outbreaks.
The piece draws on expertise across the field, including i-sense computer scientist, Dr Vasileios Lampos (@lampos), and i-sense collaborator Dr Richard Pebody from Public Health England (PHE).
i-sense researcher and student selected to participate in prestigious research event at the House of Commons.
i-sense work with Google Flu Trends to develop their modelling techniques and support a more accurate picture of flu rates in the UK.
i-sense and the UCL Department of Philosophy are calling on the public to participate in a focus group on privacy and health care data.
i-sense researcher delivers her talk "Early detection of infectious disease: modelling 'capture' proteins in HIV and Influenza".
i-sense work with Google Flu Trends to develop their modelling techniques and support a more accurate picture of flu in the UK.
i-sense researchers use tweets and Bing search queries to help prove the effectiveness of a flu vaccination programme.
UCL and i-sense have joined forces with internet giant Google for the earlier detection of flu outbreaks.
i-sense and Flusurvey team up for an exciting new project to monitor the spread of flu in the UK earlier than ever before.
