ADGS creates first-of-its-kind tool to battle Covid-19
DOHA, January 14, 2021 ADGS, a Qatar-based Deep Technology startup, is creating cutting edge research and development in behavioural data science that will provide a first of its kind tool in the fight against Covid-19. ADGS has prioritised development of a forecasting tool to help improve the response to the growing spread of the deadly coronavirus and mitigate these impacts and has unveiled PANDEXIT - the first pandemic predictive system that simulates the broad social dynamics of a country so that, once virus hot spots are known, experts can develop models of how, when, and where people are likely to move and interact.
Using agent based modeling and telecom data to inform COVID-19 response
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In an effort to stem the unprecedented spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, many Sub-Saharan African countries locked down at the start of the epidemic along with governments around the world. Amid a spike in cases now, new lockdown measures have been imposed in many countries. While such measures helped to substantially slow the spread, we need to think about how lockdowns can be better planned to ensure that they limit damage to households and economies. This blog shows one way, examining mobile phone data and using Agent Based Modeling to inform a ‘smarter’ response.