Ph.D. Students

Luyao Wang, PhD student Research Topic Prediction of infectious disease prevalence based on wastewater surveillance using machine learning Research Abstract Infectious diseases caused by various pathogens are inducing severe social and economic burden worldwide. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been proven as a potential and viable supplementary surveillance tool for monitoring the transmission of various pathogens in communities. However, the relation…

Katayoun Amirfard, PhD student Research Topic The importance of heavy metals in bacterial conjugation efficiency to enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in environment Research Abstract With an anticipated yearly death toll of roughly 700,000, antibiotic resistance is growing at an unexpected speed. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) can be found in a variety of habitats and can spread their resistance…

Aken Puti Wanguyun, PhD student Research Topic Viral population genetics under disinfection Research Abstract The emergence of infectious diseases become a serious threat to the human population which is caused by several infectious agents including viruses. An effective disinfection method is necessary to limit viral spreading and prevent viral infection. Several investigations found that virus disinfection sensitivity varied between viruses…

Sewwandi Bandara e-mail： Research topic Causal inference in environmental epidemiology: Transmission dynamic modeling & determination of effective public health measures Research abstract Environmental epidemiological analyses are typically restricted to non-infectious diseases. However, emerging infectious diseases are associated with environmental and socio-economic factors highlighting the importance of considering infectious diseases in environmental epidemiology. Furthermore, understanding the causal relationship between relevant determinants…

Yu-bing Li Research Topic Modeling of virus inactivation rate in natural water environments Research Abstract Viruses in treated/untreated wastewater are discharged to nature waterbody and could be transmitted through water, which raises public health concern. The inactivation rate of viruses in the natural water environments is an important factor to determine the human health risks in water usage, but related…