Professor by courtesy, Heinz College

Adjunct Professor- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Rosenfeld’s ML-related work focuses on modeling the evolution of viral epidemics. He uses machine learning, large scale simulations, network analysis and stochastic process theory to try to answer research questions such as:
  1. How, and to what extent, can the evolution of infectious diseases like Influenza be predicted?
  2. How, and to what extent, is the evolution of viral disease like Influenza affected by public health interventions such as vaccination, antiviral drug use, school closures and travel restrictions?
Dr. Rosenfeld models the spread of epidemics in the population as well as the evolution of the virus itself, such as changes in its virulence, pathogenicity, drug resistance, or antigenicity (immune escape).