IMMIDD Inaugural Symposium: "From Chaos to Cohesion - The Future of Infections Disease Modeling" 10/07-2025

A symposium on infectious disease dynamics and interdisciplinarity.

On July 10th, 2025, IMMIDD hosted the inaugural symposium, kicking off collaborations across multiple scientific disciplines at University of Münster and beyond.

Through scientific talks from international speakers and panel discussions, we discussed the role of infectious disease modeling in the COVID-19 pandemic and how collaboration across scientific disciplines will help us understand the past and prepare for the future. 

The program included scientific talks, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
Invited speakers were:

  • Mirjam Kretzschmar (UMC Utrecht)
    Title: "Challenges for modelling interventions for future pandemics"
  • Niel Hens (Hasselt University)
    Title: "Understanding who drives transmission using the next generation approach"
  • Richard Boucherie (University of Twente)
    Title: "Fair balancing of patients over hospitals and regions during a pandemic"
  • Michael Meyer-Hermann (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)
    Title: "Harnessing Control Engineering for Individualized Treatment"