TY - CHAP TI - A Quantum Field Formulation for a Pandemic Propagation AU - Arraut, Ivan AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Li, Gloria AU - Gois, Francisco Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - In this chapter, a mathematical model explaining generically the propagation of a pandemic is proposed, helping in this way to identify the fundamental parameters related to the outbreak in general. Three free parameters for the pandemic are identified, which can be finally reduced to only two independent parameters. The model is inspired in the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking, used normally in quantum field theory, and it provides the possibility of analyzing the complex data of the pandemic in a compact way. Data from 12 different countries are considered and the results presented. The application of nonlinear quantum physics equations to model epidemiologic time series is an innovative and promising approach. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 141 EP - 158 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_6 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:32:32 KW - COVID-19 KW - Mathematical modeling KW - Nonlinear analysis KW - Quantum field theory ER - TY - CHAP TI - Analysis of the COVID19 Pandemic Behaviour Based on the Compartmental SEAIRD and Adaptive SVEAIRD Epidemiologic Models AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Li, G. AU - Dey, N. AU - Crespo, Rubén G. AU - Herrera-Viedma, E. AU - Gois, F. Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - A significant number of people infected by COVID19 do not get sick immediately but become carriers of the disease. These patients might have a certain incubation period. However, the classical compartmental model, SEIR, was not originally designed for COVID19. We used the simple, commonly used SEIR model to retrospectively analyse the initial pandemic data from Singapore. Here, the SEIR model was combined with the actual published Singapore pandemic data, and the key parameters were determined by maximizing the nonlinear goodness of fit R2 and minimizing the root mean square error. These parameters served for the fast and directional convergence of the parameters of an improved model. To cover the quarantine and asymptomatic variables, the existing SEIR model was extended to an infectious disease model with a greater number of population compartments, and with parameter values that were tuned adaptively by solving the nonlinear dynamics equations over the available pandemic data, as well as referring to previous experience with SARS. The contribution presented in this paper is a new model called the adaptive SEAIRD model; it considers the new characteristics of COVID19 and is therefore applicable to a population including asymptomatic carriers. The predictive value is enhanced by tuning of the optimal parameters, whose values better reflect the current pandemic. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 17 EP - 64 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_2 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:33:52 KW - Adaptive SEAIRD model KW - Adaptive SVEAIRD model KW - Asymptomatic cases KW - Prediction models ER - TY - CHAP TI - Predictive models to the COVID-19 AU - Bernardo Gois, Francisco Nauber AU - Lima, Alex AU - Santos, Khennedy AU - Oliveira, Ramses AU - Santiago, Valdir AU - Melo, Saulo AU - Costa, Rafael AU - Oliveira, Marcelo AU - Henrique, Francisco das Chagas Douglas Marques AU - Neto, José Xavier AU - Martins Rodrigues Sobrinho, Carlos Roberto AU - Lôbo Marques, João Alexandre T2 - Data Science for COVID-19 A2 - Kose, Utku A2 - Gupta, Deepak A2 - de Albuquerque, Victor Hugo C. A2 - Khanna, Ashish AB - Following the World Health Organization proclaims a pandemic due to a disease that originated in China and advances rapidly across the globe, studies to predict the behavior of epidemics have become increasingly popular, mainly related to COVID-19. The critical point of these studies is to discuss the disease's behavior and the progression of the virus's natural course. However, the prediction of the actual number of infected people has proved to be a difficult task, due to a wide range of factors, such as mass testing, social isolation, underreporting of cases, among others. Therefore, the objective of this work is to understand the behavior of COVID-19 in the state of Ceará to forecast the total number of infected people and to aid in government decisions to control the outbreak of the virus and minimize social impacts and economics caused by the pandemic. So, to understand the behavior of COVID-19, this work discusses some forecast techniques using machine learning, logistic regression, filters, and epidemiologic models. Also, this work brings a new approach to the problem, bringing together data from Ceará with those from China, generating a hybrid dataset, and providing promising results. Finally, this work still compares the different approaches and techniques presented, opening opportunities for future discussions on the topic. The study obtains predictions with R2 score of 0.99 to short-term predictions and 0.93 to long-term predictions. DA - 2021/01/01/ PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 24 LA - en PB - Academic Press SN - 978-0-12-824536-1 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012824536100023X Y2 - 2021/05/26/08:26:26 KW - COVID-19 KW - Forecast KW - Holt Winters KW - Kalman filter KW - Machine learning KW - Prophet KW - SEIR ER - TY - CHAP TI - Probabilistic Forecasting Model for the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Composite Monte Carlo Model Integrated with Deep Learning and Fuzzy System AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Li, Gloria AU - Dey, Nilanjan AU - Crespo, Rubén González AU - Herrera-Viedma, Enrique AU - Gois, Francisco Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - There are several techniques to support simulation of time series behavior. In this chapter, the approach will be based on the Composite Monte Carlo (CMC) simulation method. This method is able to model future outcomes of time series under analysis from the available data. The establishment of multiple correlations and causality between the data allows modeling the variables and probabilistic distributions and subsequently obtaining also probabilistic results for time series forecasting. To improve the predictor efficiency, computational intelligence techniques are proposed, including a fuzzy inference system and an Artificial Neural Network architecture. This type of model is suitable to be considered not only for the disease monitoring and compartmental classes, but also for managerial data such as clinical resources, medical and health team allocation, and bed management, which are data related to complex decision-making challenges. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 83 EP - 102 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_4 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:35:35 KW - COVID-19 KW - Composite Monte Carlo simulation KW - Healthcare decision-making systems KW - Prediction ER - TY - CHAP TI - Research and Technology Development Achievements During the COVID-19 Pandemic—An Overview AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Li, G. AU - Arraut, Ivan AU - Gois, F. Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - At the beginning of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) started a coordinated global effort to counterattack the potential exponential spread of the SARS-Cov2 virus, responsible for the coronavirus disease, officially named COVID-19. This comprehensive initiative included a research roadmap published in March 2020, including nine dimensions, from epidemiological research to diagnostic tools and vaccine development. With an unprecedented case, the areas of study related to the pandemic received funds and strong attention from different research communities (universities, government, industry, etc.), resulting in an exponential increase in the number of publications and results achieved in such a small window of time. Outstanding research cooperation projects were implemented during the outbreak, and innovative technologies were developed and improved significantly. Clinical and laboratory processes were improved, while managerial personnel were supported by a countless number of models and computational tools for the decision-making process. This chapter aims to introduce an overview of this favorable scenario and highlight a necessary discussion about ethical issues in research related to the COVID-19 and the challenge of low-quality research, focusing only on the publication of techniques and approaches with limited scientific evidence or even practical application. A legacy of lessons learned from this unique period of human history should influence and guide the scientific and industrial communities for the future. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 1 EP - 15 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_1 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:35:32 KW - COVID-19 KW - Research cooperation KW - Research ethics KW - Scientific research KW - Technology development ER - TY - CHAP TI - The Application of Supervised and Unsupervised Computational Predictive Models to Simulate the COVID19 Pandemic AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Li, Gloria AU - Dey, Nilanjan AU - Crespo, Rubén González AU - Herrera-Viedma, Enrique AU - Gois, Francisco Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - The application of different tools for predicting COVID19 cases spreading has been widely considered during the pandemic. Comparing different approaches is essential to analyze performance and the practical support they can provide for the current pandemic management. This work proposes using the susceptible-exposed-asymptomatic but infectious-symptomatic and infectious-recovered-deceased (SEAIRD) model for different learning models. The first analysis considers an unsupervised prediction, based directly on the epidemiologic compartmental model. After that, two supervised learning models are considered integrating computational intelligence techniques and control engineering: the fuzzy-PID and the wavelet-ANN-PID models. The purpose is to compare different predictor strategies to validate a viable predictive control system for the COVID19 relevant epidemiologic time series. For each model, after setting the initial conditions for each parameter, the prediction performance is calculated based on the presented data. The use of PID controllers is justified to avoid divergence in the system when the learning process is conducted. The wavelet neural network solution is considered here because of its rapid convergence rate. The proposed solutions are dynamic and can be adjusted and corrected in real time, according to the output error. The results are presented in each subsection of the chapter. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 103 EP - 139 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_5 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:33:30 KW - ANN predictor KW - COVID19 KW - Epidemiology KW - Fuzzy predictor KW - PID control KW - SEAIRD ER - TY - CHAP TI - The Comparison of Different Linear and Nonlinear Models Using Preliminary Data to Efficiently Analyze the COVID-19 Outbreak AU - Fong, Simon James AU - Marques, João Alexandre Lobo AU - Li, G. AU - Dey, N. AU - Crespo, Rubén G. AU - Herrera-Viedma, E. AU - Gois, F. Nauber Bernardo AU - Neto, José Xavier T2 - Epidemic Analytics for Decision Supports in COVID19 Crisis A2 - Marques, Joao Alexandre Lobo A2 - Fong, Simon James AB - The COVID-19 pandemic spread generated an urgent need for computational systems to model its behavior and support governments and healthcare teams to make proper decisions. There are not many cases of global pandemics in history, and the most recent one has unique characteristics, which are tightly connected to the current society’s lifestyle and beliefs, creating an environment of uncertainty. Because of that, the development of mathematical/computational models to forecast the pandemic behavior since its beginning, i.e., with a restricted amount of data collected, is necessary. This chapter focuses on the analysis of different data mining techniques to allow the pandemic prediction with a small amount of data. A case study is presented considering the data from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus was first detected, and the place where the major outbreak occurred. The PNN + CF method (Polynomial Neural Network with Corrective Feedback) is presented as the technique with the best prediction performance. This is a promising method that might be considered in future eventual waves of the current pandemic or event to have a suitable model for future epidemic outbreaks around the world. CY - Cham DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 DP - Springer Link SP - 65 EP - 81 LA - en PB - Springer International Publishing SN - 978-3-030-95281-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95281-5_3 Y2 - 2022/09/21/02:36:15 KW - Artificial neural networks KW - Epidemiology KW - Machine learning KW - Prediction models ER -