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Using Aggregated Population Mobility Data to Respond to COVID-19

Monday, May 11, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (PST)

Monday, May 11, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm (EST)

 

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Dr. Andrew Schroeder is the Vice President of Research and Analysis for Direct Relief. He leads Direct Relief’s work in GIS mapping, data collection, epidemiological research, and humanitarian informatics. His work has been featured or cited by publications including Science, The Lancet, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Motherboard Vice, The New Humanitarian, Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, and the International Journal of Cancer. Dr. Schroeder earned his Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Analysis from New York University and his Masters of Public Policy (MPP) from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan specializing in social analytic methods, information technology policy and international development. In addition to his work for Direct Relief, he is the co-founder of the non-profit WeRobotics.org which builds local capacity in robotics for humanitarian aid, development and global health.

Webinar Overview:

In the absence of vaccines and treatments policymakers and public health professionals have had to rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) like physical distancing to mitigate COVID-19, flatten the curve of new cases and reduce pressures on hospitals and health systems. Aggregated population mobility data collected from Facebook and other providers have emerged as an essential source of information enabling monitoring of NPIs, analysis of risk factors, and increasingly modeling of impact on viral spread. In order to facilitate this analysis and regularly inform public sector agencies, Direct Relief is collaborating with researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health to co-coordinate the COVID-19 Mobility Data Network (covid19mobility.org), which links infectious disease researchers and data scientists in a voluntary effort to use aggregated mobility data for a response to COVID-19.

Webinar Highlights:

  • Overview of data products from Facebook Data for Good which contribute to aggregated population mobility analysis.

  • Review of key use cases for public sector applications of mobility data for Covid-19 response.

  • Discussion of the Covid-19 Mobility Data Network including ways for data scientists and researchers throughout the world to engage in operational data science support for Covid-19 response.

Webinar Preparation:

  • You will need access to a laptop or computer with a strong internet connection.

  • This webinar will occur completely online using Zoom.

  • Zoom link will be emailed to all who signed up around 24 hours before (and again an hour before) it begins.

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