In this episode, we talk to Drs. Abhijin Adiga, Sekharipuram Ravi, and Anil Vullikanti about developing models that can be trusted for large scale policymaking. Using examples from recent efforts beyond epidemiology, they discuss how with complex models come greater responsibility. 

Abhijin Adiga is a research assistant professor in the Network Systems Science and Advanced Computing division, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia. His research interests include algorithms and graph theory, diffusion in complex networks, network science, game theory and geometric representation of graphs. Full bio at https://biocomplexity.virginia.edu/person/abhijin-adiga

Sekharipuram Ravi is a research professor in the Network Systems and Advanced Computing division, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia and a distinguished teaching professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University at Albany-SUNY. His research interests include Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Data Mining, Wireless Networks, Operations Research, and Discrete Dynamical Systems. Full bio at https://biocomplexity.virginia.edu/person/ss-ravi

Anil Kumar S. Vullikanti is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and at the Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia. His research interests include modeling and simulation of social and infrastructure systems, epidemiology, distributed and mobile computing, combinatorial optimization, and combinatorial algorithms. Full bio at https://biocomplexity.virginia.edu/person/anil-vullikanti