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Data science perspectives on pandemic management
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 10 hours
  • Course by Politecnico di Milano
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About

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the first world-wide scenarios where data made a difference in capturing and analyzing the diffusion and impact of the disease. We offer an introductory course for decision makers, policy makers, public bodies, NGOs, and private organizations about methods, tools, and experiences on the use of data for managing current and future pandemic scenarios. This course describes modern methods for data-driven policy making in the context of pandemics. Discussed methods include policy making, innovation, and technology governance; data collection from citizens, crowdsourcing, gamification, and game with a purpose (GWAP); crowd monitoring and sensing; mobility and traffic analysis; disinformation and fake news impacts; and economical and financial impacts and sustainability models. Methods, tools, and analyses are presented to demonstrate how data can help in designing better solutions to pandemics and world-wide critical events. In this course you will discover the role of policy making and technology governance for managing pandemics. You will learn about methods like crowdsourcing, gamification, sensing of crowds and built environments, and contact tracing for understanding the dynamics of the pandemic. You will understand the risk of disinformation and its impact on people perception and decisions. The course also covers the financial models that describe the pandemic monetary impact on individuals and organizations, as well as the financial sustainability models that can be defined. Thanks to this course you will get a deeper understanding of motivations, perceptions, choices, and actions of individuals in a pandemic setting, and you will be able to start defining appropriate mitigation actions. This course was developed by a set of European research and education institutions as part of the research project 'Pan-European Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 and future Pandemics and Epidemics' (PERISCOPE, https://www.periscopeproject.eu/). Funded by the European Commission Research Funding programme Horizon 2020 under the Grant Agreement number 101016233, PERISCOPE investigates the broad socio-economic and behavioural impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to make Europe more resilient and prepared for future large-scale risks.

Modules

Welcome

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  • Welcome and introduction

Policies and technologies for pandemics

    • 2 Videos
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  • Quiz on policies and technologies

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  • Policies and technologies for pandemics - Part 1
  • Policies and technologies for pandemics - Part 2

Crowdsourcing

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  • Crowdsourcing lesson

Gamification

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  • Gamification lesson

Quiz on Crowdsourcing and Gamification

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  • Crowdsourcing and Gamification Quiz

The COCTEAU Methodology and Tool

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  • The COCTEAU Methodology and Tool

COCTEAU in Practice: Application to Post-pandemic Analysis Scenarios

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  • COCTEAU in Practice: Application to Post-pandemic Analysis Scenarios

Detailed Guidance on How to Use COCTEAU

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  • Detailed Guidance on How to Use COCTEAU

Quiz on COCTEAU

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  • Quiz

Introduction

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  • Introduction

Fundamentals of OpenStreetMap

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  • Fundamentals of OpenStreetMap

Querying OSM data

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  • Querying OSM data

Sensemaking of OSM data

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  • Sensemaking of OSM data

Quiz on Crowdsourcing and Crowdsensing of the Built Environment

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  • Quiz on Crowdsensing of the Built Environment

Reading Material and Tutorials

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Proximity networks and contact tracing

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Contact tracing in schools: an experiment

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SARS-CoV-2 epidemic control with digital contact tracing

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  • SARS-CoV-2 epidemic control with digital contact tracing

Disinformation in the COVID era

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Quiz on disinformation in the COVID era

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  • Quiz on Disinformation

General Introduction

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Bayesian merging of ratings

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Network models for lockdown policies

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  • Quiz on Network models for lockdown policies

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Network models for credit rating

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Merging of ESG ratings

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Macroeconomic rating for financial stability

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Explainable AI methods for Financial inclusion

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  • Quiz on Explainable AI methods for Financial inclusion

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Auto Summary

Explore data's pivotal role in managing pandemics with this introductory course tailored for decision-makers and organizations. Delve into data-driven policy making, crowdsourcing, gamification, and financial sustainability models. Developed by European research institutions under the PERISCOPE project, this 600-minute foundation-level course offers practical insights and methods to enhance global crisis responses. Available on Coursera with Starter and Professional subscription options, it’s perfect for policy makers, public bodies, NGOs, and private sector leaders.

Marco Brambilla
Instructor

Marco Brambilla