Jianhong Wu

Expert in infectious disease modelling and big data analytics

Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Distinguished Research Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)

N613, Ross - ROSS
Keele Campus
Phone (Office): (416)736-2100 Ext. 33116

Key Areas of Expertise

Disease modelling, pandemic influenza, avian influenza, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases
Long-term status of ecosystem of interacting species, and pest control
Lyme disease, West Nile virus and Dengue risk prediction, and climate impact on health
Complex data analytics, computational advertising, influence spread in online social networks
Communications and media’s influence during public health emergencies
Health economics, immunization policy, hospital infection control
Drug resistance
Big data analytics
Food safety and food-born disease

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal - 2012
The Governor General of Canada

Fields Institute Fellowship - 2011
Fields Institute of Research in Mathematical Science

Award of Merit - 2010
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professional Education Foudnation

New Pioneer Science and Technology - 2008
Skills for Change

Cheung Kong Visiting Professor - 2005-2008
Ministry of Educaiton, P.R. China

FAPESP Visiting Researchers Fellowship - 2004
University of Sao Paul

The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Research Prize - 2003
The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society

Paul Erdos Visiting Professor - 2000
Hungarian Academy of Science

Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship - 1996-1997
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation

Gordon Kaplan Award Postdoctoral Fellowship - 1989-1990
University of Alberta

York University
Distinguished Research Professor

York Institute for Health Research
Director of the York Institute for Health Research

Centre for Disease Modelling
Former and Founding Director of the Centre for Disease Modelling

Canada Research Chairs
Canadian Research Chair in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Tier 1)