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Omicron BA.2 predicted through Exeter Professor’s mathematical modelling

Dr Livio Fenga, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School’s Centre for Analysis, Simulation and Models, used complex mathematical tools to detect the possible presence of BA.2 in December 2021, before the genetic sequence was identified. Dr Fenga made the discovery by analysing the official data on Covid for Italy released by the Italian ministry of health and applying an ensemble of mathematical modelling methods including spectral entropy, wavelet theory, feature extraction and multi-spectral imaging.

 

The use of AI in oncology

On the 14th Septer 2023, Dr Livio Fenga, was interviewed by the European School of Oncology for a podcast on the topic of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of oncology (the study of cancer). You can listen to the podcast here.