PhD Thesis Defense-Abdulaziz Alsenfi (June 28, 2016)

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 (11:30 a.m. in Yost 306) Title: Segregation Dynamics Motivated by Territorial Markings: The Transition from a Particle to a Continuum Model Student: Abdulaziz Alsenafi Advisor: Alethea Barbaro (Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University) Committee Members: Erkki Somersalo, Wojbor Woyczynski, and Wanda Strychalski Abstract: We present an agent-based model to simulate gang territorial development motivated...

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PhD Thesis Defense-Nara Yoon (April 28, 2016)

Thursday, April 28, 2016 (12:00 p.m. in Yost 306) Title: Stratified Worm Burden Approach to Modeling Schistosomiasis Transmission and Control Student: Nara Yoon Advisor: David Gurarie (Professor, Case Western Reserve University) Committee Members: Peter Thomas, Alethea Barbaro, Charles H. King (Center for Global Health and Diseases) Abstract: Schistosomiasis is a global health problem in many...

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