Modeling Dynamics of Covid-19 Infected Population with PSO

Guangdong Huang, Aihua Li

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Abstract

This study focuses on the Covid-19 spreading dynamics in Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Due to limited covid-19 testing capacity, it was difficult to assess the real data about the virus spreading in New Jersey counties. Our study is based on the available incomplete daily data from March 15 to July 15 of 2020. In order to capture an overall picture of the local dynamics of the infected population and predict reasonable future situations, we perform several traditional dynamic modeling methods. A region-stage-modified-SEIR model (denoted MSEIR) and a SEIRH model are constructed to describe the dynamics of the infected population. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is used to identify the parameters of the developed models. In order to predict the cumulative number of the infected individuals, the produced models are used to simulate the dynamics of the population in four epidemiological groups respectively: susceptible, exposed, infected, and recovered groups. By this process, we obtain a better picture of the COVID-19 infected individuals in the target county.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSecurity and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data - 7th International Symposium, SocialSec 2021, Proceedings
EditorsLimei Lin, Yuhong Liu, Chia-Wei Lee
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages75-89
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9789811679124
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event7th International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data, SocialSec 2021 - Fuzhou, China
Duration: 19 Nov 202121 Nov 2021

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1495 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference7th International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data, SocialSec 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityFuzhou
Period19/11/2121/11/21

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • MSEIR
  • PSO
  • SEIRH

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