Dennis Chao
Senior Research Scientist at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDennis Chao is a Senior Research Scientist with 13 years of experience building detailed computer simulation models for epidemics including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, cholera, and dengue. At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation he developed agent-based models of COVID-19 transmission and integrated cell phone mobility and demographic data to inform policy. Trained in engineering and with a PhD, he brings a rare combination of C/C++ and R software craftsmanship, immunological modeling, and epidemiological insight. Motivated by equity, he focuses on how public health interventions interact with social inequalities and seeks roles that prioritize reducing disparities. Based in Seattle, he pairs rigorous technical modeling with practical public health impact.
13 years of coding experience
PhD, PhD at The University of New MexicoBSE, BSE at Princeton University
Github Skills (8)
agent8
corvid8
stochastic7
contact-tracing5
simulation5
transmission4
dynamics4
simulator4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dlchao/FluTE
Nov 2014 - Sep 2020
Agent-based influenza epidemic model
Contributions:25 commits, 1 PR, 18 pushes in 5 years 10 months
epidemic-modelagent-basedagentinfluenzaepidemic
InstituteforDiseaseModeling/SeasonalityStudyOfGEMSdata
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:4 commits in 6 months
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