SPARKLE Doherty Institute
21–25 September 2026

Full programme

Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Malaysia. All sessions run in Room 9501 and all times are Malaysia time (GMT+8).

Workshop room
Room 9501

Building 9 · Level 5 · Room 1. All five days.

Each day
Breakfast 08:30

Sessions start at 09:00.

Lunch
School of Business pantry

Building 6, Level 4. On Thursday 24th, lunch is at Meranti, Basement, Building 6.

Day 1Monday 21 SeptemberRoom 9501
  • 08:30–09:00
    Breakfast
  • 09:00–09:15
    Opening remarks
    Prof Erniel Barrios
  • 09:15–12:15
    Introduction to mathematical modelling in infectious diseases
    Ms Tyas Widayati
    Session materials ↗
  • 12:15–14:00
    Lunch · School of Business pantry, Building 6, Level 4
  • 14:00–16:00
    Modelling using differential equations in R
    Dr Bimandra Djaafara
    Session materials ↗
  • 16:00–17:00
    Modelling environmentally persistent pathogens in the ICU
    Leong Zhuan Kee, A/Prof Ewilly Liew
Day 2Tuesday 22 SeptemberRoom 9501
  • 08:30–09:00
    Breakfast
  • 09:00–12:00
    Designing a model to suit the pathogen
    Ms Tyas Widayati
    Session materials ↗
  • 12:00–14:00
    Lunch · School of Business pantry, Building 6, Level 4
  • 14:00–16:00
    AI-driven integrated prognostic modelling in oral cancer
    Dr Mogana Darshini, Kavilashini Alagenthran
  • 16:00–16:30
    Housekeeping announcements
Day 3Wednesday 23 SeptemberRoom 9501
  • 08:30–09:00
    Breakfast
  • 09:00–12:00
    Fitting models in R
    Dr Bimandra Djaafara
    Session materials ↗
  • 12:00–14:30
    Lunch (School of Business pantry, Building 6, Level 4), then catch-up session
  • 14:30–16:30
    Seminar: Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases
    Dr Nur Alia Johari, Dr Hamimatunnisa Johar, Dr Polly Yap, Lim Jing Sheng
Day 4Thursday 24 SeptemberRoom 9501
  • 08:30–09:00
    Breakfast
  • 09:00–12:00
    Vector-borne disease modelling
    Dr Kartika Saraswati
    Session materials ↗
  • 12:00–14:00
    Lunch · Meranti, Basement, Building 6
  • 14:00–16:00
    Vector-borne disease modelling in R
    Dr Kartika Saraswati
    Session materials ↗
  • 16:00–17:00
    Dengue persistence in the 21st century: molecular pathogenesis & virology
    A/Prof Vinod Balasubramaniam
Day 5Friday 25 SeptemberRoom 9501
  • 08:30–09:00
    Breakfast
  • 09:00–12:00
    Modelling interventions and their effect on diseases
    Ms Dewi Christina
    Session materials ↗
  • 12:00–12:15
    Closing remarks
    A/Prof Ewilly Liew
  • 12:15 onwards
    Lunch (School of Business pantry, Building 6, Level 4), then free afternoon / Friday prayers

Session numbers follow the SPARKLE course, which has no Session 6. Prayer room (surau): Building 6, Level 3 and Building 5, Level 4.