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AIMMLab—Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modelling Lab
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Home to CRC in Community-Oriented Disease Modeling, AI4PEP and ACADIC | Expert in AI, Data Analytics & Mathematical Modelling| Design & Deploy AI and Mathematical solutions for decision-makers in various sectors.
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“Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine our digital health defences.” 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

theconversation.com/silent-cyber...
Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
Shadow AI is the unsanctioned use of AI systems without formal institutional oversight. In health care, it means pasting patient details into public chatbots.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
✨ AIMMLab x CURE Visit ✨
Great day hosting CURE undergraduate students at AIMMLab!
Loved their curiosity about how AI & math drive real-world impact in community research. Students takeaways include understanding modelling beyond equations to seeing how AI tools are applied to help people.
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Last week, we hosted Prof. Romulo de Castro & team from AI4PEP Philippines at AIMMLab! Together with AI4PEP Ethiopia, we celebrated AI solutions strengthening healthcare systems & explored new collaborations. Thank you for the productive visit!
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
AIMMLab is excited to host a CURE Lab Tour on Nov 28, 2025 (HS569)!
We’ll share our research projects, meet students, and answer questions about research + grad school.
Interested in a tour for your high school or undergrad group? Email us ([email protected])
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚀 Wrapping up the mod4PH × AIMMLab mini-series!
All 5 episodes with the @AimmLab team.
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Ep1 youtu.be/MUDafukSvP4
Ep2 youtu.be/38k_i4ANhCk
Ep3 youtu.be/sf9SnNE4qBg
Ep4 youtu.be/CrsQd-R5Qkw
Ep5 youtu.be/4r_r2-zy_tg
🙏 Thanks to Wendy Xie & NCCID!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
✨AIMMLab was honoured to host Dr. Romulo de Castro (AI4PEP Philippines) and Dr. Emmanuel Musa (AI4PEP Network Manager). They discussed AI, digital health, and global preparedness with our Director Prof Jude Kong. Excited for future collaborations!
#AIMMLab #AI4PEP #GlobalHealth
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
✨AIMMLab was honoured to host Dr. Romulo de Castro (AI4PEP Philippines) and Dr. Emmanuel Musa (AI4PEP Network Manager). Their insights on AI, digital health, and global preparedness sparked inspiring conversations with our Director. Prof Jude Kong.
#AIMMLab #AI4PEP #GlobalHealth
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
✨ AIMMLab hosted an insightful workshop with MDPI on Academic Publishing in the Age of AI!

Highlights:
📝 Writing stronger papers
📤 Responding to reviewers
🤖 Using AI responsibly
⚖️ Publishing ethics

🎉 Trivia hosted by Ebenezer. Congrats to Kira for the win!
Grateful to MDPI Canada.
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎙️ Episode 5 Teaser — Now Live!
Conclusion & Future Plans of the AIMMLab
✨ Full Episode Drops: Sunday, November 23, 2025
The final episode of our Modeling for Public Health mini-series and it’s a powerful closing chapter by our Director Prof. Jude Kong.
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#AIMMLab was proud to be represented at Science Meets Parliament in Ottawa! 🇨🇦🔬

Our director, Prof. Jude Kong, met with Hon. Robert Oliphant to discuss our work on responsible AI, including tools for mosquito tracking, air-quality monitoring & infectious-disease early warning.
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
✨ AIMMLab Weekly Lab Meeting – 14/11/2025 ✨

🎤 Sherif S. presented new modelling work on fish population dynamics in Canadian waters.
🧠 Trivia hosted by Weiran Wang
🏆 Congrats to this week’s champion: Ebenezer Adeniyi!

Grateful for another week of learning. Looking forward to next week! 🚀
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
🎙️ Episode 4 drops on November 16, 2025!
In Episode 4 of our Modeling for Public Health series, Dr. Zahra Movahedi Nia and Dr. Gelan Ayana Zewdie explore how AI and unconventional data sources are reshaping early-warning modelling systems
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November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
ASTMH 2025 is underway in Toronto! 🌍

At the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference, we’re thrilled that Chaitali Sinha (she/her) took time from her busy schedule to visit AIMMLab, where she met Dr. Gelan Zewdie and our Director, Prof. Jude Kong.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mod4PH Research Highlights: Human behaviour and novel applications of AI in modelling by Dr. Han and Dr. Yazdinejad.

Human behaviour drives how diseases spread and understanding it can make epidemic models far more accurate.
Episode 3: youtu.be/sf9SnNE4qBg?...
Episode 3: Human behaviour and novel applications of AI in modelling
YouTube video by AIMMLab
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This week AIMMLab Weekly Lab Meeting combined rigorous science, engaging discussion & community fun. Thanks to Prof. Jesse Young for his talk on the Ontario Twin Birth Cohort — twin designs help separate familial vs individual influences. Congrats to Ebenezer Adeniyi, trivia champ! #AIMMLab #UofT
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🚨 AIMMLab Research Talk: The Ontario Twin Birth Cohort — Using twin designs to explore the link between mental illness and substance use disorder.
📅 7 Nov 2025 • 1:45 PM EST
👤 Prof. Jesse Young (Dalla Lana / CAMH)
📍 Online — register for Zoom: utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎬 Spotlight on Prof. Jude Kong, Canada Research Chair & AimmLab director! He pioneers AI & math solutions for global health and drives community-led innovation. Watch his inspiring video youtu.be/9yb-BIy6Tlc?...
Jude Kong | 2025 New RSC College Member | University of Toronto
YouTube video by The Royal Society of Canada
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November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🎙️ Episode 2 is live — Community Health & an Explainable AI Tool for Epidemic Modelling.
Sherif Shuaib and Dr. Yang Xu explain how AI-driven mathematical modelling can make epidemic responses more transparent, collaborative, and actionable.
Listen: youtu.be/rMFjgxJ5JMQ
Episode2 mod4ph Sherif Yang 1
YouTube video by AIMMLab
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November 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
✨ AIMMLab Weekly Lab Updates ✨
Dr. Gelan presented a multimodal AI model for community-based measles outbreak prediction.
We celebrated Dr. Abbas (will join Univ. of Regina as Asst. Prof., Cybersecurity) and crowned Ebenezer Adeniyi our Halloween trivia champ! 🎃
#AIMMLab #DataScience #PublicHealth
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thrilled to share our Director Jude Kong was a panelist for SEP Day at CCGH 2025 (Halifax, Oct 24th) 🇨🇦.
Panel focus: "Trends in Global Health"—great engagement with students on Equitable Access & Digital Mental Health. Inspiring work! 💡
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
AIMMLab is honored to host Professor Adesina Sodiya (FUNAAB)!!!
🤝 A true pioneer in Nigerian Information Security, Prof. Sodiya brings 25+ years of expertise in Cyber Security, Authentication, and Privacy Protection.
He is also affiliated with the AI4Mpox & Ai4Pep networks.
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🎙️ Episode 2 of our Modeling for Public Health podcast drops Friday, Oct 31. Sherif Shuaib (Community Engagement Lead) and Dr. Yang Xu (Postdoctoral Fellow) discuss how AI and explainable epidemic-modelling tools help communities act on outbreaks. #AIMMLab #ExplainableAI #PublicHealth
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🌍 Day 3 of #CCGH2025 in Halifax!

Our Director, Prof. @dzevela.bsky.social, joined a Fireside Chat on “Innovation for Equity: Whose Solutions, Whose Impact?” — exploring equity, ethics & inclusivity in #GlobalHealth innovation.
Great to connect with our partners!
October 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Weekly AIMMLab Meeting Update!!!
Dr. Yang Xu on “XAI-based methane monitoring” using multi-modal fusion + GNNs/PINNs, accurate, explainable insights for climate action. We also hosted Dr. Cyprain Ngolah (Gov’t of Yellowknife).
Podcast Ep1: aimmlab.org/nccd/
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎉 AIMMLab at the 2025 Canada Gairdner Awards Gala 🎉
Our Director, Prof. Jude Kong, represented AIMMLab at the Royal Ontario Museum to celebrate the 2025 laureates.

Thank you to the Gairdner Foundation and IDRC for the opportunity to participate.
#GairdnerAwards #AIMMLab
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM