Viral movement: Team led by business professor tracks path of disease

Matthew Mullarkey’s Project ASPeCT harnesses the power of Big Data to predict spikes in COVID-19 cases.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. July 31, 2020
Courtesy. Matthew Mullarkey’s Project ASPeCT uses GPS data to predict surges in the number of coronavirus cases in the Tampa Bay region.
Courtesy. Matthew Mullarkey’s Project ASPeCT uses GPS data to predict surges in the number of coronavirus cases in the Tampa Bay region.
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A professor at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business is leading a project that aims to give public health officials and policymakers a new tool for predicting and combating the spread of COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay region. 

 

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