JINAV: Journal of Information and Visualization
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021)

Migration Pattern As Threshold Parameter In The Propagation of The Covid-19 Epidemic Using An Actor-Based Model for SI-Social Graph

Arnold Adimabua Ojugo (Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun)
Rume Elizabeth Yoro (Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Mar 2021

Abstract

Despite the benefits inherent with social interactions, the case of epidemics cum pandemic outbreaks especially the case of the novel corona virus (covid-19) alongside its set protocols employed to contain the spread therein - has continually left the world puzzled as the disease itself has come to stay. The nature of its rapid propagation on exposure alongside its migration spread pattern of this contagion (with retrospect of other epidemics) on daily basis, has also left experts rethinking the set protocols. Our study involved modelling the covid-19 contagion on a social graph, so as to ascertain if its propagation using migration pattern as a threshold parameter can be minimized via the employment of set protocols. We also employed a design that sought to block or minimize targeted spread of the contagion with the introduction of seedset node(s) using the susceptible-infect framework on a time-varying social graph. Study results showed that migration or mobility pattern has become an imperative factors that must be added when modelling the propagation of contagion or epidemics.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jinav

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Library & Information Science Mathematics

Description

JINAV: Journal of Information and Visualization is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to interchange for the results of high-quality research in all aspects of information science and technology, data, knowledge, communication, and their visualization. The journal publishes ...