ACEFA aims to support the timely, effective response to epidemic diseases in Australia through real-time data analytics, modelling, and forecasting. Our work builds on a national seasonal influenza forecasting program (2014–19) and COVID-19 situational assessment consortium (2020–23).
Team
ACEFA involves multiple academic research groups from across Australia and New Zealand, including:
- Infectious Disease Dynamics Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Infectious Disease Ecology and Modelling Team, Child Health Analytics Research Program, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Western Australia, Australia
- Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence, Australia
- Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Infectious Disease Dynamics and Interventions Group, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modelling, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Infectious diseases modelling and Epidemiology Group, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
- Adelaide Data Science Centre, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Launch of ACEFA in 2025
Executives
| A/Prof Freya Shearer University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC freya.shearer@unimelb.edu.au |
Prof Nick Golding The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, WA |
Prof Emma McBryde James Cook University, QLD |
| Prof Michael Plank University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
Prof James Wood University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
Prof James McCaw University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC |
| Prof. Rob Hyndman Monash University, Melbourne, VIC |
Dr Alexandra Hogan University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
Dr Peter Dawson Department of Defence |
| Dr David Price University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC |
Prof Kathryn Glass Australian National University, Canberra, ACT |
Dr Andrew Black University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA |
Contact Us
| Emily Kay Research manager University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC emily.kay@unimelb.edu.au |
