Control Theory Seminar | María Soledad Aronna, Control Methods in Epidemiology and Pest Dynamics

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Location

MC 5417

Speaker

María Soledad Aronna, Associate Professor at FGV EMAp, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics (SBMAC)

https://sites.google.com/view/aronna

Title

Control Methods in Epidemiology and Pest Dynamics

Abstract

In this talk, we will explore several models of optimal control applied to biological systems, including mosquito population control, vaccine allocation strategies, and crop pest management. We will highlight problems where Control Theory and related techniques have provided effective solutions, and discuss some theoretical and numerical challenges.