Regular biography
Jude Kong is an Assistant Professor (School of Public Health) at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics. Their research interests are not explicitly detailed in available sources. Kong's profile can be accessed at https://www.mathematics.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/jude-kong, and they can be contacted via email at jude.kong@utoronto.ca.
Scholar-generated biography
Jude Kong is a Canada Research Chair in Community-Oriented Disease Modeling at the University of Toronto, focusing on the intersection of mathematical biology, disease modeling, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. Their research explores population dynamics and the impact of social, economic, and environmental factors on disease transmission, particularly in the context of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Kong's work also addresses the role of non-pharmaceutical interventions and the use of AI and big data to optimize public health strategies. Additionally, they investigate the social determinants of health, including the effects of HIV on mpox transmission and the impact of misinformation during health emergencies.