Sam Scarpino is an Assistant Professor of Marine & Environmental Sciences and Physics in the College of Science. Broadly, Sam is a complex systems scientist investigating questions at the intersection of network science and human behavior, whose work spans a broad range of topics, including: infectious disease modeling, forecasting in complex systems, genetic topology of disease, and decision making under uncertainty.
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@svscarpinoRecent publications
May 11, 2020
Science
April 27, 2020
arXiv
April 14, 2020
Featured media
Model Shows New Coronavirus Projections For Mass.: ‘We’re Feeling the Uphill’Model Shows New Coronavirus Projections For Mass.: ‘We’re Feeling the Uphill’
NBC Boston
April 17, 2020
CBS Boston
April 14, 2020
When Will It Peak? Predicted Timeline for Coronavirus Surge in Each New England StateWhen Will It Peak? Predicted Timeline for Coronavirus Surge in Each New England State
NBC Boston
March 31, 2020
Did China's response to COVID-19 work? 2 Major studies reveal lessons for the USDid China's response to COVID-19 work? 2 Major studies reveal lessons for the US
Inverse
March 26, 2020
Study shows that Wuhan travel restrictions prevented wider disease spread; but impact takes timeStudy shows that Wuhan travel restrictions prevented wider disease spread; but impact takes time
Mirage News
March 25, 2020
Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemicTravel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic
EurekAlert
March 25, 2020
How New York's spiraling Coronavirus outbreak could affect MassHow New York's spiraling Coronavirus outbreak could affect Mass
Boston Globe
March 25, 2020
What China can teach us about managing the COVID-19 pandemicWhat China can teach us about managing the COVID-19 pandemic
News@Northeastern
March 25, 2020
BCCTV Official
March 23, 2020
Cellphone tracking could help stem the spread of coronavirus. Is privacy the price?Cellphone tracking could help stem the spread of coronavirus. Is privacy the price?
Science
March 22, 2020
What’s the safest gathering size to slow the coronavirus? There isn't one.What’s the safest gathering size to slow the coronavirus? There isn't one.
National Geographic
March 19, 2020
Associated Projects
modeling spread of disease and risky behaviors through populations
