Professor Sheetal Silal

Director, MASHA; Associate Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences

Affiliations

  • Director: Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town
  • Associate Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town
  • Honorary Visiting Research Fellowship in Tropical Disease Modelling, Oxford University (01/07/2017 ->)
  • PhD in Mathematical modelling of Infectious Disease (UCT)
  • MSc in Operations Research in Development (UCT)

Research Interests

My primary area of research is mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. This is the application of mathematical modelling and computer simulation through techniques such as differential equation modelling and agent based simulation to predict the dynamics and control of infectious diseases to evaluate, among other things, the potential impact of control programmes in reducing morbidity and mortality. My research focuses on using mathematics and statistics to model the control and elimination of malaria, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and globally.