Leveraging Systems-of-Systems Analysis to Strengthen Epidemic Intelligence for Preparedness and Response.

John M Drake¹, Justin Bahl¹, Michael A Cacciatore¹+11

• ¹John M. Drake, PhD, is a Professor, Odum School of Ecology; Justin Bahl, PhD, is a Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Infectious Diseases; Michael A. Cacciatore, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; Glen Nowak, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations; Éric Marty, PhD, is a Research Professional, Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases; Pejman Rohani, PhD, is a Professor, Odum School of Ecology and Department of Infectious Diseases; Sukanta Sarkar, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate, Odum School of Ecology; Guppy L. Stott, is a Graduate Student, Institute of Bioinformatics; and Amy K. Winter, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: all at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Amin Ghadami, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Ellie Graeden, PhD, is a Research Professor, Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Barbara A. Han, PhD, is a Disease Ecologist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY. Hailey Robertson, is a Graduate Student, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT. Bogdan I. Epureanu, PhD, is a Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.