Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 1 Sponsors ...................................................................................................................... 2 Useful Information ...................................................................................................... 3 Map and Venues ......................................................................................................... 4 Wi-Fi ........................................................................................................................... 5 Monday 13 July 2015: Glaskas, Engineering I Building ............................................ 6 Tuesday 14 July 2015: Botany 1-5 ............................................................................. 7 Wednesday 15 July 2015: Excursion and Dinner ....................................................... 8 Thursday 16 July 2015: Botany 1-5 ............................................................................ 9 Friday 17 July 2015: Botany 1-5 .............................................................................. 10 List of Participants .................................................................................................... 11 1
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Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in
Biosciences
Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015
Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 1 Sponsors ...................................................................................................................... 2 Useful Information ...................................................................................................... 3 Map and Venues ......................................................................................................... 4 Wi-Fi ........................................................................................................................... 5 Monday 13 July 2015: Glaskas, Engineering I Building ............................................ 6 Tuesday 14 July 2015: Botany 1-5 ............................................................................. 7 Wednesday 15 July 2015: Excursion and Dinner ....................................................... 8 Thursday 16 July 2015: Botany 1-5 ............................................................................ 9 Friday 17 July 2015: Botany 1-5 .............................................................................. 10 List of Participants .................................................................................................... 11
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Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in
Biosciences
Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015 Sponsors
National Research Foundation & Dept. of Science and Technology of South Africa, SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Pretoria
Several institutes of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are involved in the organization of the Biomath 2015 conference.
Union of the Bulgarian Mathematicians (UBM)
European Society of Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB)
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Society Forum Biomath
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Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in
Biosciences
Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015
Useful Information Information desk
• Monday: 08:30 – 10:00, Glaskas, Eng I • Tuesday: 09:00 – 09:30, Outside Botany 1-5, Botany Building
Abstracts and titles of talks All abstracts and titles of talks can be found in the booklet you received at registration or at www.up.ac.za/biomath2015-s Social events Young Scientist Function: Monday 17:00 – 19:40 in the Glaskas, Eng I. Conference Dinner: Wednesday 19:00 – 21:30 at Eat@UP, Old Agricultural Building. Excursion: Wednesday 07:30 – 17:00, Game Drive at Pilanesberg. Organising committee For any other questions, please find one of the members of the organising committee: Jean Lubuma (Co-Chair) Michael Chapwanya (Co-Chair) Roumen Anguelov Rachel Combrink (Administrator) Michel Djouosseu Salisu Garba Nafiu Hussaini Justin Munganga Berge Tsanou Quay van der Hoff
Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in
Biosciences
Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015 Map and Venues Venues: Talks
• Monday: Glaskas, in Engineering I Building (Marked 26 on the map) • Tuesday – Friday: Botany 1-5, Botany Building (Marked 35 on the map) • Conference Dinner: Wednesday 19:00 – 21:30 at Eat@UP, Old Agricultural
Building (Marked 34 on the map) Lunch: served in the Atrium, Botany Building (See pages 6 – 10 for coffee/tea venues)
The parking lots are indicated on the map. Please note that the undercover parking is reserved.
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Satellite International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in
Biosciences
Pretoria, 13 – 17 July 2015 Wi-Fi There is Wi-Fi available on campus. Log in to Tuks Guest - delegates will have to register using the following instructions.
1. Enable your WiFi connection on your device and scan for available WiFi networks. Select the TUKS-Guest open WiFi connection.
2. Once the connection has been established, you may close the settings screen. 3. Open your device Internet browser and type in the URL: www.google.co.za (this
step is required to start the web authentication process). 4. A login screen will display. 5. Click on the “Need a guest account? CLICK HERE”, as you will not have a
username or password at this stage (for guests). 6. You now need to provide your full name and email address that will be used to
create your guest login credentials. Please ensure that your email address is correct and that the email account is active, as you will need to access this email address to retrieve your login information. Read the Acceptable use of the UPwireless network and click the ‘I agree’ tick box.
7. Open your email application and retrieve the email sent by [email protected]. This email contains important information regarding your WiFi guest account application.
8. You are now ready to access the UP wireless Internet. Please keep the above information in a safe place should you need to reconnect to the UP wireless network during the access time granted to you.
Further details on how to connect to the Guest network and relevant policies can be found at http://www.up.ac.za/up-wireless-network.
Monday 13 July 2015: Glaskas, Engineering I Building
Chairperson
08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee (Glaskas, Eng I)
09:00 – 09:30 Opening & Welcome Addresses: Prof S Burton, Vice-Principal: Research and Postgraduate Studies, UP. Prof V Beschkov, Institute of Chemical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Jean Lubuma
09:30 – 10:20 Keynote Presentation 1: Yves Dumont Maths for Plants and Plants for Maths. Mathematics applied to Agronomy and Crop Protection
10:20 – 10:50 Tea/coffee (Glaskas, Eng I)
10:50 – 11:20 Claire Dufourd: Population Estimate using a Trap-Insect Model Michel Djouosseu
11:20 – 11:50 Olaoluwa Jejeniwa: On Space Discretization of One Dimensional Reaction Diffusion Equation
11:50 – 12:20 Musaida Manyuchi: Mathematical Modelling for Bio-nutrient Removal in Sewage Treatment using Acti-zyme as Bio-catalyst
12:20 – 14:00 Group Photo & Lunch (Atrium, Botany Building)
14:00 – 14:50 Keynote Presentation 2: Hristo Kojouharov Nonstandard Finite-Difference Methods for Dynamical Systems in Biology Justin Munganga
14:50 – 15:20 Roumen Anguelov: Pattern Formation in a Coupled Brusselator Model
15:20 – 15:50 Tea/coffee (Glaskas, Eng I)
15:50 – 16:20 Americo Matusse: Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Simulation of a Model of Morphogenesis Through Membrane-associated Non-receptors Kenneth Dukuza
16:20– 16:50 Thierry Hoareau: An Improved Molecular Clock to Estimate Reliable Demographic Parameters in Population Genetics
17:00 – 19:40 Young Scientist Function Hristo Kojouharov
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Tuesday 14 July 2015: Botany 1-5
Chairperson
09:00 – 09:30 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
09:30 – 10:20 Keynote Presentation 3: Alun Lloyd Evaluation of Combined Strategies for Controlling Dengue Fever Roumen Anguelov
10:20 – 10:50 Gosekwang Marica Moremedi: A Simple Mathematical Model for Ebola in Africa
10:50 – 11:20 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
11:20 – 11:50 Kenneth Dukuza: On a Seasonally Responsive Malaria Model Samuel Bowong
11:50 – 12:20 Farai Chirove: Assessing the Effectiveness of Ebola Control Measures in Kikwit, DRC 1995
12:20 – 12:50 Rosemary Aogo: Controlling African Trypanosomiasis in Livestock in Proximity to Wildlife
12:50 – 14:00 Lunch (Botany Atrium)
14:00 – 15:20 Campus walk (Michael Chapwanya)
15:20 – 15:50 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
15:50 – 16:20 Ikechukwu Oguoma: On the Possible Role of Onchocerciasis Treatment Yves Dumont
16:20 – 16:50 Israel Netshabumu: Phoenix Rebirth Hampered: Regime Shift of Fire in Fynbos Ecosystem due to the Invasion of Acacias
16:50 – 17:20 Andrew Mochaki: Solving a Viral Dynamics Model Through Symmetry
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Wednesday 15 July 2015: Excursion and Dinner
Chairperson
07:30 – 17:00 Excursion (Game drive at Pilanesberg)
19:00 – 21:30 Official Dinner (Eat@UP, Old Agriculture Building)
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Thursday 16 July 2015: Botany 1-5
Chairperson
09:00 – 09:30 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
09:30 – 10:20 Keynote Presentation 4: Samuel Bowong Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of NmA-cerebrospinal Meningitis Dynamics Salisu Garba
10:20 – 10:50 Adamu Shitu Hassan: Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Humans
10:50 – 11:20 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
11:20 – 11:50 Ikechukwu Chiwueze Oguoma: Mathematical Modelling of Onchocerciasis Transmission Potentials of Female Blackflies in Hyper-Endemic Communities after a Decade Annual Ivermectin Treatment
Berge Tsanou
11:50 – 12:20 Calistus Ngonghala: Coupled Dynamical Models of Ecological Drivers of Poverty and Economic Growth
12:20 – 12:50 Alexis Tchuinte Tamen: Modelling Fires as Pulses in Tree/Grass Interactions: Study of Long-term Impact in Forest-Savanna Dynamical Systems
12:50 – 14:00 Lunch (Botany Atrium)
14:00 – 14:30 Valaire Djeumen Yatat: Impulsive Modelling for Tree-grass Interactions in Fire-prone Savanna Alun Lloyd
14:30 – 15:00 Americo Matusse: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Cannabis Epidemic in a South Africa Province
15:00 – 15:30 Oladotun M Ogunlaran: Solvability of a Class of Delay Differential Equations Using a Modified Power Series Method
15:30 – 16:00 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
16:00 – 16:30 Berge Tsanou: Modelling Schistosimiasis Biological Control Using a Competitor Snail and a Molluscivorous Fish Exclusion Group and Refusals as Reservoir Host Towards the Development of Drug Resistance
Chirove Farai
16:30 – 17:00 Chibale Mumba: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Lipodystrophy Syndrome in HIV-1 Patients
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Friday 17 July 2015: Botany 1-5
Chairperson
09:00 – 09:30 Tea/coffee (Botany Atrium)
09:30 – 10:20 Keynote Presentation 5: Venko Beschkov: Mathematical Modelling of Microbial Processes in Immobilised Cell System Michael Chapwanya
10:20 – 10:50 Salisu Garba: Assessing the Impact of Vaccination and Treatment on Measles Transmission Dynamics
10:50 – 11:20 Conny Adams: A Symmetry Exploration of the Continuous Medical Implant Model Derived from Two-dimensional Discrete Cases
11:20 – 11:30 Closing: Prof R Anguelov, Head of Department, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Pretoria.
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch (Botany Atrium)
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List of Participants Name Affiliation Email Address Adams Conny TUT [email protected]
