# Introductions **URL:** https://community.epinowcast.org/c/introductions/16.md [Latest](https://community.epinowcast.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.epinowcast.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.epinowcast.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Introductions category](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/about-the-introductions-category/30)
**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 August 2022 21:39 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/about-the-introductions-category/30 "2022-08-22T21:39:20Z")
This category allows new users to introduce themselves. When introducing yourself remember to give some detail about your background, what you’d like to achieve in this community, and anything you need help with. --- ## [Alice de Sampaio Kalkuhl](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/alice-de-sampaio-kalkuhl/396)
**Author:** [@A\_dSampaioKalkuhl](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/A_dSampaioKalkuhl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 April 2026 13:31 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/alice-de-sampaio-kalkuhl/396 "2026-04-15T13:31:38Z")
Hi everyone! I recently found out about epinowcast and have been reading back on discussions and packages. My goal is to get more involved in the community over the next couple of years. I’m Alice and I do outbreak inv… --- ## [Joseph Lemaitre](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/joseph-lemaitre/375)
**Author:** [@jcblemai](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/jcblemai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 16:40 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/joseph-lemaitre/375 "2026-02-11T16:40:09Z")
Hey there, I’ve held this account for a long time and been reading most discussions here, love this forum and all. Figured out I should introduce myself and ideally start posting :slight\_smile: great little community. I… --- ## [Kylie Ainslie - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/kylie-ainslie-intro/282)
**Author:** [@kylieainslie](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/kylieainslie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [15 April 2025 09:22 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/kylie-ainslie-intro/282 "2025-04-15T09:22:36Z")
Hey y’all! I’m Kylie Ainslie. Since I’ve been roped into speaking at the Epinowcast seminar next month (2 April 2025 - mark your calendars!), I thought it was time for an introduction. I have a background in biostatistic… --- ## [Kaitlyn Johnson - Intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/kaitlyn-johnson-intro/265)
**Author:** [@kejohnson9](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/kejohnson9)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2025 14:04 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/kaitlyn-johnson-intro/265 "2025-01-23T14:04:59Z")
Hi everyone, completely failed to do an intro when I started joining calls a few years ago, so I’ll do one now. I’ve recently joined the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as an Assistant Professor, working i… --- ## [Jon Mellor - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/jon-mellor-intro/257)
**Author:** [@jonathon.mellor](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/jonathon.mellor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 January 2025 11:12 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/jon-mellor-intro/257 "2025-01-09T11:12:55Z")
Long time fan, first time poster - thought I’d do an intro for me and my team. I’m Jon, a data scientist at UKHSA. I currently lead our short-term forecasting and nowcasting (affectionately termed “pancasting”) workstre… --- ## [James Azam - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/james-azam-intro/240)
**Author:** [@jamesazam](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/jamesazam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2024 20:18 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/james-azam-intro/240 "2024-08-08T20:18:14Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been a part of this community for some time but have not yet introduced myself, so here goes. My name is James Azam and I am currently a Research Software Engineer with the Epiverse-TRACE Initiative. I… --- ## [Sam Brand - Intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sam-brand-intro/230)
**Author:** [@sambrand](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/sambrand)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 May 2024 10:06 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sam-brand-intro/230 "2024-05-24T10:06:32Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a maths epidemiology researcher. Originally from Maths and a bit of theoretical phys at KCL, then onto the Complexity centre (now Mathsys) at Warwick for PhD. I’ve dabbled in a lot of Maths epi things … --- ## [Personal Inteoduction](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/personal-inteoduction/228)
**Author:** [@w\_mwita](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/w_mwita)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 May 2024 09:51 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/personal-inteoduction/228 "2024-05-20T09:51:01Z")
Am William Mwita an Undergraduate student With background in Statistics and Information technology At the Co-operative University of Kenya. I am a beginner into the Disease Modelling Field with a key interest in Improvin… --- ## [Adam Howes - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/adam-howes-intro/150)
**Author:** [@athowes](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/athowes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 May 2023 16:41 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/adam-howes-intro/150 "2023-05-05T16:41:25Z")
Hi all! My name is Adam Howes, and I’m currently a final year PhD student in Bayesian statistics at Imperial College London. At the moment, I’m working on approximate Bayesian inference methods for the Naomi HIV model.… --- ## [Intro - thanks Sam for mentioning about this forum](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/intro-thanks-sam-for-mentioning-about-this-forum/134)
**Author:** [@Mphatso](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/Mphatso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 March 2023 16:06 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/intro-thanks-sam-for-mentioning-about-this-forum/134 "2023-03-31T16:06:30Z")
Hey all. Great to be here! My name is Mphatso Phiri. I’m a medical doctor and an infectious disease researcher. My disease interests are tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. I obtained an MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM and curre… --- ## [Amy Gimma - Intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/amy-gimma-intro/93)
**Author:** [@amygimma](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/amygimma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 January 2023 12:44 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/amy-gimma-intro/93 "2023-01-11T12:44:27Z")
Hi everyone! I currently work for WHO European Region as a consultant working on a new shiny app to share and visualize data from a new multi-pathogen respiratory surveillance system - release date tbd! I also help supp… --- ## [Sam Abbott - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sam-abbott-intro/35)
**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2022 14:09 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sam-abbott-intro/35 "2022-08-23T14:09:05Z")
Hi all, A brief intro post to get the ball rolling. I am an infectious disease modeller by background with an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and an Msc in Mathematical Biology. I did my PhD in the use of the BCG v… --- ## [Introductions - Michael DeWitt](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/introductions-michael-dewitt/90)
**Author:** [@medewitt](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/medewitt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2022 10:33 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/introductions-michael-dewitt/90 "2022-10-20T10:33:52Z")
Hi everyone, My name is Michael DeWitt and I am a research data scientist at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC and a founding member of the Center for the Study of Microbial Ecology and … --- ## [Adrian Lison - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/adrian-lison-intro/65)
**Author:** [@adrianlison](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/adrianlison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2022 15:37 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/adrian-lison-intro/65 "2022-09-27T15:37:53Z")
Hey everyone, by now I’ve written quite a few posts and comments without even introducing myself - how rude! I’m Adrian, a PhD student and research staff in the Computational Evolution group at ETH Zurich. Like most ot… --- ## [Gunnar Rø - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/gunnar-ro-intro/56)
**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/Gunnar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2022 10:53 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/gunnar-ro-intro/56 "2022-09-27T10:53:02Z")
Hi, I work as a statistician and mathematical modeler at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health(NIPH). Before working on infectious disease, I did a PhD in theoretical particle physics at Durham University and worked … --- ## [Alex Washburne! - Intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/alex-washburne-intro/60)
**Author:** [@bigalculus](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/bigalculus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 September 2022 13:51 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/alex-washburne-intro/60 "2022-09-02T13:51:36Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Alex Washburne and I have a checkered past - I did undergraduate degrees in mathematics & biology and went on to study my PhD in theoretical ecology with Simon Levin focusing on stochastic community dyn… --- ## [Sang Woo Park - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sang-woo-park-intro/50)
**Author:** [@sangwoopark](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/sangwoopark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2022 17:09 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/sang-woo-park-intro/50 "2022-08-29T17:09:37Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a 4th year PhD student at Princeton University, working on various aspects of mathematical modeling of infectious diseases. I have mainly worked on problems related to generation and serial intervals th… --- ## [Johannes Bracher - intro](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/johannes-bracher-intro/47)
**Author:** [@johannes](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/johannes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2022 08:47 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/johannes-bracher-intro/47 "2022-08-25T08:47:44Z")
Hi everyone, so I’ll briefly present myself, hoping that will break the ice :slight\_smile: I’m a biostatistician and I’m currently a postdoc at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical …