Zia Farooq has PhD in public health and epidemiology and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Umeå University, Sweden. Specializing in data science and modeling, his research predicts outbreak risks of infectious diseases by analyzing spatiotemporal patterns and risk factors such as climatic, socioeconomic, demographic, and mobility data. He aims to advance public health by identifying key associations between these factors and disease incidence, contributing to effective prevention and control strategies.