The team of researchers is the first to take real-world data from numerous peer-reviewed epidemiological, biological and behavioral studies, drawing it together to mathematically model how infection spreads at a population level. Through this powerful combination of data and tech, Vesinurm foresees a future in which smartwatches change how we deal with pandemics, at both individual and policy levels.
I think it's quite interesting from a modeling point of view. However, it seems to ignore the human factor and forgets that the last pandemic has shown that policy implementation depends greatly on how well individuals are willing to respond to it.
But it makes for a good headline, so the PR departments of those universities are likely quite happy~~