Dr. Huaiping Zhu, a professor of mathematics at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, a York Research Chair (YRC Tier I) in Applied Mathematics(opens in new tab/window), the Director of the Laboratory of Mathematical Parallel Systems at the York University (LAMPS)(opens in new tab/window), the Director of the Canadian Centre for Diseases Modelling (CCDM)(opens in new tab/window) and the Director of the One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI-RÉUNIS)(opens in new tab/window).