Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
I am a postdoctoral researcher in mathematical epidemiology and disease modelling. My research interests are broad, with my main focus currently being the history and dynamics of epidemics. Previously, I have also published works on population ecology and astronomy.
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, Masters degree, Disease in predator-prey systems, University of Copenhagen
Sept 2016 → Dec 2018
Award Date: 18 Dec 2018
Physics, Bachelor's degree, An analytical solution for the radial velocity distribution function of dark matter
Sept 2013 → Jun 2016
Physics, Semester abroad, ETH Zurich
Sept 2015 → Feb 2016
External positions
Postdoc, ETH Zurich
1 Nov 2025 → 28 Feb 2026
Postdoc, ETH Zurich
1 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2025
Research assistant
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Aug 2022
PhD fellow, University of Copenhagen
1 Jan 2019 → 28 Dec 2021
Keywords
- Mathematics, Mathematics didactics, Mathematical modelling, Statistics
- Health, Medicine
Collaborations and research areas
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Epidemic evolutionarily stable strategies within an age-structured host population
Eilersen, A., Bjørnstad, O. N., Li, R., Schreiber, S. J., Pei, Z. & Stenseth, N. C., 25 Mar 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 12, e2418170122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Matematisk modellering. Et studie af københavnske koppeepidemier
Eilersen, A. T., 17 Jun 2024, In: TEMP - tidsskrift for historie. 14, 28, p. 110-126 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Framing the roots of critical COVID-19 public health concepts: Intersecting history and epidemiology
van Wijhe, M., Poder, S., Eilersen, A. T. & Simonsen, L., 1 Jan 2023, Sustainable Health and the COVID-19 Crisis: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Routledge, p. 187-202 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Tradeoff between speed and reproductive number in pathogen evolution
Eilersen, A., Nielsen, B. F. & Sneppen, K., Apr 2023, In: Physical Review Research. 5, 2, 023003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Lockdowns exert selection pressure on overdispersion of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Nielsen, B. F., Eilersen, A. T., Simonsen, L. & Sneppen, K., Sept 2022, In: Epidemics. 40, 7 p., 100613.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)72 Downloads (Pure)
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Nordic Pandemic Preparedness Modelling Network (FUTUREDEMICS)
Simonsen, L. (Project participant), Andreasen, V. (Project participant), Eilersen, A. T. (Project participant) & Pedersen, R. K. (Project participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research
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PandemiX: Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Pandemic Signatures - PandemiX
Simonsen, L. (Project manager), Ingholt, M. M. (Project participant), Pedersen, R. K. (Project participant), Andreasen, V. (Project participant), Wijhe, M. V. (Project participant), Eilersen, A. T. (Project participant), Poder, S. K. (Project participant), Nielsen, B. F. (Project participant), Krogfelt, K. A. (Project participant), Ørskov, S. (Project participant), Berrig, C. (Project participant), Thorn, A. V. (Project participant), Qvesel, A. G. (Project participant), Sneppen, K. (Project participant), Pedersen, A. G. (Project participant), Fischer, T. K. (Project participant), Harboe, Z. B. (Project participant), Roed, C. (Project participant), Holler, J. G. (Project participant), Viboud, C. (Project participant), Lipsitch, M. (Project participant), Davenport, R. (Project participant) & Pedersen, C. W. (Project participant)
01/06/2023 → 31/05/2029
Project: Research
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NORDEMICS: Pathogens, Pandemics and the Development of Nordic Societies
Simonsen, L. (Project manager), Lummaa, V. (Project participant), Stenseth, N. C. (Project participant), Bengtsson, T. (Project participant), Andreasen, V. (Project participant), Quaranta, L. (Project participant), Castenbrandt, H. (Project participant), Schmid, B. (Project participant), Wijhe, M. V. (Project participant), Briga, M. (Project participant), Nitsch, A. (Project participant), Ingholt, M. M. (Project participant), Ukonaho, S. (Project participant), Poder, S. K. (Project participant), Sneppen, K. (Project participant), Vallgårda, S. (Project participant), Pedersen, R. K. (Project participant) & Eilersen, A. T. (Project participant)
01/05/2021 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research
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Carlsberg PandemiX: A Quantitative study of historical and contemporary pandemics
Simonsen, L. (Project manager), Andreasen, V. (Project participant), Berrig, C. (Project participant), Wijhe, M. V. (Project participant), Qvesel, A. G. (Project participant), Thorn, A. V. (Project participant), Ørskov, S. (Project participant), Ingholt, M. M. (Project participant), Krogfelt, K. A. (Project participant), Nielsen, B. F. (Project participant), Poder, S. K. (Project participant), Mannov Christiansen, C. (Project participant), Pedersen, A. G. (Project participant), Sneppen, K. (Project participant), Fischer, T. K. (Project participant), Pedersen, R. K. (Project participant) & Eilersen, A. T. (Project participant)
01/04/2020 → 30/09/2024
Project: Research