Areeb Hussain

I am an epidemiologist and public health research scientist with over nine years of experience applying statistical modelling, machine learning, geospatial analysis and climate science to climate-sensitive disease epidemiology in India. My work focuses on malaria, dengue, other vector-borne diseases and climate-sensitive health risks in India, with emphasis on translating complex data into practical evidence for surveillance, disease control and public health decision-making.

I am currently working as a Technical Capacity Building Manager at TCI Foundation, India, where I collaborate closely with the National Centre for Vector borne Disease Control to train state personnel on malaria control and elimination, and also directly manage on-ground staff at Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra for malaria surveillance and control activities. I previously served as a Project Research Scientist-III at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Delhi, where I developed infectious disease dashboards and published important research on the epidemiology and clinical manifestation of scrub typhus and Kyasanur Forest Disease. I have also held scientist and research positions at ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research contributing to major research programmes on climate change, air pollution, malaria forecasting, vector ecology, and disease vulnerability.

My methodological expertise spans statistical modelling, time-series analysis, machine learning, predictive forecasting, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, spatial epidemiology, remote sensing, and climate-data analysis. I work extensively with R and Python and use GIS platforms including QGIS and ArcGIS to develop reproducible analytical workflows, risk maps, and decision-support tools. My research combines computational approaches with field epidemiology and laboratory experience, enabling me to examine disease transmission across biological, environmental, climatic, and social dimensions.

My research has contributed to more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, including work in Lancet, PLOS Global Public Health, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, BMJ Global Health, GeoHealth, and Frontiers in Public Health.