Symmetry in Mathematical and Statistical Epidemiology
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Laboratory of Mathematics, Computer Science and Applications, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Hassan II of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Interests: mathematical modeling; biomathematics; system dynamics; fractional calculus
Interests: mathematical modelling; mathematical computing; analysis and applied mathematics
2. Laboratory of Analysis Modeling and Simulation, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Interests: applied mathematics; numerical analysis; mathematical analysis; population dynamics; differential equations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The combination of fractional calculus, biomathematics, and statistical modeling proved an optimal method for modeling biological phenomena that show memory, heterogeneity, and uncertainty. Recent results have confirmed fractional models’ capacity to precisely capture long-range dependence and hereditary behavior, and statistical methods offer the precise fitting, estimation, and verification of data.
This Special Issue will gather high-level articles at the intersection of fractional dynamics, mathematical biology, and statistical inference, and will address the role of symmetry, model identifiability, and data-based methodologies for enhancing model reliability and interpretability.
This SI, which is encompassed by the Symmetry journal’s scope, is on the following:
- Theoretical contributions to fractional differential equations for biological applications;
- Including statistical methods (frequentist, Bayesian, or machine learning) for parameter estimation and model selection;
- The investigation of symmetry properties for fractional models and how biological interpretation is impacted;
- The development of hybrid fractional–statistical models for real-world biomedical problems.
We invite original research and reviews on topics including (but not limited to) the following:
- Fractional epidemic and ecological models with statistical inference;
- The estimation of fractional parameters from noisy biological data;
- Symmetry analysis of fractional systems in population dynamics;
- Bayesian/statistical learning in fractional biological models;
- Fractional survival analysis and bio-statistical applications;
- Multiscale modeling in systems biology using fractional operators;
- Numerical methods for data-driven fractional systems;
- Applications to immunology, oncology, virology, and neuroscience.
Dr. Zakaria Yaagoub
Dr. Abdelfatah Kouidere
Dr. Amine EL Bhih
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fractional calculus
- biomathematics
- statistical modeling
- symmetry analysis
- parameter estimation
- model identifiability
- fractional epidemiology
- mathematical biology
- optimal control
- fractional optimal control problems
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