Dr Luca Ferretti

Dr. Luca Ferretti is a Career Development Fellow of the Pandemic Sciences Institute of the University of Oxford with extensive multidisciplinary experience in complex systems, genomics, evolution and epidemiology of infectious diseases. His research revolves around models and methods to analyse and understand the epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of viral pathogens. Dr. Ferretti’s seminal work on digital contact tracing and COVID-19 epidemiology has been pivotal for the development of contact-tracing apps around the world. He has advised multiple governments, actively supported the deployment and evaluation of the highly successful NHS COVID-19 app, and produced the first large-scale evidence of the epidemiological impact and monitoring capabilities of such apps. He is passionate about designing, implementing and evaluating novel options for precision epidemiology and epidemic management and control.