GPS, NLT, and UNICEF to Collaborate on a Dynamic Infectious Disease Platform
New Light Technologies (NLT) is thrilled to announce that the Wellcome Trust has awarded the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) a 5-year award to develop and deploy — together with New Light Technologies and UNICEF — a Dynamic Infectious Disease Risk Platform. The platform aims to provide decision-makers a data-driven predictive tool for early warning of a likely imminent spike in Dengue fever across tropical Latin America, as well as the implications for public health resources.
The project brings together lead researchers from UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy, New Light Technologies, and UNICEF.
The platform, which will be publicly available and accessible, will rely on an ensemble machine learning model developed by UNICEF and the European Space Agency (ESA). It will offer a geospatial display, tabular data, and summary statistics of predicted and historical Dengue fever cases — generated first for Latin America and then potentially expanded across other regions and other vector-borne diseases.
About New Light Technologies
New Light Technologies (NLT) is a Washington, DC-based firm with 25+ years of experience delivering:
- Geospatial systems and enterprise GIS
- Cloud-native data platforms
- AI/ML and advanced analytics
- DevSecOps and cybersecurity solutions
NLT supports federal, state, and international organizations in operationalizing data for mission impact.