Research team

Research team

The head of the prediction model on behalf of the University of Iceland’s Health Sciences Institute is Dr. Thor Aspelund. The prediction model is conducted by scientists from the University of Iceland, the Directorate of Health, and the National Hospital. Contact us: covid@hi.is.

  • Brynjólfur Gauti Jónsson, PhD Candidate in biostatistics at the University of Iceland (UI)
  • Alexander Berg Garðarsson, Data Scientist
  • Anna Bára Unnarsdóttir, Public health expert at Centre of Public health sciences (CPHS) at the UI
  • Arna Hauksdóttir PhD, Professor at the CPHS, at the UI
  • Bergdís Björk Sigurjónsdóttir, Project Manager of Division Health Information at the Directorate of Health in Iceland
  • Birgir Hrafnkelsson PhD, Professor of Statistics at the UI
  • Egill Karlsson, Project manager CPHS at the UI
  • Jón Magnús Jóhannesson MD, CT2 in Core Medical Training at Landspitali University Hospital in Iceland
  • Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir PhD, Associate Professor of Statistics at the UI
  • Kári Rögnvaldsson, BSc Candidate in Mathematics at the UI
  • Rafael Daníel Vias, BSc Candidate in Applied Mathematics at the UI
  • Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir,  Public health expert at CPHS at the UI
  • Sigríður Haraldsd. Elínardóttir PhD, Head of Division Health Information at the Directorate of Health in Iceland
  • Sölvi Rögnvaldsson, BSc in Applied Mathematics at the UI
  • Þórarinn Jónmundsson, MS Candidate in statistics student at the UI
  • Thor Aspelund PhD, Professor of Biostatistics at the UI
  • Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir PhD, Professor of Epidemiology at the UI