Esteban Hernandez-Vargas

Esteban Hernandez-Vargas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science, University of Idaho. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary intersection of mathematics, machine learning, and infection biology, particularly through the lens of systems medicine of infectious diseases. He develops multi-scale mathematical approaches to dissect host immune-regulatory mechanisms during infections.

• University: University of Idaho
• School: College of Science
• Department: Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science
• Rank: Assistant Professor

Research Interests: His work spans mathematical biology, computational modeling of immune responses, control theory for biomedical applications, and machine learning integration in biological systems. Specific areas include antibiotic resistance dynamics, viral infection modeling, immune digital twins, and multi-scale approaches to infectious diseases.

Recent Publications: His recent articles emphasize control theory in biomedical problems (e.g., antibiotic cycling, viral rebound), hybrid neural differential equations, immune digital twins, and modeling of vaccination impacts. These publications highlight collaborations between mathematical modeling and immunology, leveraging computational frameworks for therapeutic optimization.

• Contact: esteban@uidaho.edu
• Lab: Systems Medicine of Infectious Diseases research group