USC-SIkJalpha.yaml

team_name: "University of Southern California"
team_abbr: "USC"
model_name: "SIkJalpha"
model_abbr: "SIkJalpha"
model_contributors: [
  {
    "name": "Ajitesh Srivastava",
    "affiliation": "University of Southern California",
    "email": "ajiteshs@usc.edu"
  },
  {
   "name": "Majd Al Aawar",
    "affiliation": "University of Southern California",
    "email": "malaawar@usc.edu"
  }
]
license: "MIT"
methods: "Discrete heterogeneous rate model where rates are learned using regression weighing the recently seen data higher. Underreporting rate is estimated from the previous season. Waning parameters are picked based on fitting the prior season."
team funding: "NSF Award # 2135784"
website_url: "TBD"
model_version: "2023-11-21"