Multilayer modular fusion graph attention network (MMF-GAT) for epidemic prediction

Kayo Fujimoto; Lizhong Liu; Jacky Kuo; Baode Gao; Hei Kit Chan; Michelle Carr; Roger Sealy; Xi Luo; Justin Bahl

doi:10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000070

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Multilayer modular fusion graph attention network (MMF-GAT) for epidemic prediction

Kayo Fujimoto ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: kayo.fujimoto@uth.tmc.edu

¶‡ These authors are designated as co-first authors.

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8445-2711

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Lizhong Liu ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

¶‡ These authors are designated as co-first authors.

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jacky Kuo,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Baode Gao,

Roles Methodology, Validation

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Hei Kit Chan,

Roles Data curation, Validation

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-4126

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Michelle Carr,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation City of Houston Health Department, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Roger Sealy,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources

Affiliation City of Houston Health Department, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Xi Luo,

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Justin Bahl

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Multilayer modular fusion graph attention network (MMF-GAT) for epidemic prediction

Kayo Fujimoto,
Lizhong Liu,
Jacky Kuo,
Baode Gao,
Hei Kit Chan,
Michelle Carr,
Roger Sealy,
Xi Luo,
Justin Bahl

Published: October 23, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000070

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