Sompob Saralamba

Dr Sompob Saralamba is an infectious disease modeller at the Mahidol–Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, and an Associate Research Fellow of the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the development and application of mathematical and computational models to understand infectious disease dynamics and to inform public health policy.

His work spans both within-host and population-level modelling, with a primary focus on malaria. He has contributed to studies on parasite dynamics, antimalarial drug response, and the emergence and spread of drug resistance. In addition, his research interests extend to dengue, antimicrobial resistance, and helminth infections.

Dr Saralamba also leads research software engineering activities within his group, with an emphasis on translating complex models into accessible and practical tools. He has developed a number of applications and platforms, including interactive dashboards and AI-based analytical tools, to support clinicians, researchers, and policymakers in data-driven decision-making.

He is actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations and the supervision of students and has a particular interest in the integration of artificial intelligence and software design into infectious disease modelling.