COVID-19 Forecasting Benchmark

Pushing the limits of AI/ML in epidemic forecasting


The COVID-19 Forecasting Benchmark aims to provide an evaluation platform to AI/ML researchers interested in epidemic forecasting. Submit your own forecasts and find out where you stand compared to other AI/ML based forecasts and expert COVID-19 forecasts.



With the help of the AI/ML community, we wish to find the answers to the following questions.

  • Which epidemic forecasting methods perform the best?
  • Can AI/ML based epidemic forecasting methods wihtout human intervention outperform human tuned methods?
  • What methodology decisions work best and when?
  • What are the appropriate ways of evaluating epidemic forecasts?

For details, please read our paper accepted at The 5th International Workshop on Health Intelligence in conjunction with The Thirty-Fifth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-21). Here are the slides.


Contact: ajiteshs[AT]usc[DOT]edu