This $200,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports the Florida Institute For Human & Machine Cognition Inc. to develop computational theory and models examining the co-evolution of pandemics, information, and human behavior. Key deliverables include interdisciplinary research examining integrated computational models of how information and human psychology impact pandemic transmission. The grantee will organize strategic research thrusts, convene three invitation-only meetings of diverse researchers, and conduct pilot studies applying empirical assessments and cognitive models in an agent-based modeling system analyzing U.S. vaccination and policy data from the COVID-19 pandemic. This award aims to advance predictive pandemic intelligence through improved understanding of the interdependent relationships between infection, behavior, and information flow at multiple levels.