Applying Machine Learning Models with An Ensemble Approach for Accurate Real-Time Influenza Forecasting in Taiwan: Development and Validation Study

Hao-Yuan Cheng   ^{1 *} , MD, MSc ;   Yu-Chun Wu   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Min-Hau Lin   ¹ , PhD ;   Yu-Lun Liu   ¹ , MD, MSc ;   Yue-Yang Tsai   ² , MSc ;   Jo-Hua Wu   ² , MSc ;   Ke-Han Pan   ² , MSc ;   Chih-Jung Ke   ¹ , MSc ;   Chiu-Mei Chen   ¹ , MSc ;   Ding-Ping Liu   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   I-Feng Lin   ⁴ , DrPH ;   Jen-Hsiang Chuang   ^{1, 4} , MD, PhD

¹ Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan

² Value Lab, Acer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan

³ National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally