USC prediction

model-metadata/USC-SIkJalpha.yaml

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+team_name: "University of Southern California"
+team_abbr: "USC"
+model_name: "SIkJalpha"
+model_abbr: "USC-SIkJalpha"
+model_contributors: [
+  {
+    "name": "Ajitesh Srivastava",
+    "affiliation": "University of Southern California",
+    "email": "[email protected]"
+  },
+  {
+   "name": "Majd Al Aawar",
+    "affiliation": "University of Southern California",
+    "email": "[email protected]"
+  }
+]
+license: "MIT"
+methods: "Discrete heterogeneous rate model where rates are learned using regression weighing the recently seen data higher. Past seasons' rates are used as a proxy for seasonality."
+team funding:NSF Award # 2135784
+website_url: TBD
+model_version: 2022-08-14