IISER Bhopal invents monitoring system to prevent COVID spread

Innovators at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have developed a low-cost ‘Crowd and Mask’ monitoring system to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. P.B. Sujit, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, along with assistant professors of the department Dr. Mitradip Bhattacharjee and Dr. Santanu Talukdar, and Dr. Venkateshwar Rao, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IISER Bhopal, and BSMS Student Kasi Viswanath developed the AI-enabled device.

With the Institute commencing the process of bringing students back to campus in phases, the system will help to maintain a minimum of three feet of social distancing. The device can replicate manual policing to ensure the COVID-19 prevention norms are being followed.