| Initiatives taken by NITs & IIEST, Shibpur under the Institute: National Institute of Technology Raipur | ||
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| 1 | Project Title : Self-testing health risk app (AI-ML powered android based application Platform)
Expected Outcome : · Detection of COVID-19 affected person. · Reduce panic of COVID-19 among people. · AI-powered Self answering framework to resolve general queries of users. · Reduce load of patients query, from the hospitals and health centre. · Provide relevant information about local/ global corona outbreak and its statistics. · Spread awareness to stay safe from present and any future upcoming pandemic. Expected Timeline : 8-12 weeks Remarks : Funding Requirement of 50,000 INR URL : PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept Team: Resham Raj Shivwansh, Animesh Kumar Soni, Neelkant Nevra, Gara Shashi Kumar, Sikta Sharma, Shikhar Chepe PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 2 | Project Title : Web application to predict COVID-19 through X ray images.
Expected Outcome : It will help doctors to predict the Covid19 through X Ray images of patients in considerably less time than testing kits. Expected Timeline : 8-12 weeks Remarks : Funding Requirement of 50,000 INR URL : PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept Team: Pankaj Jain PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 3 | Project Title : Tracking, Preventing and Controlling COVID-19 through Android App
Expected Outcome : · Tracking, Preventing and Controlling COVID-19 · Identification of real time hot-spots and susceptible people from contact /path tracing · Mass Gatherings will be detected · Users of our app will be notified in advanced about nearby threats if there · Efficient medical resource allotment Expected Timeline : 4-8 weeks Remarks : Funding Requirement of 50,000 INR URL : PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept Dr Pavan Mishra, Asst Prof, IT Dept, pavan_km.it@nitrr.ac.in Team: Aman Verma, Ayush Ganguli, Ammar Allavi, Aryan Sarkar, Ka PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 4 | Project Title : Addressing mental health challenges of quarantined people using AR/ VR
Expected Outcome : The immersive tech will help to address mental health challenges of quarantined people using AR/ VR which could otherwise can go into depression or other psychological disorders. Expected Timeline : 12 months Remarks : Funding Requirement of 5 lakhs INR URL : PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 5 | Project Title : Investigation on role of AI on formulated systemic structure of pandemic COVID-19
Expected Outcome : Negative effect of handling of AI will be revealed from this study (amid outburst of COVID-19). It will help governments to formulate Informational Technology Act for regulating implementation of AI in different applications. Expected Timeline : Study started, expected to be completed by 4 months. Remarks : Investigation is likely to have huge policy-driven effect in world economic and technological perspectives. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, Dr. Shashikanta Tarai; arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in, starai.eng@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 6 | Project Title : Development of alternative therapeutic strategies for treatment of COVID-19 patients at early stage of the disease.
Expected Outcome : An alternative route will be uncover for the therapeutic treatment of COVID-19 patients at their early stage of the disease. Expected Timeline : Development of the prototype diagnostic kit - 24 months Remarks : The work is jointly conducted by researchers form Uppsala University, Sweden. Funding Requirement for Method development, standardization, Validation of prototype device- Rs. 30 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Data Analytics, AI to model epidemic patterns and disease dynamics |
| 7 | Project Title : Non - contact Digital Stethoscope
Expected Outcome : A "digital stethoscope" that can listen to heart beats from a distance and minimise the risk of doctors contacting the covid19 patients. Expected Timeline : 8-12 weeks Remarks : Funding Requirement of 50,000 INR URL : PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept Team: Gara Shashi Kumar PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Medical Equipment/ Robots |
| 8 | Project Title : Development of aerodynamically optimal nasal swab using 3D printer for effective detection of COVID-19 virus with minimal invasion.
Expected Outcome : An aerodynamically design of the nasal swab will enhance the acceptability of the product by the patients and doctors for the detection of COVID-19. Expected Timeline : Development of the prototype kit - 4 months Remarks : Funding Requirement for Method development and standardization, Device fabrication, Validation of prototype device - Rs. 7 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Medical Equipment/ Robots |
| 9 | Project Title : Development of low cost 3D printed chip for rapid detection of COVID-19 infection.
Expected Outcome : Community level screening using a portable and, user friendly, and safe to operate COVID-19 detection kit will be developed for the deployment to health-worker at rural India. Expected Timeline : Development of the prototype diagnostic kit - 6 months Remarks : Funding Requirement for model standardisation, device fabrication and validation- Rs. 12 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Medical Equipment/ Robots |
| 10 | Project Title : Development of nano-coating technique for disinfecting PPE materials using electrochemical method.
Expected Outcome : Technology for nano-coating of disinfectant will provide a protective layer to the PPE. It will boost the confidence of the health workers of COVID-19. Expected Timeline : Development of the prototype of the technology - 6 months Remarks : Funding Requirement for designing, technology development, and Device fabrication - Rs. 15 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, Dr. Sudip Kumar Sinha; arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in, sksinha.met@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Medical Equipment/ Robots |
| 11 | Project Title : Development of technique for re-cycling of used mask for development of PPE materials.
Expected Outcome : It will reduce the chances of infection of COVID-19 from the used mask of health-workers and other citizens. At the same time, it will augment the requirement of raw materials for the development of PPE products for the health workers of COVID-19. Expected Timeline : Development of the prototype of the device - 10 months Remarks : Funding Requirement for method implementation, device (prototype) development and its validation - Rs. 25 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Medical Equipment/ Robots |
| 12 | Project Title : Camera based detection of Mask on human face and social distancing
Expected Outcome : The technology will help to identify the person in a crowd having a mask on the face or not and whether he/ she is following social distancing norms or not. Expected Timeline : Product is ready. Waiting for launch. Remarks : Funding Requirement depends on number of cameras to be installed. App. 2 lacs for 10 cameras. URL : Additional Info PI Details : Dr Saurabh Gupta, Asst Prof, Biomedical Engg Dept Team – Vinay Khobragade, Siddhartha Sinha PI Email id : sgupta.bme@nitrr.ac.in |
Personal Protective Care Equipment |
| 13 | Project Title : Development of low cost hand sanitizer for disinfecting COVID-19 virus.
Expected Outcome : It will result in development and production of low cost hand sanitizer and enhances the availability of the product to the market by optimal designing of the ejection module for protective measure from COVID-19. Expected Timeline : Product already developed. Validation on COVID-19 virus awaiting, dispenser designing waiting - 2 mo Remarks : Funding Requirement for development of production chain - Rs. 5 Lakh. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Sanitization |
| 14 | Project Title : Crowdsourcing-based Distribution of Food and Relief Materials to Poor Family distressed by COVID-19 Epidemic, under Lockdown Scenario
Expected Outcome : This project will develop Mobile Apps and Analytics application to get exact information and location of Poor family that require food and relief materials. To help smooth distribution of Food and Relief materials door-to-door without violating the Lockdown Rules. This Mobile Apps will help the government agencies and NGO in deciding quantity of the required Food and its distribution to all locations. Expected Timeline : 8-12 weeks Remarks : Funding Requirement of 50,000 INR URL : PI Details : Dr. G P Gupta, Asst Prof, IT Dept PI Email id : gpgupta.it@nitrr.ac.in |
Surveillance |
| 15 | Project Title : Evaluation of socio-economic consequences and formulation of early effective strategies for post-pandemic stages.
Expected Outcome : Strategies will be evolved for management of post-pandemic of COVID -19 crisis in social and economic perspectives. Expected Timeline : Study is already initiated, will be completed within 2 months. Remarks : Many foreign world leaders of socio-economic domain are associated with this study. URL : PI Details : Dr. Arindam Bit, Dr. Shashikanta Tarai; arinbit.bme@nitrr.ac.in, starai.eng@nitrr.ac.in PI Email id : |
Treatment: Pharmacological, Non-Pharmacological |
| Initiatives taken by NITs & IIEST, Shibpur under the Institute: National Institute of Technology Raipur | ||