COVID-19 Research at NITs & IIEST, Shibpur

Initiatives taken by NITs & IIEST, Shibpur under the Reserch Area: Other
1 Project Title : Detection of fake tweets related to COVID-19
Expected Outcome : In the view of COVID-19 many fake tweets are being posted on twitter which creates confusion and panic in the viewers. The aim of this project is to identify fake tweets using various methods. Tweets related to COVID-19 will be extracted directly from twitter APIs.
Expected Timeline : 06 to 09 months
Remarks : The aim of this project is to identify fake tweets using various methods. Tweets related to COVID-19 will be extracted directly from twitter APIs.
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PI Details : Dr. Pragati Agrawal, Assistant Prof. Department of Computer Science & Engg.
PI Email id : pragati@manit.ac.in, pragati.a.in@ieee.org, pragati.bpl@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
2 Project Title : Empowering the students with enhanced immunity, will power through creative visualisation and Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Expected Outcome : Combating stress issues due to COVID impacts and achieve empowered, energised, creative, confident, contributing all round growth of students.
Expected Timeline : 06 months
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URL : https://www.facebook.com/MANIT-Bhopal-217608298830555
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PI Details : Dr. Arvind Mittal, Professor Dr. Prashant V. Baredar, Professor Dr. Meena Agrawal, Assistant Prof. Energy Centre
PI Email id : am1970nit@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
3 Project Title : Psychological Health Issues and Solutions under Lockdown Period of COVID 19 Outbreak: A Psychological Experiment
Expected Outcome : The following outcomes are expected from the study (1) Assessment of psychological health of people under Lockdown period of COVID 19 Outbreak. (2) Analysis of behavioral changes of people owing to the toxic psychological health effects of COVID 19 lockdown. (3) Development of strategies for the general wellbeing of psychological health of people.
Expected Timeline : 01 Year
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PI Details : Dr. Anjali Dhengle, Assistant Prof. Dr. Varsha Rokade, Assistant Prof. Dr. Vinita Mohindra, Professor Department of Humanities & Social Sciences,
PI Email id : vinitamohindra@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
4 Project Title : Spatial analytics to monitor Covid 19 and suggesting recovery plan
Expected Outcome : 1. Establish linkages between population density, pattern and COVID 19 cases. 2. Spatial analytics of location of Positive COVID cases, and their past mobility pattern 3. Demarcation of critical wards having high vulnerable index (Age, economic criterion and high COVID cases) 4. Identifying Hierarchal Clusters of wards based on critical risks (results from statistical analysis) 5. Resource allocation Plan based on spatial optimisation model. This would include suggestion of testing, allocating recovery centres, health officers, provisional stores 6. The Recovery Plan would include route planning to work destinations such that critical areas (wards) are prevented and economic activities can be resumed after pandemic.
Expected Timeline : 06 months
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PI Details : Dr Surabhi Mehrotra Assistant Professor Department of Architecture and Planning, MANIT, Bhopal Dr Yogesh Garg Head of the Department Department of Architecture and Planning, MANIT, Bhopal
PI Email id : yogeshkgarg@gmail.com, surabhimehrotra@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
5 Project Title : Pandemic- Corona Virus Disease (CVID-19): It’s Impact on Economic and Social Life of Vegetable Growing Farmers in Madhya Pradesh.
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Expected Timeline : 07 months
Remarks : To understand the socio economic background of vegetable farmers and impact of pandemic Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) on their economic and social status. 2.) To assess the role of district administration and agriculture department for preparedness and awareness regarding COVID-19 for vegetable growing farmers in the state. 3.) To develop a decentralized model for future vegetable growing farmers during Pandemic situation like COVID-19.
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PI Details : Dr. Pushpender Yadav Assistant Prof. Department of Humanities & Social Sciences.
PI Email id : pushpender1@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
6 Project Title : Development of Standards for Waste Disposable Generated from Covid – 19 Treatment & Quarantine Centers.
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Expected Timeline : 3 to 6 months
Remarks : Developing Standard Model and prepare specific norms to collect, classify, summarize, transport and disposal of waste generated from Covid–19 treatment and quarantine centers.
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PI Details : Dr. D. Kishan Associate Prof. Department of Civil Engg.
PI Email id : kishandhyd@gmail.com
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
7 Project Title : Development of 3D Printed arm or elbow operated water tap handles to make the water tap handles safer in common washrooms
Expected Outcome : To make an "L" shape object that can be fit on the water tap handles and permit to open them with arm or elbow to make the water taps safer during public use of common washrooms at the crowded places. After the development of these 3D printed parts, it is expected to be delivered to hospitals, factories and similar most crowded places for its installation.
Expected Timeline : 01 month
Remarks : Water taps are set to be among the most contagious because of common washrooms have been permitted at crowded places. Therefore, to prevent direct hand contact, 3D printing has been utilised to fabricate arm or elbow operated water tap handles in this project. This simple concept can be easily implementable without removing any existing components and permit to open normal water tap handles along with different water flow rates by arm or elbow to make the water taps safer from the coronavirus (COVID 19) during public use of common washrooms at the crowded places.
URL : http://www.manit.ac.in/content/3d-printing-research-work-covid-19
PI Details : Dr. Mohammad Taufik Assistant Prof., Department of Mechanical Engg.
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
8 Project Title : Development of logistics and reverse logistics supply chain model considering uncertainty during worldwide COVID-19 outbreak
Expected Outcome : A lot of research has been conducted and is still going on in various parts of the world on COVID-19 outbreak from different aspects. Through this proposal we are expecting to offer analysis for predicting both short-term and long-term impacts of epidemic outbreaks on the Supply chain (SC) and uncover critical parameters and scenarios of positive and negative SC performance dynamics. This analysis can help to identify the successful and wrong elements of risk mitigation/preparedness and recovery policies in case of epidemic outbreaks
Expected Timeline : Work has been started and expected to be completed within 3 years
Remarks : Funding required Rs. 30.0 Lakh
URL : http://www.nita.ac.in/
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PI Details : Dr. Uttam Kumar Bera, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, NIT Agartala
PI Email id : bera_uttam@yahoo.co.in
National Institute of Technology Agartala
9 Project Title : To Increase the Performance of Human Immune System to fight against COVID 19.
Expected Outcome : To keep human immune system stronger
Expected Timeline : One year
Remarks : As mentioned in attached document.
URL : www.nitap.ac.in
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PI Details : Dr. Swarnendu Kumar Chakraborty, Asst. Professor, Dept. Of CSE, NIT Arunachal Pradesh.
PI Email id : swarnendu@nitap.ac.in
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh
10 Project Title : Current trending of COVID 19 and strategies for post-pandemic period
Expected Outcome : Creating a deeper scientific understanding of bacteria and proteins, modelling the pandemic, studying the current trends
Expected Timeline : 3-6 months
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URL : https://www.nitt.edu/home/academics/departments/ice/faculty/hod/
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PI Details : Dr. A. Ramakalyan and Dr. N. Sivakumaran Student Members: Meenakshi Sundaram 110118048 Kaushik Ramnath Vyas 110118034 Addepalli Nikhil Sai 110118001 Madhavan B S 110118044 Saba Anjum 110118070 Sulav Tamang 110118085 Shreyansha Shukla 110118077 Yaswanth Sai 110118023
PI Email id : rkalyn@nitt.edu
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Initiatives taken by NITs & IIEST, Shibpur under the Reserch Area: Other