Sensing amidst a Pandemic
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 2982
Special Issue Editors
Interests: healthcare informatics; wireless and sensor networks; security and privacy; STEM education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
COVID-19 has impacted nearly every facet of our lives worldwide. How we interact, work, navigate, and educate has changed drastically. It has claimed the lives of nearly 1 million people, infected almost 24 million, and wreaked havoc on numerous industries, not to mention the financial impact on countless households. The faster that we can stop the spread of this highly infectious disease, the sooner we can begin a meaningful recovery process. We believe that technology can play a vital role in mitigating the spread, specifically through the use of sensors or the IoT.
Sensing technology is currently ubiquitous. From wearable sensors to smart home devices and embedded systems that are a part of almost every industry, we can collect a wide array of data to improve our everyday lives. This Special Issue will focus on the utilization of sensors to address the pandemic. We welcome contributions that seek to answer how sensors can be used to:
- Track the physical health of individuals;
- Support the mental health of individuals;
- Improve contact tracing;
- Detect the presence of coronavirus particles in the air;
- Determine if individuals are following mitigation strategies, such as social distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands;
- Measure the health of a geographic area;
- Control access to locations.
Prof. Anu G. Bourgeois
Dr. Yan Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health-related monitoring
- environmental- monitoring
- wearable sensors
- privacy-preserving protocols
- olfactory sensors
- camera sensors
- COVID-19
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