Research
Title : | Summarize the information available over social media related to COVID-19 |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Mathematical Sciences |
Focus area : | Software tool for COVID-19 social media infodemic |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Sriparna Saha, Associate Professor, Prof Pushpak Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | sriparna@iitp.ac.in; pushpakbh@gmail.com |
Details
Executive Summary : | The data available in different news-papers and social media can be categorized into two classes: relevant and irrelevant/fake. After checking the genuinity of the data, the relevant data can be selected judiciously to provide the reader a comprehensive summary. The images, videos available as the part of the news/social media posts will also be utilized in generating the summary. This summary will help different Govt. bodies in their decision making process. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna |