Research

Engineering Sciences

Title :	COVID-19 infection rate estimation
Area of research :	Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Mathematical Sciences, COVID-19 Research
Focus area :	COVID-19 Infection Rate Estimation
Principal Investigator :	Prof Navin Kashyap, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr Manjunath Krishnapur, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Timeline Start Year :	2020
Contact info :	nkashyap@iisc.ac.in, manju@iisc.ac.in

Details

Executive Summary :

The project aims to develop a reliable means of estimating the prevalence rate or infection rate of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 within a target population. This can be used as an epidemiological or public health tool to help inform policy decisions on the appropriate interventions to impose on that population.