Computer Sciences and Information Technology
Title : | Framework for studying testing strategies for COVID-19 |
Area of research : | Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Mathematical Sciences, COVID-19 Research |
Focus area : | Simulation of COVID-19 |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Aditya Gopalan, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr Himanshu Tyagi, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | aditya@iisc.ac.in, htyagi@iisc.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | To develop an agent-based simulation framework to evaluate and compare various testing policies, such as random symptomatic testing, contact tracing and spatially aware sampling of hotspots, as well as interventions such as lockdowns. |
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