Bangalore company develops Selfie-Based AI solution for fool-proof tracking of home quarantine individuals
With a rapid increase in
suspected COVID-19 cases across India, Home Quarantine Tracking Systems (HQTS)
have become a critical need. A Bangalore based company, Vijña Labs, has developed
a novel and fool-proof Artificial Intelligence based technology for real-time
home quarantine monitoring using a selfie-based face recognition and geo
location tracking mobile app. The Maharashtra police have successfully started
using this app to track individuals under quarantine.
According to Dr. Murali
Kota, CTO of The Manipal Group and Co-Founder of Vijña Labs, this tracking
system enables an individual to register themselves with their name, phone
number, selfie and other relevant information. The individual then uploads
their registration details using the app, following which a verification is
made against the existing master list of quarantined individuals. Once
registration details are verified, the app is automatically activated for an
individual to upload their quarantine attendance in the form of a selfie along
with location tagging. This information is then sent to a private cloud based
AI server, which analyses the face and geo location information in real-time
against the registered individual’s information. When the face and location
data match against the database records, an affirmative quarantine attendance
record is made into a live dashboard. If the face or location data do not match
against the database records, a real-time alert is triggered for the
authorities to take appropriate action for non-compliance of home quarantine
rules. The frequency of such an authentication and tracking mechanism can be
tuned as per the client requirement.
According to Gautham Pai,
Promoter of Vijna Labs, this is the most advanced app available in India today
for home quarantine tracking. We have put together the latest technology in
most user friendly manner. The Pune police, have found this app most effective
and are using it efficiently to track home quarantined individuals.
This app is simple to use
and will be a boon to all the state governments in their efforts to contain the
spread of corona virus and ensure India comes out of this severe pandemic
with least casualties.
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