Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques against COVID-19 Pandemic
Research
Outbreak
Prepared by:
Eng. Ahmed Manea Ahmed Al-Attar
PhD student of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence,
Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London
Eng. Maryam Al Marzouqi
Architect
Member of the Young Engineers Council,
Society of Engineers.
"World of Engineering" Magazine publishes, using Agroup of engineers have used artificial intelligence
the space below, a study prepared by Eng. Ahmed technology to detect and reveal the commitment to
Manea Ahmed Al-Attar and Eng. Maryam Al Mar- the preventive measures that can limit the spread
zouqi, with the participation of a team of engineers of COVID-19 by detecting if a person is wearing
and some university students, regarding the use of face mask or not using deep learning system. This
artificial intelligence techniques against the COV- is to be applied in order to enhance commitment to
ID-19 pandemic outbreak
precautionary measures against COVID-19 in pub-
Artificial intelligence techniques are developed and lic locations and commercial markets. The technol-
used in many areas; such as industry and engi- ogy processes person's image, inserting it into a
neering, where this type of technology is adopted intelligent deep learning algorithm that can identify
in airports, ports, and many engineering and con- if the person is wearing face mask or not. In the
struction companies as this advanced technology event that a person does not commit to wearing a
has contributed to the prediction of the best deci- face mask, this technique can activate sending a
sion that can be taken. It also provides mechanisms warning or inform the regulatory authorities.
and solutions to meet the challenges and problems Study Steps and Analysis
we face in our daily life. With the emergence and Initially, the project was prepared as per the follow-
outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in ing stages:
changes in our daily lives and habits, new innova- 1. Data collection ­ taking normal images with
tions are needed to curb the coronavirus. There-
and without face mask
fore, the Young Engineers Council cooperated 2. Data identification
under the umbrella of the Society of Engineers in 3. Create deep learning algorithm
the UAE and the Emirati Engineers Abroad (EEA) 4. Train the intelligent algorithm using images
with the participation of a group of brilliant engi- 5. Test the algorithm using data and images
neers and students from different universities in the 6. Run the algorithm and analyze the results
country to remotely accomplish 100% of the first Artificial intelligence algorithms are called machine
engineering project, which aims to use artificial in- learning or machine science. With the development
telligence technologies in facing today's challenges of computer power and speed, we can use a set of
and problems.
algorithms that is a subset of machine learning;
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