Anticipating that the global COVID-19 pandemic would heighten mental health issues among the populace, a group of volunteers from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham came together to plan and launch a mental health helpline to serve people in this time of distress.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is featured in the article titled "University Rankings as a Tool for Social Impact" by Stanford Social Innovation Review Magazine.
COVID-19! is a flutter-based Corona tracker mobile app developed by two students of the School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, Arun Vigesh V. G. and Manojkumar V. K., both students of the 2017-2021 batch B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering.
Amrita students Nitin Dantu, Vimalkumar, Dana Vishnu along with their mentor Dr. Shriram K. Vasudevan, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, developed Diagnostix, an app to classify COVID-19 +ve and non-COVID-19 patient X-rays using deep learning algorithms and blockchain.
Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Lab, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, headed by Dr. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam (Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication, School of Engineering, Amritapuri) has developed remote-controlled robots ANNAPOORNA, PRABHA and MARUTI for COVID-19 scenarios.
Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Hood Mount, an ultra low-cost respiratory protection system for doctors and health workers on the frontlines, has been designed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) in her most recent message about the COVID-19 pandemic reminds everyone that we cannot think of the world as comprising just isolated islands.
Shortage of N-95 and equivalent safe masks is an important challenge to address. Our 3D Printing & Innovation Lab, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Kochi, had developed our own mask design based on the Monatana Muzzle and fits many COVID-19 filters. The design offers more space between the nose/mouth and the filter, making it more comfortable to wear and breathe.
Amrita faculty member, Prof. Prashant R. Nair (Chairman, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus) was recognized as the Top Innovation Mentor by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog.
Ten of our Amritapuri campus B.Tech students, who are part of the amFOSS and bi0s club, have been selected for Google Summer of Code 2020. Ashwin R (Mifos Initiative) Mayukh Deb (INCF) Sashmita Raghav (KDE) Shashank Priyadarshi (Mifos Initiative) Aditya Vardhan P (NetBSD) Shivangi Singh (Mifos Initiative) Suraj K Suresh (ReactOS) Yash Khare (Mifos Initiative) Ayushi Sharma (NetBSD) and Venu Vardhan Reddy Tekula (CHAOSS).
In order to avoid frequent visits of the medical support staff to the isolation wards to check on patients, the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA) developed a solution - Remote Bed Side Monitoring using Smartphones.
Amrita student team "Na-Sarathy" from the Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, qualified for round two of the Indy Autonomous Challenge to compete in the world’s first $1.5 million autonomous racecar competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
