Enabling and Emerging Technologies for Social Distancing: A Comprehensive Survey [article]

Cong T. Nguyen, Yuris Mulya Saputra, Nguyen Van Huynh, Ngoc-Tan Nguyen, Tran Viet Khoa, Bui Minh Tuan, Diep N. Nguyen, Dinh Thai Hoang, Thang X. Vu, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
2020 arXiv   pre-print
Social distancing is crucial for preventing the spread of viral diseases illnesses such as COVID-19. By minimizing the closely physical contact between people, we can reduce chances of catching the virus and spreading it to the community. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey on how emerging technologies, e.g., wireless and networking, AI can enable, encourage, and even enforce social distancing. To that end, we provide a fundamental background of social distancing including basic
more » ... ncepts, measurements, models and propose practical scenarios. We then discuss enabling wireless technologies which are especially effective and can be widely adopted in practice to keep distance and monitor people. After that, emerging technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, thermal, ultrasound, etc., are introduced. These technologies open many new solutions and directions to deal with problems in social distancing, e.g., symptom prediction, detection and monitoring quarantined people, and contact tracing. Finally, we provide important open issues and challenges (e.g., privacy-preserving, cybersecurity) in implementing social distancing in practice.
arXiv:2005.02816v1 fatcat:3gk7vy5k5ravzceb3c2t23e74e