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Delhi, 30 APR 2020
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB),a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has approved funding for 11 projects under MATRICS scheme for studying Mathematical modelling and computational aspects to tackle the COVID 19 pandemic.
Most of these studies attempt to propose mathematical/ simulation models to account for various factors relevant to COVID 19 by modifying the basic SIR (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered) models. Some of such factors are heterogeneity of population, the role of asymptomatic population, migration and quarantine, effect of social distancing and lockdown, socioeconomic factors and so on. These studies will be primarily aimed to study Indian conditions and will provide an estimate of Basic Reproduction Number– the qualitative indicator of the degree of contagiousness of the disease. – These will be helpful to forecast future pandemic by using the data available and provide fundamental insights into kinetics and management of infectious diseases.
The proposed studies also aim to identify the maximum likelihood infection tree when infection reports and contact network structure are known to substantially reduce the efforts of the administration by targeting a subset of manageable size. They will address the spread of pandemic and the impact of preventive issues through a parametric prediction process with an outcome consisting of a packaged solution in the form of usable software which may be made available for ready use by the Government of India and identify possible cure of COVID 19 through the study of DNA structures by creating patterns of DNA of different viruses.
These studies of disease transmission dynamic models supported under the MATRICS Special call on Covid 19 will help to estimate parameter sets and provide control mechanisms of the spread of COVID-19 and also help the frontline health professionals and policymakers to define effective measures.
A good number of proposals had been received from across the country in the first phase under the SERB’s special call for proposal under the MATRICS Scheme.
The allotted projects are the following:
S.No
Project name
PI Name
Institution
Modelling and Forecasting of COVID-19 pandemic
Prof. Mahendra Kumar Verma
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Mathematical Modelling of Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 and its Control
Prof. Mini Ghosh
VIT University Chennai
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling of COVID-19 Outbreak in India
Prof. Siddhartha Pratim Chakrabarty
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Modelling, Analysis and Prediction for SARS-CoV-2 Infections
Prof. Utpal Manna
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
Bayesian Individual-level modeling of the spread of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Prof. Sharvari Rahul Shukla
SYMBIOSIS International University
Anatomy of COVID-19 transmission dynamics: A modelling and computational approach from Indian perspective
Prof. Nandadulal Bairagi
Jadavpur University
Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Measures on COVID-19 Pandemic in India and Network-based Forecast Beyond Relaxation of Lockdown
Dr. Surajit Panja
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
A network optimization-based prediction model for COVID 19 outbreak tree
Dr. Goutam Sen
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Optimization of lockdown, testing and isolating strategies to contain Covid-19 in India
Dr. Harshwardhan H. Katkar
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Identification of possible cure of COVID-19 through study of DNA structures through Iterated Function Systems
Dr. Pratibha
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Multi-cluster models for epidemic spread and evaluation based on data driven parameterization
Dr. Arzad Alam kherani
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai
(For more details, please contact Dr. Premila Mohan, Scientist ‘G’, SERB, premilamohan@serb.gov.in , Tel: 011-40000390)
