This screenshot of the COVID-19 dashboard shows the relative number of infections in countries around the world as of May 24, 2020. Three U of A graduate students created the data visualization tool as part of a Master’s Program in Multimedia. Credit: COVID-19 Dashboard
Three graduate students from the University of Alberta have developed a new interactive tool to help provide information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The goal is to transform dynamic big data into charts and graphs so that ordinary people can easily understand the spread and identify trending patterns in countries,” explained Frincy Clement, who developed the new COVID-19 dashboard together with others. graduate students. Asket Kaur and Maryam Sedghi at the U of A Multimedia Masters Program.
“(Unlike) other COVID-19 visualization interfaces that focus primarily on trends, our dashboard is data-driven, interactive, and provides data analysis and projections.”
Since December 2019, the pandemic has caused more than five million infections and nearly 350,000 deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
“Researchers and clinicians have been working around the clock to collect related data and statistics, the volume of which is rapidly increasing by the minute,” said Irene Cheng, associate professor of computer science and director of multimedia. master’s program.
Clement said the dashboard has the potential to help countries battling new or emerging pandemics by improving access to the vast amounts of data being collected on COVID-19, especially from locations that have managed to flatten the curve.
“An interactive display panel is important for making the right decisions,” added Cheng.
The U of A Multimedia Research Group is also collaborating with McGill University on vital signs monitoring and contact tracing, which will give students more opportunities to participate in efforts to combat COVID-19.
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