Diagnosis and Analysis of COVID-19 using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Based Techniques. Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Table of Contents

Part A: Biology of SARS-CoV-2 1. Understanding the molecular basis of pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 2. Epidemiology, evolution, and phylogeny of Coronaviruses 3. Transmission Mechanism and clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 4. Diagnostic approaches in SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) 5. Emerging therapeutic strategies for COVID-19 6. Vaccine development strategies and impact 7. Mutational landscape and emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 8. Clinical management of Post COVID-19 symptoms and consequences Part B: Machine Learning 9. Introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) 10. Emerging Technologies for Coronaviruses (COVID-19) 11. Diagnosing Coronaviruses (COVID-19) Using Machine Learning 12. Radiology Images in Machine Learning: Diagnosing and Combatting COVID-19 13. Challenges and Constraints of Using Radiology Images to Diagnose COVID-19 Part C: Blockchain / IoT 14. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT): Application in Detecting and Containing the Spread of Covid-19 15. Checking Covid-19 Transmission Using IoT 16. Interpretation and validation of data obtained from Artificial Intelligence 17. Socioeconomic and Educational Impact of Pandemic and Use of Blockchain to Control It

Authors

Mohammad Sufian Badar Senior Teaching Faculty, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. Dr. M.S Badar, MS, PhD served as a Teaching Faculty in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. He graduated with an MS degree in Molecular Science and Nanotechnology and Ph.D. in Engineering from Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA, USA, respectively. Dr. Badar has over 14 years of teaching, research, and industry experience. He has authored a chapter in a book about Machine Learning and Molecular Modeling. He has developed an algorithm for Face Detection, Recognition, and Emotion Recognition. He has developed a device that, by using a Biosensor, can correlate the physiology of the human body with the emotion recognition algorithm, giving us an accurate measurement of stress hormones in the body. His group is developing an ML Model which predicts Covid infection based on the severity of symptoms (mild, moderate, and severe) and if they have had contact with a Covid patient. Nima Rezaei Professor, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine; Head, Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Founding President, Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA),Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN),Tehran, Iran. Professor Nima Rezaei gained his medical degree (MD) from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and subsequently obtained an MSc in Molecular and Genetic Medicine and a PhD in Clinical Immunology and Human Genetics from the University of Sheffield, UK. He also spent a short-term fellowship of Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Bone Marrow Transplantation in the Newcastle General Hospital. Professor Rezaei is now the Full Professor of Immunology and Vice Dean of Research, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the co-founder and Head of the Research Center for Immunodeficiencies. He is also the founding President of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN). Professor Rezaei has already been the Director of more than 55 research projects and has designed and participated in several international collaborative projects. Professor Rezaei is an editorial assistant or board member for more than 30 international journals. He has edited more than 35 international books, has presented more than 500 lectures/posters in congresses/meetings, and has published more than 1,000 scientific papers in the international journals. Hassan Imtiyaz Assistant Professor, Premier Central University, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, India. Dr. Imtiyaz Hassan is another bioinformatician from India who is currently working as an Assistant Professor at a Premier Central University, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi. He has completed his Ph.D. from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was ranked 6 on the list of best Bioinformaticians in India. He was also appointed as a Postdoctoral fellow at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, USA. He has published more than 70 research articles in reputed international journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Protein and Proteomics, Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine and many other journals. His thrust area of research is structure-based drug designing aimed to identify novel therapeutic agents. His research group is dedicated to understanding the structure-function relationships and try to develop methods to determine, analyze and exploit the structure of proteins and their complexes. Currently, he is involved in developing potential inhibitors against cancer and diabetes, and search to find anti-obesity agents in humans. Jawed Ahmed Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hamdard University, Delhi, India. Dr. Jawed Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Hamdard University. His current research interest lies in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT). He is also a Co-Chair ICT For Digital, Smart, and Sustainable Development International Conference Afshar Alam Vice- Chancellor and Professor and Dean of School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Professor Mohammad Afshar Alam completed his Post graduation in MCA (Master of Computer Application) from the Aligarh Muslim University and Ph.D. from Jamia Milia Islamia. Presently he is working as Vice- Chancellor and Professor and Dean of School of Engineering Sciences and Technology at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.

His research areas include Software Re-engineering, Data Mining, Bio-Informatics, Fuzzy databases, and Sustainable Development. In his 25 years of experience in teaching and research, he was invited to many countries across the globe including UAE, Nepal, Syria, Yemen and many more for delivering Special Lectures and as Keynote speakers in Conferences. He has authored 10 books, supervised more than 30 Doctoral students and more than 200 Post Graduate research projects and has more than 160 research papers in reputed journals to his credit.

He is conferred with many prestigious awards like Bharat Samaj Ratna Award, AMP Award for Excellence in Education, Cooperative Citizen Award, World Environment Day Award, and Spardha Shree Award. He is also the member of various government bodies at both National and International level including University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Department of Science & Technology (DST).