Multimedia Research for Response and Management of COVID-19 and Future Pandemics

ABSTRACT

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been affecting most of the countries and impacting almost every aspect of people's lives. More than one hundred million confirmed cases and two million deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 as of February 2021. While our society suffers an unanticipated epidemic, researchers and engineers have developed various technologies to manage this global emergency. Specifically, multimedia tools, techniques, and applications have been developed and played essential roles in facilitating the recovery, resilience, and management of COVID-19, including pandemic status monitoring and impact prediction, enhancing public awareness and telehealth, etc. However, there are many challenges that require further investigation and research to better manage COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.