EasyBand2.0: A Framework with Context-Aware Recommendation Mechanism for Safety-Aware Mobility during Pandemic Outbreaks

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is a pandemic which has been spreading exponentially around the globe. Many countries had adopted stay-at-home or lockdown policies to control its spreading. However, prolonged stay-at-home can cause worse effects like economic crises, unemployment, food scarcity, and mental health problems of individuals. EasyBand2.0 is a wearable personal safety device that helps in social distancing and also helps in safe mobility. Under the IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) framework the wearable EasyBand2.0 device helps in social distancing, it avoids human-to-human contact and helps maintain a safer distance. EasyBand2.0 uses the Low Power BLE technology to sense distance between two user devices and alert them based on the distance and time spent in proximity. Safe mobility of people is also important as travel is resumed in all forms. This paper proposes a software application along with the easy band to further be integrated with a system that works based on GPS (Global Positioning System) or GIS (Geographic Information System) to provide travel logging for contact tracing without exposing personal data. A CARS (Context Aware Recommendation System) based safe zone recommender system is proposed in this paper to aid safe mobility. © 2022 IEEE.