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Title:

AI-Enabled cough detection and multimodal contactless vital signs monitoring

Agreement Number:

960943

Agreement Value:

$69,990.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 10, 2020 - May 14, 2021

Description:

The Project consists of two components: AI-enabled cough diagnostics: Cough is a symptom and mechanism for COVID-19 and viral spread. This project aims to distinguish cough types (dry, wet, wheeze and whooping) with data-driven approaches on previously collected cough data. The Recipient will collaborate with the NRC to integrate the models within a system for clinical validation. The COVID-19 cough will be explored to understand if there are unique features. Multimodal contactless vital signs monitoring: Thermal and Red Green Blue (RGB) imaging have the potential to be used for non-contact assessment of vital signs (heart rate and respiration rate) through measurement of small changes in temperature or skin color. The Recipient has prior experience using thermal and RGB cameras within residential settings and will apply this to public space applications. The Recipient will compare the performance of the cameras individually and in combination using pre-existing and/or new datasets.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q3-960943

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

118838937

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

Carleton University

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35075

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Program Purpose:

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

NAICS Code:

541723