The Confluence of AI and Blockchain in Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic
Aashish Bhandari, Siddhant Bikram Shah, Prashant Giridhar Shambharkar · 2022 13th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT) · 2022
COVID-19 came with a sudden surge, harshly affecting the day-to-day lives of the entire world. Social and economic problems affected almost every nation, wreaking havoc on people’s health, society, and economy everywhere. Although the pandemic is currently in control, the emergence of another pandemic is not unlikely. As technological breakthroughs accelerate, the possibility of controlling virological dangers becomes highly plausible. Better virus containment is attainable with the confluence of technologies such as Blockchain and AI. The newly growing fields and application cases of futuristic technologies for tackling upcoming pandemics are emerging. Several researchers are contributing to COVID-19 management with current and futuristic technologies, and such tools have room for additional improvement. This paper extensively highlights the work done in tackling COVID-19 using Blockchain and AI, illustrating the role of this collaborative approach in dealing with biological threats. We also discuss the prospects and obstacles in combining these technologies to tackle COVID-19-like situations.