Demo Abstract: Implementing a COVID-19 Risk Assessment System for User-Informed Travel Planning in Harris County

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people worldwide to modify their daily activities, including travel plans. To help individuals make informed decisions about visiting public places, Cheng [2] first proposed a real-time COVID-19 risk assessment system called RT-CIRAM and implemented prototypes for two U.S. metropolitan locations. The system calculates a COVID-19 risk score and categorizes the risk levels into high, medium, and low, recommends the safe travel destination using the users’ location and the specified distance the user is willing to travel, thereby helping users make informed decisions about their travel plans.