An invention to fight COVID-19: The 'Crowd and Mask' Monitoring System "We wanted a simple advisory system to warn students of breaching social distancing norms at selected locations," Dr. PB Sujit, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, IISER Bhopal, said Joe C Mathew | February 22, 2021 | Updated 14:09 IST Representative Image Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal have developed a low-cost 'Crowd and Mask' Monitoring System, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The AI-enabled device will replicate manual policing to ensure COVID-19 prevention norms are being followed. The institute plans to use this AI-powered system on its campus as it commences the process of bringing students back in phases. The students will be expected to maintain a minimum of three feet of social distancing.