May 11, 2020
Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus pandemic: 5 studies to know
Journalist’s Resource (Harvard Shorenstein Center), May 11, 2020
Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus pandemic: 5 studies to know
Tyler Yasaka, Brandon Lehrich and Ronald Sahyouni. Journal of Medical Internet Research MHealth and UHealth, April 2020. The authors developed a proof-of-concept smartphone and web app that allows users to check their potential exposure to the new coronavirus, and anonymously report if they contract COVID-19. Tyler Yasaka is a software engineer. Brandon Lehrich and Ronald Sahyouni are biomedical engineers. All are affiliated with the University of California, Irvine.