SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living

Christina Varghese; Drashti Pathak; Aparna S. Varde

doi:10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9375945

SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living

Christina Varghese
, Drashti Pathak
, Aparna S. Varde

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

39 Scopus citations

Abstract

An important goal in our world today is to eliminate food waste by reutilizing available food sources within local communities: leftover food items in restaurants, stores and food distribution centers that may be approaching expiration; and any perishable items not used in entirety within their desired period. This is highly significant, particularly during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper focuses on creating an interesting mobile application (app) called SeVa that provides a ubiquitous platform wherein users can visualize available food resources in their local area and consequently gain access to food, thereby tackling two major issues, i.e. hunger and food waste. This app is pertinent to the UN SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) and fits the general realm of AI for Smart Living in Smart Cities. In addition to entailing IoT (Internet of Things) and ubiquitous computing, this work makes positive impacts on both healthcare and environment by reducing hunger and food waste respectively. We describe our SeVa app development using principles from AI, and especially HCI (Human Computer Interaction), along with its evaluation encompassing user surveys. We also list some open issues with the scope for future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021
Editors	Rajashree Paul
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	408-413
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780738143941
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9375945
State	Published - 27 Jan 2021
Event	11th IEEE Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021 - Virtual, Las Vegas, United States Duration: 27 Jan 2021 → 30 Jan 2021

Publication series

Name	2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021

Conference

Conference	11th IEEE Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Las Vegas
Period	27/01/21 → 30/01/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

AI in Smart Cities
App Development
COVID-19
Food Waste Elimination
HCI
Healthcare
Hunger Alleviation
IoT
Smart Living
Ubiquitous Computing

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Varghese, C., Pathak, D., & Varde, A. S. (2021). SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living. In R. Paul (Ed.), 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021 (pp. 408-413). Article 9375945 (2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9375945

Varghese, Christina ; Pathak, Drashti ; Varde, Aparna S. / SeVa : A Food Donation App for Smart Living. 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021. editor / Rajashree Paul. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 408-413 (2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021).

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Varghese, C, Pathak, D & Varde, AS 2021, SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living. in R Paul (ed.), 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021., 9375945, 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 408-413, 11th IEEE Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021, Virtual, Las Vegas, United States, 27/01/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9375945

SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living. / Varghese, Christina; Pathak, Drashti; Varde, Aparna S.
2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021. ed. / Rajashree Paul. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 408-413 9375945 (2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021).

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Varghese C, Pathak D, Varde AS. SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living. In Paul R, editor, 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 408-413. 9375945. (2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference, CCWC 2021). doi: 10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9375945

SeVa: A Food Donation App for Smart Living

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