An initiative of FOSSEE GIS, under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

The primary objective of the National Medical GIS Hackathon is to understand and manage healthcare challenges through location-based data. By using GIS, participants can develop solutions that improve disease surveillance, track outbreak milestones, and support mass gatherings and public health events. These solutions are critical for effective participatory surveillance, where both healthcare and technology experts collaborate to create real-time systems for monitoring and responding to health issues. This event will highlight the population-scale programs, digital transformation, and climate change, all of which are increasingly impacted by geographical factors. The Participants work together to create GIS-based digital tools, apps, or systems that can enhance healthcare delivery, from better tracking of diseases to more efficient use of medical resources. The event focuses on solving real-world problems such as disease surveillance, outbreak management, mass gatherings, and healthcare data analysis. Participants will work on creating digital solutions for health data management and crisis response, with an emphasis on One Health initiatives and supporting digital transformation in healthcare.

The FOSSEE GIS project, IIT Bombay funded through the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India is the main organizer of the National Medical GIS Hackathon. The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay is the Technical Partner. Honeybee Population Healthcare Foundation (HPHF) is the Co-organizer. Airports Authority of India (AAI), ICFOSS, IIT Tirupati Navavsishkar I-Hub Foundation (National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India) are the knowledge partners. For more details, please visit, https://medicalgis.fossee.in.

Date:  February 15, 2025 (Saturday)

Venue:  Seminar Room, Van Vihar Guest House, IIT Bombay (Hybrid Mode)

(RSVP Mandatory)

Inauguration ceremony: Agenda

10:30 AM to 10:40 AM: Welcome Address     |  Mrs. Madhulika Goyal, Sr Project Manager, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay

10:40 AM to 11:00 AM Inaugural Address     |  Prof. Kannan Moudgalya, P.I. FOSSEE, IIT Bombay

11:00 AM to 11:20 AM About FOSSEE GIS    |  Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy, Co.P.I. FOSSEE, IIT Bombay; P.i.C. The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) Lab, IIT Bombay

Overview of Medical GIS Hackathon

11:20 AM to 11:35 AM Dr. Viduthalai Virumbi, Founder, HPHF   

Launch of Medical GIS Hackathon (website) & Chief Guest(s) Address

11:35 AM to 11:55 AM Dr. Sindura Ganapathi, PSA Fellow, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India

11:55 AM to 12:15 PM Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation & Principal Advisor, National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Guests of Honor

12:15 PM to 12:25 PM Dr Elangovan A Scientist F, ICMR-NIE

12:25 PM to 12:35 PM Dr Raja Sabapathy, Chairman, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals

12:35 PM to 12:40 PM Prof. Agoramoorthy Govindasamy, Distinguished Research Professor, Tajen University, Taiwan

Invited Speakers 

12:40 PM to 12:45 PM Dr. Mohan Kumar, Senior Technical Officer, South Asia Field Epidemiology and Technology Network, Inc. (SAFETYNET)

12:45 PM to 12:50 PM Dr. Shankar Reddy Dudala, Public Health Specialist, World Health Organisation (Timor-Leste), Process Flow and Timeline of National Medical GIS Hackathon 2025

12:50 PM to 01:00 PM Dr. Viduthalai Virumbi MBBS, Founder, HPHF

Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan M, National Coordinator, FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS Activity Calendar 2025

01:00 PM to 01:15 PM FOSSEE GIS initiatives

Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan M

National Coordinator, FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay

Special GIS + IoT initiatives

Mr. Rajesh Kushalkar

Senior Project Manager, FOSSEE OSHW, IIT Bombay

01:15 PM to 01:25 PM Vote of Thanks

Mrs. Usha Viswanathan

Senior Project Manager, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay

Website: https://medicalgis.fossee.in

Email: mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in, info@fossee.in 

Phone: +91 (022) 2576 4111