Tools, Languages, Methodologies for Representing Semantics on the Web of Things

11Semantic Web and Internet of Things in e-Health for Covid-19

Healthcare, in simple terms, means the monitoring and care of a person by detecting, diagnosing, treating and creating cures using a given dataset for any type of illness – mental or physical. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus and advancements in various technologies, healthcare systems have moved from traditional to e-health monitoring systems using the Internet of Things (IoT) and Semantic Web (SW). IoT is a collection of devices that are connected with systems and each other via the Internet using sensors, software and exchanging data. These devices perform in sync with the system and with each other to transfer data efficiently and quickly. The SW, otherwise known as Web 3.0, is the updated version of WWW that makes machines understand data present on the web. This data can be handled by creating specific flowcharts or knowledge graphs using various ontologies to extract useful information. Smart devices like wearables, smart TV and smart homes have enabled remote and continuous monitoring of individuals (who require constant medical attention) by collecting data continuously using sensors and transferring and storing it via the Cloud to the central system using IoT framework. These intelligent devices are helpful in managing essential readings of a patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen level, sugar level, body temperature and so on. The collected data is shared with medical practitioners and healthcare ...