Python Protects Protesters

PPP is an interactive web application allowing potential protesters to track past protests near them, and assess the risk of COVID-19 by exposure in that county through ML algorithms.

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With the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter to combat police brutality, millions of American citizens are taking to the streets to protest against systemic racism and inherit bias within our society. However, with the raging COVID-19 pandemic, many protestors increase their health risks in crowded public areas. Our web app allows users to locate nearby cities with past protests and then assess the risk of attending a protest based upon selected demographic information and COVID-19 trends in that county. AI was implemented through a linear regression model that weighs various factors affecting your risk of obtaining the Coronavirus.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/YOMZC4LAQkY

GITHUB REPO: https://github.com/ruthielin/Python-Protects-Protesters.git

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