TY - JOUR ID - SisLab4332 UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9172058/ A1 - Nguyen, Thanh Cong A1 - Yuris Mulya, Saputra A1 - Nguyen, Ngoc Tan A1 - Tran, Viet Khoa A1 - Bui, Minh Tuan A1 - Diep, Nguyen A1 - Dinh, Thai Hoang A1 - Vu, Xuan Thang A1 - Eryk, Dutkiewicz A1 - Symeon, Chatzinotas A1 - Bjorn, Ottersten Y1 - 2020/09/01/ N2 - Social distancing plays a pivotal role in preventing the spread of viral diseases illnesses such as COVID-19. By minimizing the close physical contact among people, we can reduce the chances of catching the virus and spreading it across the community. This two-part paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey on how emerging technologies, e.g., wireless and networking, artificial intelligence (AI) can enable, encourage, and even enforce social distancing practice. In this Part I, we provide a comprehensive background of social distancing including basic concepts, measurements, models, and propose various practical social distancing scenarios. We then discuss enabling wireless technologies which are especially effectin social distancing, e.g., symptom prediction, detection and monitoring quarantined people, and contact tracing. The companion paper Part II surveys other emerging and related technologies, such as machine learning, computer vision, thermal, ultrasound, etc., and discusses open issues and challenges (e.g., privacypreserving, scheduling, and incentive mechanisms) in implementing social distancing in practice. PB - IEEE JF - IEEE Access VL - 8 SN - 2169-3536 TI - A Comprehensive Survey of Enabling and Emerging Technologies for Social Distancing?Part I: Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies SP - 153479 AV - public EP - 153507 ER -