With surveillance cameras installed everywhere and continuously streaming thousands of
hours of video, how can that huge amount of data be analyzed or even be useful? Is it …

Video analytics, loosely defined as autonomous understanding of events occurring in a
scene monitored by multiple video cameras, has been rapidly evolving in the last two …

Video analytics encompasses a range of software enhancements that law enforcement
agencies use to improve public safety and aid investigations. Perimeter, crowd, and object …

Currently deployed video surveillance systems and protocols are not fully efficient. In real-
time monitoring mode, the problem is that an event may easily pass unnoticed due to false …

This paper introduces a new concept for the area of video surveillance called Critical
Evidence Snapshot. We show that automatic extraction and annotation of Critical Evidence …

The need to monitor exists for many reasons. We use it as a mechanism to protect ourselves
and our property, we use it to manage large numbers such as traffic information, we use it to …

The attack took just a few minutes. Times Square was aglow in the morning darkness but
nearly deserted as a shadowy figure on a bicycle pedaled in and planted a small bomb that …

Behind the familiar camera housings and lenses, and hidden from their surveilled subjects,
video surveillance systems are becoming much 'smarter'. Though many people still …

This presentation highlights needs for autonomous video surveillance in the context of
physical security for office buildings and surrounding areas. Physical security is described …

Abstract The first Video Analytics in Public Safety (VAPS) Workshop was held on Monday,
June 6, 2016, in San Diego, CA as a satellite workshop of the Public Safety Communications …