Milestone Systems and Aalborg University Unite Technologies to Save Lives

The project between this academic entity in Denmark and Milestone Systems promotes the AI capabilities of its thermal cameras and video technology software to monitor behavior and save lives in port areas.

The Aalborg University, in Denmark, has been recognized for its advances in Port Security Technology through a collaborative project with the video technology provider Milestone Systems, in which research teams have developed a model that can train itself to monitor and evaluate abnormal behaviors, and Prevent accidents, For example, Near the water.

Only in Denmark, Urban ports have witnessed numerous drowning incidents over the years. This project on the detection of fatal accidents in ports uses models trained with artificial intelligence (The) for thermal cameras.

Video technology and synthetic datasets deployed in a Danish port have received the Research Award from the Spar Nord Foundation, for "promoting the Artificial intelligence capabilities of thermal cameras and Milestone's video technology software to monitor and assess unusual behavior and improve security in ports around the world.", according to the joint statement.

After identifying a clear need to prevent this type of accident, a research team from Aalborg University used the AI combined with video technology to improve security in one of Denmark's busiest ports, the one in Aalborg. In this way, Created The Largest Outdoor Thermal Dataset for video analytics, covering a period of nine months.

The action of falling into the water is a specific activity that cannot be easily reproduced in the real world, as volunteers cannot be asked to jump into the water for safety reasons.

Using a combination of a test dummy filled with warm water detectable by thermal cameras and the largest published collection of annotated thermal images, AI models were trained to quickly detect and alert rescue teams if a person fell into the port.

The research team created a set of advanced synthetic data that could effectively train AI models on the sudden, involuntary movements involved in falls. Training data expanded to include wheelchair users, skaters and cyclists, in order to provide this smart model with as many different scenarios as possible.

As he explains Neelu Madan, Principal Investigator and PhD Student at Aalborg University, "Knowing the normal behavior in the riparian zone, The model can detect abnormal events, Like a person falling off the dock, and immediately trigger an alarm. In this way, Rescue personnel can be called quickly, even in cases where the accident occurs without witnesses".

In addition to helping save lives, This award-winning research demonstrates The power of synthetic data used to train AI models in situations that are difficult or unsafe to replicate in the real world.

"We are incredibly proud of Neelu Madan and excited about the potential application of her work," he says Rahul Yadav, Chief Technology Officer, Milestone Systems-. The development of the thermal dataset at the Port of Aalborg represents a revolutionary breakthrough in video technology and security.".

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