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DAVIS DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR SURVEILLANCE

James Davis, assistant professor of computer and information
science, is developing an advanced video surveillance system that uses computers equipped with video cameras to not only detect the presence of people, but also to identify their activities. The research has broad implications for national security as well as search and rescue, border patrol, law enforcement and many other types of military applications.
The system combines a thermal camera with computer learning
methods, enabling the computer to perform the kind of visual
recognition that seems effortless for humans. Davis' work in
investigating computer vision methods was recognized last month by the National Science Foundation with the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award. The awards, which are highly competitive, are given only to the nation's most outstanding junior researchers. Davis will receive $500,000 over the next five years to continue his research in this area.

http://research.rf.ohio-state.edu/monthlyfeatures/herrmann.pdf

http://research.rf.ohio-state.edu/6nsf.html

http://research.rf.ohio-state.edu/monthlyfeatures/mutz.pdf

http://www.osu.edu/researchnews/archive/resfundng.htm

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