Methodologies for face recognition under varying imaging conditions. Face recognition systems are heavily dependent on the nature of the input to the system. Variability in appearance due to changes in illumination, expression, pose, etc. can reduce the recognition results of the existing systems. The aim of this project is to develop new techniques to improve the recognition accuracy in natural environment where unwanted image variations exist. The development of such techniques will be of grea ....Methodologies for face recognition under varying imaging conditions. Face recognition systems are heavily dependent on the nature of the input to the system. Variability in appearance due to changes in illumination, expression, pose, etc. can reduce the recognition results of the existing systems. The aim of this project is to develop new techniques to improve the recognition accuracy in natural environment where unwanted image variations exist. The development of such techniques will be of great importance to Australia's security and safety. The outcome of this research will provide the first steps towards formulating the next generation recognition systems that will improve the suitability of the face recognition for use in security, surveillance, intelligent robotics, banking, and smart environments.Read moreRead less
Automatic Recognition of Human Activities in Surveillance Videos: Overcoming the Curse of Dimensionality. This project will deliver a technology capable of automatically recognising human activities of interest in surveillance videos. The project will tackle the challenging, huge complexity inherent in the recognition of human activities by novel statistical pattern recognition techniques. The outcome of this project will be an effective activity recognition technology that will help monitor the ....Automatic Recognition of Human Activities in Surveillance Videos: Overcoming the Curse of Dimensionality. This project will deliver a technology capable of automatically recognising human activities of interest in surveillance videos. The project will tackle the challenging, huge complexity inherent in the recognition of human activities by novel statistical pattern recognition techniques. The outcome of this project will be an effective activity recognition technology that will help monitor the security and safety of environments and support the further development of the Australian video surveillance industry.Read moreRead less
Feature-Level Fusion with Incomplete Data for Automatic Person Identification. This research addresses the current key problems in automated person recognition with incomplete data using multiple traits. The outcomes of this research will not only make a significant contribution to fundamental theory but also result in a wide range of crime and terrorism preventing applications including police database searching, access control, security monitoring and surveillance. They can be used either by p ....Feature-Level Fusion with Incomplete Data for Automatic Person Identification. This research addresses the current key problems in automated person recognition with incomplete data using multiple traits. The outcomes of this research will not only make a significant contribution to fundamental theory but also result in a wide range of crime and terrorism preventing applications including police database searching, access control, security monitoring and surveillance. They can be used either by police and law enforcement agencies, or at places of airport, government buildings, military facilities and even sensitive areas in offices and factories. It will help reduce crime, enhance the security of the nation to a world-advanced level, and generate new industry and export opportunities for Australian security industry.Read moreRead less
Spectral Mutli-camera Tracking. This proposal falls well within the Research Priorities: ``Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries'' and ``Safegaurding Australia''. This project, will have a direct impact in the capabilities of Australian industries to develop and implement new, leading edge technology in ICT and sensing. The technology developed throughout this project can be used to protect Australia, not only from terrorism and crime, but also from pests and ....Spectral Mutli-camera Tracking. This proposal falls well within the Research Priorities: ``Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries'' and ``Safegaurding Australia''. This project, will have a direct impact in the capabilities of Australian industries to develop and implement new, leading edge technology in ICT and sensing. The technology developed throughout this project can be used to protect Australia, not only from terrorism and crime, but also from pests and diseases. The potential for biosecurity applications is a great advantage of spectral imaging and makes of this project an opportunity to track not only persons but also detect pests and diseases at strategic entry points throughout Australia, such as ports and airports.Read moreRead less
Face recognition under varying pose and lighting--towards automatic personal identification for surveillance systems. One of the key remaining problems in computerized human face recognition is the need to handle the variability in appearance due to changes in pose. This proposed research targets at identifying a person with a face image in a pose different from the example view by using a novel texture analysis and synthesis technique. This technique makes use of facial textures at different vi ....Face recognition under varying pose and lighting--towards automatic personal identification for surveillance systems. One of the key remaining problems in computerized human face recognition is the need to handle the variability in appearance due to changes in pose. This proposed research targets at identifying a person with a face image in a pose different from the example view by using a novel texture analysis and synthesis technique. This technique makes use of facial textures at different viewing directions and can recover appropriate textures for virtual views in arbitrary poses. The successfulness of the proposed research would make a technical breakthrough towards solving the major remaining problem in face recognition.Read moreRead less
Automatic Human Age Estimation Based on Visual Information. Age verification is important for many security applications including passport control for border security, and protecting children from adult websites, venues, or products. Accurate, reliable and practical age estimation or verification technologies would be of enormous benefit for 'Safeguarding Australia'. The ability of a machine to estimate a person's age and provide an age-appropriate interface also has benefits for the young and ....Automatic Human Age Estimation Based on Visual Information. Age verification is important for many security applications including passport control for border security, and protecting children from adult websites, venues, or products. Accurate, reliable and practical age estimation or verification technologies would be of enormous benefit for 'Safeguarding Australia'. The ability of a machine to estimate a person's age and provide an age-appropriate interface also has benefits for the young and old in our society. The outcome of this project, practical technologies for automatic human age estimation based on visual information, will dramatically change the current (non-technology based) methods of age verification and create new opportunities for customised human-machine interfaces. Read moreRead less
Automatic real-time detection of infiltrated objects for security of airports and train stations. Infiltrated objects represent a very high security threat in critical areas such as airports and train stations. In order to neutralise such a threat, this project will develop new automatic technologies capable of detecting infiltrated objects in sensitive areas in real time, analysing the movements of their original carriers in the nearby areas, and raising attention accordingly. The technologies ....Automatic real-time detection of infiltrated objects for security of airports and train stations. Infiltrated objects represent a very high security threat in critical areas such as airports and train stations. In order to neutralise such a threat, this project will develop new automatic technologies capable of detecting infiltrated objects in sensitive areas in real time, analysing the movements of their original carriers in the nearby areas, and raising attention accordingly. The technologies will be based on the automatic analysis of camera videos made by computers without the need for assessing or storing the identities of common passers-by. The potential of application is huge extending beyond airports and train stations to any public areas.Read moreRead less
Pattern Analysis and Risk Control of E-Commerce Transactions to Secure Online Payments. The instant filtering of risky online payments is critical for merchants and online payment service providers to control fraud and thus reduce immense losses every year. This project will deliver new and workable techniques for on-the-fly discovering e-payment fraudsters in e-commerce. It can safeguard Australian online businesses and build and transform Australian merchants and online payment associations by ....Pattern Analysis and Risk Control of E-Commerce Transactions to Secure Online Payments. The instant filtering of risky online payments is critical for merchants and online payment service providers to control fraud and thus reduce immense losses every year. This project will deliver new and workable techniques for on-the-fly discovering e-payment fraudsters in e-commerce. It can safeguard Australian online businesses and build and transform Australian merchants and online payment associations by delivering frontier techniques and smart e-payment fraud prevention and risk control to boost Australian online businesses and competitive capabilities globally. The resulting systems, researchers trained and publications will further enhance Australia's global leading role in tackling critical data mining challenges and applications.Read moreRead less