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Overview

Video surveillance systems have long been promoted as being effective in improving public safety. However, due to the increasing number of cameras being installed, the trend has been to record the surveillance videos (with only partial monitoring) and to use the videos mainly for a forensic, or reactive, response to crime and terrorism, often detected by other means. Recently the immense cost of successful terrorist attacks on soft targets such as mass transport systems has indicated that forensic analysis of video after the event is not an adequate response. What is needed is proactive security to help prevent future attacks.

Our main research goal is the development and improvement of advanced surveillance systems, which employ computer monitoring of all video feeds. This considerably assists in the detection of events of interest as they occur — examples include the detection of left luggage as well as real-time recognition of a suspected terrorist in a crowded railway station.
 
 

People

Name

 Work Area Role
Prof. Brian Lovell

 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Research Leader
Dr Conrad Sanderson

 Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision Researcher
Dr Abbas Bigdeli

 Embedded Systems for Computer Vision Researcher
Dr Erik Berglund

 Computer Vision, System Design and Implementation Researcher
Dr Shoakang Chen

 Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Researcher
Prof. Joaquin Sitte

 Embedded Systems Contributed Researcher
Dr Frederic Maire

 Computer Vision Contributed Researcher
Dr Adam Postula

 Computer Hardware and Embedded Systems Contributed Researcher
Dr Ruben Gonzalez

 Signal Processing and Embedded Systems Contributed Researcher
Yasir Mustafah

 Embedded Systems for Computer Vision PhD Candidate
Amelia Azman

 Embedded Systems for Computer Vision PhD Candidate
Felix Werner

 Robotics, Computer Vision PhD Candidate
Konstatny Bialkowski

 Computer Hardware and Embedded Systems PhD Candidate
Ehsan Norouznezhad
 Embedded Systems for Computer Vision
 PhD Candidate



Vikas Reddy
 Embedded Systems for Computer Vision PhD Candidate


Publications

  • Books

  • Biswas, S., Lovell,  B.C., (2008), Bezier  and Splines in Image Processing and Machine Vision, Springer.

  • Sanderson, C., (2008), Biometric Person Recognition: Face, Speech and Fusion, VDM-Verlag.

  • Journals

  • Horvath, I., B. Lovell, The impact of 6 November 2001 great storm on the topside ionosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research (in Press, accepted in May 2008). (T1)

  • Horvath, I., B. Lovell, Investigating the relation of the southern night-time mid-latitude trough with the night-time Weddell Sea Anomaly and the plasmapause during the 6-16 January 1997 southern summer period, Journal of Geophysical Research (in Press, accepted in May 2008). (T1)

  • Sanderson, C., Bigdeli, A., Shan, T., Chen,  C., Berglund, E., Lovell, B.C., Intelligent CCTV for Mass Transport Security:  Challenges and Opportunities for Video and Face Processing, Electronic Letters  on Computer Vision and Image Analysis (ELCVIA), Volume 6, Number 3, pp 30-41,  December 2007. pdf

  • Chen, S, Shan, T,  Lovell, B.C., “Robust adaptive principal  component analysis for face recognition”,  Int  Jour Patt Rec and AI, 2008 (accepted). pdf

  • Sanderson, C. , Gibbins, D. , Searle, S., On Statistical Approaches to Target Silhouette Classification in Difficult Conditions.Digital Signal Processing, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2008, pp. 375-390. pdf

  • Berglund, E., Sitte, J., and Wyeth, G.,: Active audition using the Parameter-Less Self-Organising   Map, Autonomous Robots, 24(4): pp. 401-417   (2008). pdf

  • Sitte, J., Liang Zhang Rueckert, U., Characterization of Analog Local Cluster Neural Network Hardware for Control, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1242-1253. (T1) pdf

  • Sanderson, C., Bengio, S., Gao, Y., On Transforming Statistical Models for Non-Frontal Face Verification.   Pattern Recognition, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2006, pp. 288-302. (T1) pdf

  • Masters, I. B. and Ware,  R. and Zimmerman, P. and Lovell, Brian C. and Wooton, R. and Chang, A. B.  (2006) Video-Bronchoscopic Quantification of Airway Sizes and Proportions in  Children. Journal of  Pulmonary Medicine 6(5). pdf

  • Robinson, Martin and Kubik, Kurt and Lovell,  Brian C. (2005) A First Order Predicate Logic Formulation of the 3D  Reconstruction Problem and its Solution Space. International Journal of  Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence 19(1):45-62. pdf

  • Hanmandlu, Madasu, Yusof, Mohd. Hafizuddin, Madasu, Vamsi Krishna,  Off-line signature verification and forgery detection using fuzzy modeling, Pattern Recognition, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp 341-356, 2005. (T1) pdf


  • Book Chapters

  • Shan  T., Bigdeli, A., Lovell, B.C., Chen, S., Robust  Face Recognition Technique for a Real-Time Embedded Face Recognition System,  in Pattern Recognition Technologies and Applications: Recent Advances, Idea  Group, 2008 (in press). pdf

  • Madasu, V.  and  Lovell, B.C., An Automatic Offline  Signature Verification and Forgery Detection System, in Pattern Recognition  Technologies and Applications: Recent Advances, Idea Group, 2008 (in press). pdf

  • Lovell B.C., Chen, S., and Shan, T., Real-time Face Detection and  Classification for ICCTV, Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and  Mining - 2nd Edition, IGI Global, 2008. pdf

  • Lovell, Brian C.  and Chen, Shaokang (2008) Robust Face Recognition  for Data Mining, Data Warehousing and Mining: Concepts, Methodologies,  Tools, and Applications. pdf

  • Sanderson, C., Bigdeli, A., Shan, T., Chen,  C., Berglund, E., Lovell, B.C., Intelligent CCTV for Mass Transport Security:  Challenges and Opportunities for Video and Face Processing, World Scientific  Press, (reprinted from ELCVIA), 2008, in press. pdf

  • Shan, T., Lovell,  B., Chen, S.,(2007) Intelligent CCTV via Planetary Sensor Network, (Ed/s.),  Sensor Networks and Configuration, Chapter 22, pp463-484, Springer-Verlag,  ISBN: 3-540-37364-0. pdf

  • Lovell, Brian C.  and Walder, Christian J. (2006) Support Vector Machines  for Business Applications, in Voges, Kevin and Pope, Nigel, Eds. Business Applications and Computational Intelligence, chapter  14, pages 267-290. Idea Group. pdf

  • Lovell, Brian C. and Caelli, Terry  (2005) Hidden Markov Models for Spatio-Temporal Pattern Recognition, in Chen,  C. H. and Wang, P. S. P., Eds. Handbook of Pattern Recognition and Computer  Vision, 3rd ed, chapter 1.2, pages 25-40. World Scientific Publications. pdf


  • Conferences

  • Chen, S., Berglund, E., Bigdeli, A., Sanderson, C., Lovell, B.C., Experimental Analysis of Face Recognition on Still and CCTV images, International Conference on Advanced Video  and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS) 08, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 1-3 Sept. (T1) pdf

  • Lovell, B.C., Sanderson,  C,  and Shan, T, “Intelligent  Surveillance and Pose-Invariant 2D Face Classification”, Proceedings of PREMI07, Springer LNCS, Invited  Talk. pdf

  • Kang, S., Sanderson, C., and Lovell, B. C., Classifying and Tracking Multiple Persons for Proactive Surveillance of  Mass Transport Systems, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and  Signal based Surveillance (AVSS) 07, London 5-7 Sept. (T1) pdf

  • Shan, T., Chen, S.,Sanderson, C., Lovell,B.C., Towards Robust Face Recognition for Intelligent-CCTV Based Surveillance  Using One Gallery Image, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video  and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS) 07, London 5-7 Sept. (T1) pdf

  • Maire, Frederic D. (2007) Vision Based Anti-collision System for Rail Track Maintenance Vehicles. In Cavallaro, Andrea, Eds. Proceedings Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance, pages pp. 1-6, London (United Kingdom). (T1) pdf

  • Chen. S, Shan, T., Lovell, B.C., Robust Face Recognition in Rotated  Eigen Space, IVCNZ2007, Hamilton NZ,  5-7  Dec, 2007. (T1) pdf

  • Chen. S, Shan, T.,  Lovell, B.C., Combining Classifiers in Rotated Face Space, DICTA2007, pp  380-386, Adelaide 3-5 Dec, 2007. pdf

  • Sanderson, C.,Shan, T., Lovell, B.C., Towards Pose-Invariant 2D Face  Classification for Surveillance, ICCV Workshop, Third IEEE International  Workshop on Analysis and Modelling of Faces and Gestures 2007. (T1) pdf

  • Gonzalez, Ruben, Enhancing Video Surveillance with Audio Events, 9th Biennial Conference of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society on Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications, 2007. pdf

  • Ali, Maissa and Sitte, Joaquin and Witkowski, Ulf, Parallel Early Vision Algorithms for Mobile Robots, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment(AMiRE2007). pdf

  • Gonzalez, Ruben, ShadeTree Image Compression for Embedded Computing, 10th International Symposium on DSP and   Communication Systems, DSPCS'2007. pdf

  • Sitte, Joaquin and Winzer, Petra, Methodic Design of Robot Vision Systems, Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation   (ICMA 2007). pdf

  • Bialkowski, K.S., Postula, A., Semi-blind Channel Estimation Algorithm for an FPGA Based 2x2 MIMO System, IEEE International Conference on using a computer as a tool (EUROCON), Sep, 2007. pdf

  • Bialkowski, K.S., Postula, A., Abbosh, A., Bialkowski, M.E., 2×2 MIMO Testbed for Dual 2.4GHz/5GHz Band, International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, pp 1-5, 2007. pdf

  • Bialkowski, K.S.,  Uthansakul, P., Bialkowski, M.E., Postula, A., 2x2 MIMO Testbed Employing a Semi-Blind Channel Estimation, International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Singapore, November 1-4, 2006. (T1) pdf

  • Mustafah, Y.M., Shan, T., Azman, A.W.,  Bigdeli, A., Lovell, B.C., Real-Time Face  Detection and Tracking for High Resolution Smart Camera System, DICTA2007, pp  387- 393, Adelaide  3-5 Dec, 2007. pdf

  • Werner, Felix and Sitte, Joaquin and Maire, Frederic D. (2007) On the Induction of Topological Maps from Sequences of Colour Histograms. In Proceedings Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA), pages pp. 167-174, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia. pdf

  • Werner, Felix and Sitte, Joaquin and Maire, Frederic D. (2007) Automatic Place Determination using Colour Histograms and Self-Organising Maps. In Proceedings 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, pages pp. 111-116, Jeju, Korea Republic. pdf

  • Bhuyan M., Lovell B.C., Bigdeli, A., Tracking with Multiple Cameras  for Video Surveillance, DICTA2007, pp 592-599, Adelaide 3-5 Dec, 2007. pdf

  • Azman, A.W, Mustafah, Y.M, Bigdeli, A, Lovell, B.C., Optimizing  Resources of an FPGA-based Smart Camera Architecture, DICTA2007, pp 600-606,  Adelaide 3-5 Dec, 2007. pdf

  • Mustafah, Y., Azman, A., Bigdeli, A., and Lovell, B.C., An Automated  Face Recognition System for Intelligence Surveillance — Smart Camera Recognizing  Faces In The Crowd, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart  Cameras (ICDSC'07), Vienna, September 25-28, 2007. (T1) pdf

  • Bigdeli, Abbas, Lovell, Brian C.,  Sanderson, Conrad, Shan, Ting, Chen, Shaokang, Vision Processing in Intelligent  CCTV for Mass Transport Security, IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Applications for  Public Security and Forensics SAFE '07,  Washington, April 11-13 200,  pp 12-15, ISBN: 1-4244-1226-9, 2007. (T1) pdf

  • Bigdeli, A., Sim, C., Biglari-Abhari, M., Lovell,  B.C., (2007) Face Detection on Embedded Systems, Third  International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS 2007), Daegu,  S. Korea, 14-16 May, LNCS 4523, Y.-H. Lee et al. (ed.), pp. 295-308, ISBN  978-3-540-72684-5.  (T1) pdf

  • Mustafah, Y. M., Bigdeli, A., Azman, A.W.,  Lovell, B. C., Smart Cameras Enabling Automated Face Recognition in the Crowd for Intelligent Surveillance System,  RNSA Security Technology Conference, September 28, 2007. pdf

  • Lovell, B.C.; Ting  Shan, (2006) Face Recognition Robust to Head Pose from One Sample Image Pattern  Recognition, 2006. ICPR 2006. 18th International  Conference on Pattern Recognition Volume 1, Page(s):515 – 518, Hong Kong,  August 20-24. (T1) pdf

  • Lovell, B.C.;  Smith, A.W.B. (2006) Measurement  Function Design for Visual Tracking Applications Pattern Recognition, 2006.  ICPR 2006. 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Volume 1,  Page(s):789 – 792, Hong Long, August 20-24. (T1) pdf
  • Shan, T. Lovell, B. C, Chen, S., and. Bigdeli, A., (2006) Reliable  Face Recognition for Intelligent CCTV. In RNA Security Technology Conference, 21 Sept,  pages 356-364, Canberra. pdf

  • Bigdeli, A., Lovell, B. C. and Shan, T. (2006) Smart  Cameras Enabling Technology for Proactive Intelligent CCTV. In RNA Security Technology  Conference, 21 Sept, pages 365-371, Canberra. pdf

  • Seitner, Florian H. and Lovell, Brian C. (2005) Pedestrian  Tracking Based on Colour and Spatial Information. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and  Applications, December 6-8 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Chen, Shaokang and Lovell, Brian C. and Shan, Ting (2005), Combining Generative and Discriminative Learning for Face  Recognition. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications,  6-8 December, 2005 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Liu, Nianjun and Lovell, Brian C. (2005), Hand Gesture Extraction by Active Shape Models. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and  Applications, 6-8 December, 2005 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Madasu, Vamsi K. and Lovell, Brian C. (2005), Automatic Segmentation and Recognition of Bank Cheque Fields. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and  Applications, 6-8 December, 2005 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Wilson, Simon and Lovell, Brian C. and Chang, Anne and  Masters, Brent (2005), Real-Time Quantitative Bronchoscopy. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, 6-8 December, 2005 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Walder, Christian  J. and Lovell, Brian C. (2005) Homogenised Virtual Support Vector Machines. In Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, 6-8  December, 2005 1(1), Cairns. pdf

  • Lovell, Brian C. (2005) Globally Optimal 3D Image Reconstruction and Segmentation via Energy Minimisation Techniques. In Pal,  Sankar K. and Banyopadhyay, Sanghamitra and Biswas, Sambhunath, Eds. Pattern  Recognition and Machine Intelligence, 18-22 December, 2005 1(1), pages  128-136, Invited Paper, Kolkata, India. pdf

  • Madasu, Vamsi K. and Lovell, Brian C. and  Hanmandlu, Madasu (2005) Hand Printed Character Recognition Using Neural  Networks. In International Conference on Cognition and Recognition,  22-23 December, 2005 1(1), pages 506-513, Mysore, India. pdf

  • Madasu, Vamsi K. and Lovell, Brian C. and Kubik, Kurt (2005), Automatic Handwritten Signature Verification System for Australian Passports. In Science, Engineering and Technology Summit on  Counter-Terrorism Technology, 14 July, 2005, pages 53-66, Canberra. pdf