Day One

Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks

Ian Weightman, Prewsident, IMS Research

Session 1 – Learning From End-User VCA Deployments in the Real World

It is vital that the VCA industry understands the requirements of end users and integrators if VCA is to reach its true potential. Hence, this years’ VCA conference begins with a chance to hear the needs, challenges and success stories directly from those currently deploying VCA for security and business operations.

Case Study: Deploying a Video Analytics in a Public Transport System

The case study looks at the ways in which VCA is being used in public transport networks to improve safety, security and operations. Learn which aspects are working well and what next generation deployments will need.

Mark Cracknell, Project Manager, Technology Delivery Group, Transport for London

Case Study: Enhancing Airport Security with Advanced VCA Solutions

The airport environment offers one of the most challenging and critical uses for VCA. Are perimeter protection and left baggage identification still the most critical needs that VCA can address? In which other applications is VCA finding success, and what are the VCA needs of airports over the next 5 years?

TBD – British Transit Police

What I Really Want From My VCA Solution: An End User Perspective

Drawing on real world experiences, this keynote provides insight into the key careabouts of the VCA end-user, and what is less important to them. Learn about how and why the decision to fund a VCA project is made, and how leveraging the synergies of a VCA system that can be used for both security and business management greatly improves the overall ROI. Hear the recommendations that could help improve the overall usefulness, performance and scalability of the solution.

TBD – Swedish Defence Research Agency

Session 2 – The Integrator’s Perspective on Successes and Failures in VCA Deployments

Continuing the theme of understanding the needs of the VCA user, this session looks at the VCA landscape from the integrators’ perspective. How well do they feel that the VCA industry understands the practical needs and concerns of the engineers and technicians deploying solutions in the field, and how could the situation be improved?

Integrator Keynote: Examining the Key Components for a Successful VCA Deployment

An experienced integrator who has successfully rolled-out a number of VCA systems gives its perspective on what parts of the process typically work well, and what have been hardest problem to overcome. It will provide examples of how are integrators & end users are overcoming deployment hurdles such as the cost, complexity, configuration and maintenance.

TBD - Honeywell

Case Study: The Integrator’s Perspective of a Real-World Deployment

Taking you through the process of the role of an integrator using an actual deployment, this presentation will highlight the issues that the VCA industry needs to focus on to make deployment easier and in-line with end-user expectations.

TBD - Wavestore

Panel Session: How can the VCA Industry Best Help the Integrator and End-User?

The speakers from the morning’s sessions will come together in a panel to enable you to hear their views and discuss their issues that should help the industry better understand where it needs to focus. The panel will also discuss their perspective on the need for integration, open standards and cross platform compliance, in addition to performance requirements for next generation deployments.

Mark Cracknell, Project Manager, Technology Delivery Group, Transport for London
TBD - Wavestore
TBD – Honeywell
TBD – British Transit Police
TBD – Swedish Defence Research Agency

Session 3 – Overcoming the Hurdles Facing the Video Analytics Industry

In this session, leading VCA manufacturers and technology providers look at the cutting-edge solutions that are addressing the key issues that have affected the VCA industry in recent years.

Presentation:  Minimising False Alarms – How Far Have We Come?

Other than the initial over-selling of the abilities of VCA in real world environments, the issue most frequently cited by end-users as being the most negative aspect of VCA is false alarms. In this presentation, a leading VCA company will discuss technologies and strategies for minimising these false alarms, and will show the impact that these advances have had on false alarm rates

TBD - Verint

Presentation:  Reliable Analytics for Crowded Environments and During Multi-Camera Tracking

Some of the most notable recent innovations in VCA technology have been the improvements in recognition analytics in crowded environments, which have extended to the ability to track people as they pass behind objects. When coupled with the recent advances in tracking across multiple cameras it opens-up many practical applications in security and business operations.

TBD - Miragex

Presentation:  Accurate People Counting Driving New Applications

The ability to accurately count people is set to become one of the most important advances when end-users look to maximise ROI by deploying VCA systems which can be used for both security and operations. This presentation the people counting technologies and innovative applications that are being rolled-out in retail as well as non-commercial applications.

Dori Schmetterling, Manager for Europe, iOmniscient

Presentation:  Ensuring Best Practice When Deploying a VCA System

Looking from a manufacturer’s perspective, this presentation takes experiences from real world deployments in airports and transportation to form a synthesis of best practice that should be followed when designing and deploying a VCA system.

David Petrook, Managing Director, DVTel

Session 4 – Improving the VCA Experience Through Standards and Standardisation

This session explores some of the most important developments in the VCA industry related to the evolving standards that are leading to better interoperability and consistency of solution.

Standards Keynote: Meeting Interoperability Challenges with Global Standardisation

Learn how interoperability between vendors’ products will simplify installation processes and offer wider industry benefits. In addition, this presentation will explore the benefits interoperability brings for the end-user, including greater freedom when selecting equipment, more cost effective solutions, and enhanced flexibility in system design.  The presentation will also discuss what it will take to achieve this on a global scale in a rapidly developing market.

Neville Miles, Representative of Steering Committee, ONVIF, (Open Network Video Interface Forum) & Head of Security Systems & Products, Siemens Building Technologies

Lecture: Video Analytics Standards for Transit Applications

The case for a video analytics standard in multi modal transit applications including timescales and milestones that the standard will need to adhere to and  a new ‘grading system’ that can be used to categorize the various types of analytics applications.  Lecture will also present applications where detection at the ‘edge’ as well as at the ‘centre’ can be used in a system to best effect.

Prashath Mahendrarajah, Project Manager, i-LIDS Centre for Applied Science and Technology

Panel Debate: What are the Key Elements of Successful VCA Deployments –The Vendor’s Perspective

The interactive panel session will feature manufacturers’ perspectives regarding a number of issues including tough questions such as:

• What are the technology challenges facing system vendors today?
• How can companies leverage their existing VCA products and go after new markets?

In addition, the panel will address how to overcome deployment hurdles: the cost, the complexity, the configuration and maintenance as well as the need for integration, open standards and cross platform compliance.  Performance requirements for intelligence deployment, the evolution of system architecture, process and performance are also pertinent issues that will be addressed by the panel.  Furthermore, examples of integrated video analytics solutions will be presented along with forward looking statements regarding security and IT convergence.

Dori Schmetterling, Manager for Europe, iOmniscient
David Petrook, Managing Director, DVTel
Neville Miles, Representative of Steering Committee, ONVIF, (Open Network Video Interface Forum) & Head of Security Systems & Products, Siemens Building Technologies
Prashath Mahendrarajah, Project Manager, i-LIDS Centre for Applied Science and Technology

Chair's Welcome

Ian Weightman, President, IMS Research

Facial Recognition Keynote

Keynote: Facial Recognition Breakthroughs – Closing-in on the Holy Grail of Intelligent Video

The most powerful application for video analytics is often cited as accurate and reliable facial recognition. However, over the past decade the perception that this was easily achieved led to the over-selling of video analytic capabilities, which set the industry back.

At close quarters, under perfect lighting conditions, with a subject looking directly into the camera it is already possible to map facial features sufficiently well to enable comparison to facial maps of known individuals. Such solutions and their associated databases are already being used in applications such as banking and entrance control. However, in crowded situations, in varying lighting conditions, with people moving and not looking directly at the camera it becomes extremely difficult to use video analytics for facial recognition. When you add the fact that people’s faces and hair change over time, making databases difficult to keep up-to-date, the task becomes even harder.

This keynote will address these issues, and share some of the latest breakthroughs in facial recognition technology, including 3D analytics, which are beginning to make more complex facial recognition applications possible.

TBD – Aurora

Session 6 – IMS Research Forecasts & Predictions

Analyst Presentation:  An Insight into the Worldwide VCA Market
IMS Research’s Research Manager for Video Surveillance and VCA, Niall Jenkins, will explain how video analytics are beginning to move into the mainstream, and will explain what this means for predictions of growth for the industry.  Niall will also highlight the key issues that need to be addressed to sustain the growth of the VCA market.

Niall Jenkins, Research Manager, Video Surveillance and VCA Group, IMS Research

Session 7 – Improving Business Operations with Intelligent Video

Video analysis is fast becoming an excellent tool to help companies streamline their business processes, cut costs, and improve efficiency. This session will explore some of the successes and problems associated with the practical solutions that have been deployed.

Presentation: The Business Case for Intelligent Digital Signage

Applications for digital signage continue to grow, and one of the key drivers for that growth is intelligent video. Having in-built intelligence that is able to recognise the demographics of the person viewing the sign enables targeted advertising and message feedback that offer tangible returns to retail outlets and product manufacturers.

Raj Maini, Marketing Manager for Digital Signage, Intel

Case Study: Cross Functional Use of Intelligent Video Technology in Retail

What data do retailers typically collect? How has this information been traditionally collected? Whatcan video content analysis offer the retail industry? Will VCA help improve store layout and/or product positioning? Does VCA increase retail revenues? These questions and more will be addressed in this fascinating and informative case study.

The Benefits of Embedded Video Analytics in Business Intelligence Applications

Rikard Berthilsson, CEO, Cognimatics

Presentation: Improving Energy Efficiency with Intelligent Video

One of the most innovative uses for intelligent video is to improve energy efficiency in buildings. During this presentation you will learn how the video analytics can be used to identify opportunities to conserve energy.

TBD - Videalert

Session 8 – Video Analytics in Automotive - Collecting Money, Catching Criminals & Saving Lives

Video analysis is already being used in applications inside and outside of the car, making it one of the most promising areas for monetizing VCA. This session looks at the most recent developments in intelligent video for automotive applications, and also investigates some of the practical considerations in mass deployments.

Analyst Presentation:  Market Analysis of Video Analytics in Automotive Applications

IMS Research’s Senior Market Analyst for Automotive, Helena Perslow, will explain how video analytics are being used in automotive applications and will explain where the market is now and why and project where the market is headed in the medium term.  Helena will also highlight the key issues that need to be addressed to expand the use of video analytics in the automotive industry.

Helena Perslow, Senior Market Analyst, IMS Research

Presentation: Video Intelligent Driver Aids – Making Everyone a Better Driver

Other applications of intelligent video in automotive can help save lives. For example, lane departure warning systems can use video with lane detection algorithms to recognize the lane markings and road edges and estimate the position of the car within the lane. The driver can then be warned in cases of unintentional lane departure. Similar solutions are being developed to read roadside warning signs and to alert the driver if they are not heeded.

TBD - Continental

Presentation: Effective Use of Video Analytics for License Plate Recognition

Automatic license plate recognition systems have been installed for toll collection applications, and vehicle monitoring within congestion zones. More recently, systems have been introduced that automatically alert police officers when a stolen or suspect vehicle is recognized by its license plate. This presentation looks at a number of real-world deployments.

TBD - IntelliView

Technology Keynote:  Expanding Opportunities for VCA and Vision Technology

Computer vision and video analytics algorithms have been under development for decades.  But, with the exception of a few select applications, computer vision technology has not yet been widely deployed.  This is about to change.

The key breakthrough enabling the widespread deployment of intelligent video is the availability of extremely high-performance, highly programmable processors that are sufficiently small, inexpensive, and energy efficient for mass markets.  In this presentation, Jeff Bier will share BDTI’s independent perspective on the unique processing demands of embedded computer vision applications and discuss how semiconductor companies are deploying new chip architectures to address these applications.

Jeff Bier, President, Berkeley Design Technology, Inc.

How Embedded Processors Are Enabling the Proliferation of Machines that See

Programmable system-on-a-chip digital media processors are embedded in hundreds of millions of camera and video systems for real-time image and video processing functions.  Many of these processors have also been programmed to provide embedded vision capabilities in systems for automotive safety, video surveillance and manufacturing inspection.  In this presentation we show examples of how the same processors are giving the sense of sight to wide-ranging new kinds of industrial and consumer products.

Dr. Bruce Flinchbaugh, TI Fellow, Manager of R&D, Texas Instruments

Presentation: How the Next Generation of Intelligent Video Technology will Impact the VCA Industry

Looking beyond security, this presentation will discuss how next generation video technology can be leveraged by enterprises of all sizes in the retail, hospitality, government and security industries for applications such as parking guidance, law enforcement, facilities management and traffic control.

Dr. Subhash Challa, CEO, SenSen Networks

Presentation: The Evolution of Video Analytics

Hear about a revolutionary new approach to computer vision and how feed-forward hierarchical architectures can lead to more advanced video analytics systems.

Hung Do-Duy, CEO, SpikeNet Technology

Session 10 –Video Analytics in Consumer - Changing the Face of TV , Gaming & Home Entertainment

The consumer electronics market probably offers the highest revenue opportunity for the video analytics industry. Its potential has been graphically demonstrated by the Xbox KinectTM, and this just represents the tip of the iceberg. This session explores the most innovative, and potentially most lucrative, uses of intelligent video in the consumer sector.

Presentation: Integrating Intelligent Video Solutions into the Home

With increasing bandwidth and massively greater computing power, what used to take a room full of equipment can now be done on a chip and placed at a consumer’s fingertips.  This has opened the way for analytics-enabled video monitoring system for consumers, with “thinking cameras” bringing video-enabled lifestyle management to living rooms, home offices, and mobile devices.

Presentation: Video Analytic Solutions for Accurate and Ubiquitous Video Searches

The possibility of being able to analyze any video content, from movies, sports and TV shows to user generated content, opens-up a myriad of possibilities. For example, by meta-tagging video with information about its content, actors, players, etc. it will be possible to effectively search the rapidly expanding library of video content available to consumers. This easy search capability will be vital in facilitating a truly personal TV experience, with the consumer able to quickly and accurately search and find all of the content fitting their interests.

Wrap-Up Happy Hour Panel

Interactive Panel Discussion: Evolving Video Analytics for the Benefit of All
In this final session we invite you to enjoy a drink compliments of IMS while we come together in this interactive session that will review the key takeaways from the past two days. Possible topics for discussion will include:  Where will VCA Technology be in the next decade? What are the most promising sectors for monetizing intelligent video? What barriers still need to be overcome? What new functionality and features are likely? What new algorithms will be available? How will the technical issues be solved?

Jeff Bier, President, Berkeley Design Technology, Inc.
Niall Jenkins, Research Manager, Video Surveillance and VCA Group, IMS Research
Dr. Subhash Challa, CEO, SenSen Networks
Raj Maini, Marketing Manager for Digital Signage, Intel
Rikard Berthilsson, CEO, Cognimatics