-Caveat Lector- Friday July 27, 2001 New Singapore Software Can Beef Up Surveillance <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010727/tc/tech_singapore_software_dc_1.html> SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore scientists have created new software which may beef up surveillance efforts in the future by distinguishing between a person's normal activities and suspicious behavior. The software created by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University can tell the difference between people walking, talking and acting normally, and abnormal behavior such as a fight or someone collapsing. The Singapore team recorded and classified 73 features of human movement, such as speed, direction, shape and pattern. The features were then used with existing ``neural network'' software, which can learn and remember patterns, to create a new program. ``Each of the features is actually generated from a formula ...then the learning software will be able to classify certain motion as normal or abnormal,'' associate professor Maylor Leung told Reuters on Friday. ``It's something new. No one has tried (developing it) and so far we are successful,'' he said. Images fed to the software, such as from a surveillance camera, are analyzed almost instantly and with 96 percent accuracy, Leung said. The software can trigger an alarm when unusual movements are detected, making it well suited for surveillance. Creating the artificial intelligence needed to recognize complex human motion has been a challenge, Leung said. It is difficult for the human eye to accurately judge motion, such as speed, and even harder for a software program to do so, he said. Leung is looking for partners to commercialize the software. The research, which took two and a half years, is pending publication in several technical journals. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
