Milestone Systems Funds Award-Winning Research Project at The University of Aalborg

Milestone Systems has funded an acclaimed research initiative at The University of Aalborg, Denmark, recognized for its contributions to Harbor Safety Technology. This collaboration has recently received the prestigious Danish Spar Nord Foundation Research Award for its innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in thermal cameras to detect fatal accidents in harbors.

The project, conducted in Aalborg Harbor, leverages Milestone Systems’ video technology and synthetic datasets to enhance safety measures. By utilizing AI-trained models, the research aims to monitor and identify abnormal behaviors, thereby improving response times and preventing accidents. Notably, the initiative has created the largest outdoor thermal dataset for video analytics, covering extensive real-world scenarios over a nine-month period.

Lead researcher Neelu Madan highlights the ethical challenges of simulating accidents like falling into water, necessitating innovative solutions such as using warm-water-filled test dummies detectable by thermal cameras. This approach, alongside an advanced synthetic dataset encompassing various falling scenarios, enables the AI models to effectively recognize and alert rescue teams to emergencies.

Beyond harbor safety, the research underscores the broader applicability of synthetic data in training AI models for diverse real-world scenarios, including potential applications in manufacturing to enhance production processes.

Rahul Yadav, Chief Technology Officer at Milestone Systems, emphasizes the groundbreaking nature of this collaboration, which sets new benchmarks in video technology and underscores its potential to redefine safety standards across global transportation sectors.

The partnership between The University of Aalborg and Milestone Systems exemplifies the transformative impact of integrating AI and video technology, promising significant advancements in safety and operational efficiency worldwide.